Rustic Seating
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.
2010s Mexican Rustic Seating
Wood, Palmwood
2010s Mexican Rustic Seating
Wood, Palmwood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Maple
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Straw, Rush, Oak
1990s American Rustic Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Oak
2010s North American Rustic Seating
Steel
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Seating
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s Mexican Rustic Seating
Wood, Palmwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1950s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Walnut
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
2010s North American Rustic Seating
Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood, Ash
Early 20th Century European Rustic Seating
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Seating
Teak
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Rush, Oak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Wrought Iron
20th Century Turkish Rustic Seating
Wool, Jute, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Seating
Wood
1870s French Antique Rustic Seating
Oak
19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Seating
Rope, Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Straw, Oak
1950s Mexican Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Seating
Ash
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Wood, Oak, Walnut
19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Wood
2010s South African Rustic Seating
Steel
1960s Polish Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Rattan, Wood
1930s Balkan Vintage Rustic Seating
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Pine, Paint
1960s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Horn, Leather
2010s American Rustic Seating
Steel
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Seating
Pine
1960s Danish Vintage Rustic Seating
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Metal