Rustic Stools
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 Adirondack furniture and the low-slung 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn reclaimed 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 wares help bring the beauty of the outdoors inside.
As you can see on 1stDibs, vintage rustic chairs, dining tables and other pieces of rustic furniture offer endless inspiration.
20th Century Italian Rustic Stools
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Stools
Wood, Ash
1960s French Vintage Rustic Stools
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Rustic Stools
Oak
2010s American Rustic Stools
Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Stools
Elm
1930s Balkan Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Stools
Rope, Wood, Oak
1970s German Vintage Rustic Stools
Wrought Iron
1950s American Vintage Rustic Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Wood, Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Stools
Wood, Cedar
20th Century French Rustic Stools
Straw, Wood, Natural Fiber, Rope
19th Century British Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Stools
Bamboo, Reed
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Stools
Rope, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools
Elm
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Stools
Elm
19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Stools
Hardwood
1950s European Vintage Rustic Stools
Straw, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Stools
Upholstery, Hickory
1930s French Vintage Rustic Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Stools
Wood
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Stools
Fir
Late 20th Century British Rustic Stools
Papercord, Wood
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Stools
Fir
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Stools
Leather, Wood
1960s European Vintage Rustic Stools
Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Stools
Hardwood
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Rustic Stools
Petrified Wood
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood, Elm, Olive
1960s Mexican Vintage Rustic Stools
Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Stools
Reclaimed Wood
1910s British Vintage Rustic Stools
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
20th Century Asian Rustic Stools
Elm
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Stools
Fir
Mid-20th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Rustic Stools
Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Stools
Elm
Early 20th Century Rustic Stools
Elm
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Stools
Oak
Early 1900s British Antique Rustic Stools
Elm
20th Century Rustic Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Stools
Straw, Ash
19th Century English Antique Rustic Stools
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Stools
Wood