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 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.
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Furniture
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hickory
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Composition
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Driftwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine, Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Tin, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
1980s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
1940s Finnish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Romanian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s Armenian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 2000s American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Teak
1840s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Glass
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak