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.
1830s Welsh Antique Rustic Tables
Ash, Pine, Paint
1930s American Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Tables
Horn, Hide
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Vintage Rustic Tables
Rosewood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Tables
Horn
1950s North American Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Tables
Wood, Paint
1950s Vintage Rustic Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Tables
Hardwood, Oak, Bentwood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Tables
Elm
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Tables
Wood, Paint
19th Century English Antique Rustic Tables
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Teak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century Rustic Tables
Metal
1940s Peruvian Vintage Rustic Tables
Brass
20th Century American Rustic Tables
Hickory, Oak
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Tables
Willow
1910s Italian Vintage Rustic Tables
Pine
1880s English Antique Rustic Tables
Pine