Rustic Tables
For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furnishings and decor prompt images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic furniture design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.
The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by Romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment.
Easily identifiable by its rough textures, earthy colors and natural materials, rustic furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Rustic Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Rustic Tables
Composition, Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Tables
Iron, Brass
2010s Mexican Rustic Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Rustic Tables
Brass
19th Century European Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
2010s French Rustic Tables
Steel
1950s Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Rustic Tables
Stone, Iron
2010s French Rustic Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Metal, Iron
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Rustic Tables
Metal
20th Century Rustic Tables
Horn
20th Century Rustic Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Rustic Tables
Steel
20th Century Rustic Tables
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Tables
Marble