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.
20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Metal
2010s Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Stone
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Cane, Reed, Pine
1990s Dutch Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Bone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Giltwood, Mirror
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Oak, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Softwood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Fir
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Teak
Mid-20th Century Afghan Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton