Rustic Furniture
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.
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Aluminum
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Pewter
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Furniture
Marble
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cherry
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cherry
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1920s Asian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Wool, Foam
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Czech Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Rush
1960s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Ash, Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Late 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Pottery
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Limestone
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Wood
1920s Persian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
19th Century Javanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Teak
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool