Rustic Building and Garden Elements
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 American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Steel
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Copper
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Glass, Wood
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Limestone
19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Marble
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Ceramic
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Terracotta
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Pine
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Limestone
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Limestone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
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Steel
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Fabric, Rattan
2010s American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Steel
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Bronze
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Concrete
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Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Iron
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Copper
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Copper
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Steel
2010s North American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Steel
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Terracotta
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Elm
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Limestone
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Iron
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Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Brass
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Wood
2010s American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Steel
Early 20th Century French Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
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Limestone
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Bamboo
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Metal
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Terracotta
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Iron
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Limestone
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Driftwood
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Oak
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
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Hickory
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Pine
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Ceramic, Clay
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
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Iron
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Teak
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Limestone
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Wood
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Earthenware
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
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Wood
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