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.
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Chestnut
19th Century British Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Oak
19th Century British Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Rustic Tables
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Rustic Tables
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 1800s French Antique Rustic Tables
Limestone
16th Century German Antique Rustic Tables
Oak
1940s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Tables
Cherry
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Marble, Iron
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Brass
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Tables
Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Elm
1930s Latvian Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood, Pine
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Tables
Fir, Chestnut, Cypress
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Walnut
1960s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Olive
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Rustic Tables
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tables
Elm