Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
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 Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Hardwood
1880s French Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Late 17th Century French Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Fir, Chestnut, Cypress
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Pine
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century English Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Faux Bamboo, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
16th Century Danish Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Cedar, Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Steel
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Metal
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Driftwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
1980s American Vintage Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
19th Century German Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Oak, Leather, Antler
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Pine
Late 18th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Hardwood
20th Century Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Wrought Iron