Rustic Decorative Objects
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 Rustic Decorative Objects
Driftwood
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Tin
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Rattan, Reed
19th Century Moroccan Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Reed, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Oak
1970s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Limestone
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Pottery
20th Century Unknown Rustic Decorative Objects
Earthenware
1970s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Shell
19th Century German Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Walnut
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century German Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Walnut
1920s Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay, Earthenware
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Blown Glass
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Pottery
18th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Limestone
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Stone
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
2010s American Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Rustic Decorative Objects
Rattan
Early 20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Limestone
20th Century Latvian Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
17th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Objects
Paint
1970s Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Pine
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Steel
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Wood
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Metal





