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.
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Tables
Wood
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century European Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Tables
Metal
Late 17th Century Brazilian Antique Rustic Tables
Hardwood
20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wood
20th Century Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Tables
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Iron
1930s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Tables
Horn, Hide
Mid-20th Century Rustic Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Tables
Hickory
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Tables
Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century European Rustic Tables
Glass, Wood