Rustic Decorative Art
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.
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
2010s South American Rustic Decorative Art
Glass, Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience
1870s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Art
Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary South American Rustic Decorative Art
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Central American Rustic Decorative Art
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary South American Rustic Decorative Art
Bronze
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary European Rustic Decorative Art
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
20th Century Central American Rustic Decorative Art
Bronze
1880s English Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Art
Paint, Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century German Rustic Decorative Art
Tapestry, Wood
1970s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Animal Skin, Wood
1880s European Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Pottery
2010s Mexican Rustic Decorative Art
Glass, Wood
1890s Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
2010s Mexican Rustic Decorative Art
Glass, Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Wrought Iron
2010s Mexican Rustic Decorative Art
Glass, Wood
1940s Danish Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Silk, Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Horn
1940s Belgian Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
20th Century Rustic Decorative Art
Resin
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Majolica
19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Faience
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic
1880s Finnish Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Majolica, Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Ceramic