Rustic Benches
RUSTIC STYLE
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.
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Style: Rustic
Small Vintage Green Bench with A-Frame Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small vintage Chinese A-Frame wooden bench from the Mid-20th Century, with professionally done custom green painted finish, carved apron and distressed patina. This small bench dra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Blue Painted Rustic Farmhouse Wooden Bench
Located in High Point, NC
An blue painted wooden bench showcasing beautifully timeworn character and authentic surface patina. The bench features a long rectangular top with gently distressed blue paint, reve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Hide Benches or Stools, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair/set of black wrought iron benches or stools with hide seats in the rustic design style, circa late-20th century to early 21st century...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
$4,200 / set
Rustic High-Back Tavern Settle, England, 18th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique high-back settle, from the 18th century that embodies the rustic charm of traditional tavern and inn furniture. Crafted from solid wood, its curved design and high back were ...
Category
18th Century English Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Antique Limestone Bench - Old Stone Bench - Garden Bench
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This old Limestone bench was hand carved and installed in a Large Italian countryside home along with several other benches and architectural elements. This piece has been well preserved throughout the years and was recently reclaimed by our team. The natural stone aging process that took place throughout the years is quite apparent all throughout this lovely architectural element, giving it such an amazing distressed texture and color undertone. Centuries of sun, soil, rain and exposure to the elements of nature have given this piece its real character and wonderful patina.
This antique limestone bench...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Limestone
Antique Limestone Bench - Old Stone Bench - Garden Bench
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This old Limestone bench was hand carved in the mid 17th century and installed in a Large Italian countryside home along with several other benches and architectural elements. This piece has been well preserved throughout the years and was recently reclaimed by our team. The natural stone aging process that took place throughout the years is quite apparent all throughout this lovely architectural element, giving it such an amazing distressed texture and color undertone. Centuries of sun, soil, rain and exposure to the elements of nature have given this piece its real character and wonderful patina.
This antique limestone bench...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Limestone
Rustic Pine Beam Bench Pine and Corten Steel Base by Alabama Sawyer 4
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes salvaged local pine logs for a rustic bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural textu...
Category
2010s American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Distressed Green Wooden Bench with Weathered Patina
Located in High Point, NC
A study in quiet character, this wooden bench reveals layers of time through its softly distressed green finish and gently worn surfaces. Its straightforward silhouette is balanced b...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Cypress Beam Bench 4
Long Solid Wood + Corten Steel by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our wood beam bench in cypress utilizes salvaged wood logs for a rustic seating experience. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural t...
Category
2010s American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Alpine Rustic Benches, France, Mid 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
These handcrafted mid-century Alpine benches, made of solid wood with a beautifully aged patina, feature thick, subtly curved seats atop sturdy trestle-st...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
$3,200 / item
RusticRustic Wabi Sabi Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th-century folk art bench, a magnificent treasure originating from the picturesque region of Auvergne in the heart of Rhône-Alpes, France. Handcrafted from the finest solid wood, t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Rustic Pine Beam Bench Pine and Corten Steel Base by Alabama Sawyer 6
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes salvaged local pine logs for a rustic bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural textu...
Category
2010s American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Antique Limestone Bench - Old Stone Bench - Garden Bench
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This old Limestone bench was hand carved in the mid 17th century and installed in a Large Italian countryside home along with several other benches and architectural elements. This piece has been well preserved throughout the years and was recently reclaimed by our team. The natural stone aging process that took place throughout the years is quite apparent all throughout this lovely architectural element, giving it such an amazing distressed texture and color undertone. Centuries of sun, soil, rain and exposure to the elements of nature have given this piece its real character and wonderful patina.
This antique limestone bench...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Limestone
20th Century Wooden Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden bench defined by its simple, functional form and quiet presence. The piece is constructed with a rectangular top set over tapered legs, joined by lower stretchers for stabil...
Category
20th Century Indian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Bench, England, c19th C
Located in Hitchin, England
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Bench, England, c19th Century.
A rustic bench sitting on four splayed slightly legs and formed of oak with a great aesthetic. E...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Cherry Cocktail Table, circa 1960
Located in High Point, NC
Handmade cocktail table made from Cherry in the North Carolina mountains, circa 1960. The table was purchased from the famed Moses Cone Craft ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Cherry
Large Swedish 19th century painted pine bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large Swedish 19th century painted pine bench circa 1890.
Here we present a Swedish painted bench which has been dry scraped through its various layers of lifetime paint.
Shaped ba...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rustic Long A-Frame Wooden Bench with Cross Stretcher and Splaying Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique long A-Frame wooden bench with rustic appearance and H-Form stretcher. Immerse yourself in the rustic charm of this antique long A-Frame wooden bench, a piece that radiate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
antique pine bench, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from Hungary from around 1900. The bench has had different colours over the years, which has created a beautiful patina. Due to time and use, the paint has worn away...
Category
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
18th Century Spanish Wooden Bench with Wonderful Patina
Located in Beerse, VAN
Beautiful 18th century wooden bench with many signs of wear, and decorated with primitive and rural wood carvings. The colour is a very dark...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Oak
Rustic Tree Trunk Bench, France 1850s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / bench / wood / Rustic / Mid-century
Remarkable rustic wooden tree trunk bench with wabi wabi look, crafted in France in the 1850s. Made from a solid tree trunk, this...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Wood Wabi Sabi Bench
Located in New York, NY
Wabi Sabi teak bench celebrating the cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time and loving use have left behind. We added smooth teak m...
Category
2010s Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Benches
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century pine benches from France with plank seats with rounded ends and pegged construction following down to simple bases with tapered vase type legs.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
$1,595 / set
Antique Pine Faux Painted English Country Storage Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely faux painting on this pine bench that has ample storage underneath the seat. Bought in England. Great for a mudroom or hallway.
Measure: arm height 35.5.
#5630
Category
1880s English Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Hungarian Pine bench, circa 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from Hungary with the original paint. Over time and use, the paint has worn away in places, down to the wood. It features storage space under the seat, divided into ...
Category
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Nuristan Bench
Located in Munich, DE
Bench from Nuristan Afghanistan/Swat Valley Pakistan, hand-carved cedar wood
Category
19th Century Afghan Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Cedar
$3,243
Rustic Hand-Carved Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic hand-carved wooden bench, a piece that speaks to the raw beauty of nature and traditional woodworking. Crafted from a single solid slab of weathered wood, its organic form and...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Rustic Splayed Leg Solid Wood Sculptural Bench, France 1940
s
Located in New York, NY
Lovely through tenon detail. Some discoloration on surface. Seat is 8'' deep.
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Hardwood
Pair Antique Carved Oak Caned Benches
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of remarkable late 18th/ early 19th century European carved oak benches with foliate and barley twist elements. The frames well-carved with foliate scrolls and flowers on the ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Cane, Wood
$4,200 / set
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish hand painted pine bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish painted pine bench circa 1860.
Here we present a traditional Swedish bench, complete in it's original hand painted deep red and green colour scheme.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rustic Primitive Bench from Northern Sweden, Made by Hand with Natural Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic primitive bench from the early 1800s. Made by hand in solid pine in northern Sweden around 1830. The seat is made from just one board and it has trestle-like legs. Heavy distr...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Vintage Javanese Midcentury Wooden Bench with Raised Motifs and Straight Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Javanese wooden bench from the mid-20th century, with raised motifs and straight legs. Born on the island of Java during the midcentury perio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Antique Limestone Bench - Old Stone Bench - Garden Bench
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This old Limestone bench was hand carved in the mid 17th century and installed in a Large Italian countryside home along with several other benches and architectural elements. This piece has been well preserved throughout the years and was recently reclaimed by our team. The natural stone aging process that took place throughout the years is quite apparent all throughout this lovely architectural element, giving it such an amazing distressed texture and color undertone. Centuries of sun, soil, rain and exposure to the elements of nature have given this piece its real character and wonderful patina.
This antique limestone bench...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Limestone
Red Leather and Iron Rustic Small Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Its sturdy handwrought iron base features a textured finish and tapered legs, showcasing authentic artisanal design. Topped with a deep red leather seat, this bench offers both comfo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,702 / item
Grey Vintage Distressed Painted Wooden Bench
Located in High Point, NC
This charming vintage wooden bench from India, dating to the mid-20th century, features beautifully worn layers of green, grey, and white paint that have naturally distressed over de...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Provincial Chinese Splayed Leg Bench with Dovetail Joinery
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic bench from China's Shanxi province follows the classic recessed-leg form, defined by legs that are set back from the top edge and slightly splayed for stability. Popular ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Primitive Robust Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This robust high-sided bench dates back to the 19th century and is entirely hand-crafted in solid, aged wood. Its compact, upright proportions and sculptural corner posts give it the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Vintage Parsons Style Monumental Wooden Bench - Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Epic pair of gorgeous wooden benches with Parsons style legs. The rustic assembly and simplicity of design are in fantastic contradiction to the pieces overall scale and grandeur. A ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Alpine Monastic Bench with Folding Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and sculptural 19th-century Alpine monastic bench, masterfully handcrafted from solid wood with a rich, time-worn patina. This multifunctional piece was likely used in a commu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Leather and Pine Gym Bench with Metal Hoof Feet
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in the Czech Republic circa 1920, this rustic gym bench features a sturdy rectangular frame raised on four wide, angled pine legs capped with blue and black painted metal hoo...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Benches
Materials
Metal
Antique French Pine Rustic Farmhouse Kitchen Hallway Settle Bench Pew
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Hall Settle Storage Bench
A beautiful old wooden pine bench salvaged from France with very useful underseat storage. The seat plank removes to access an underseat sto...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine
Set of French Pine Wood Benches, 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
Set of French pine wood benches in very good condition.
Made of solid pine wood slats which are connected with typical joints.
The style reminds of Scandinavian modernism, like Swe...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Pine
$1,729 / set
Pair Rustic Dutch Oak Benches
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair rustic Dutch oak benches are the ideal choice for any casual decor, and can literally fit most anywhere! Perfect for placement between a breakfast...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Oak
$3,700 / set
Rustic All Wood Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long 5 foot wood bench with criss-cross legs. Created by hand using a half log set on sturdy x-frame legs. Great for use indoor or outside.
Please confirm lo...
Category
20th Century Rustic Benches
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Rustic Travail Populaire Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautifully preserved rustic bench from 19th-century France, exuding the charm of simple rural craftsmanship. Constructed in solid wood, it features a paneled backrest, sturdy armr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Country Ladder Back Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Country Ladder Back Bench, this English country-style medium driftwood ladder back two-seat bench has a shaped back rail, graduated ladder slats with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
$3,376 / item
French Rustic Chic Wooden Benches
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous pair of wooden benches from the late 1800s/early 1900s, of the rustic chic style.
The benches are simple and rustic, but at the same ti...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
$1,431 Sale Price / set
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Antique Limestone Bench - Old Stone Bench - Garden Bench
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This old Limestone bench was hand carved in the mid 17th century and installed in a Large Italian countryside home along with several other benches and architectural elements. This piece has been well preserved throughout the years and was recently reclaimed by our team. The natural stone aging process that took place throughout the years is quite apparent all throughout this lovely architectural element, giving it such an amazing distressed texture and color undertone. Centuries of sun, soil, rain and exposure to the elements of nature have given this piece its real character and wonderful patina.
This antique limestone bench...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Limestone
Rustic Farmhouse Hall Bench with Storage
Located in Westwood, NJ
The bench with storage is inspired by classic European settle benches, updated for today’s homes. Made from solid wood with a weathered finish, it features paneled details on the bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$6,477 / item
Carved Bench in Solid Wood with Storing Space, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Transport yourself to the 19th century with this exquisite rustic three-seater bench, hailing from either Haute-Savoie, Breton, or Auvergnat regions. The rich patina adorning the mon...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Wabi Sabi Benches, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th-century French brutalist benches, reflecting the essence of wabi-sabi beauty in their imperfect form. These benches feature a robust dark wood structure and a rich, time-worn pa...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
$3,500 / item
English Pine Faux Bamboo Bench with Panelled Back, Diamond Motifs - 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English pine bench dates to the 19th century and is executed in the faux bamboo manner, a style popular in England for its blend of rustic charm and decorative appeal. The bench...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Pine
Spanish Rustic Slab Oak Work Table or Low Bench, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century Spanish work table or low bench is constructed from a single, thick slab of solid oak, supported by four splayed, mortised legs. The form is direct and utilit...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Oak
Rustic Hickory Footstool with Woven Cane Seat
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Old Hickory style footstool with woven cane seat.
Category
20th Century Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Hickory
Rustic Primitive Farmhouse Bench, Spain, 18th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic primitive farmhouse bench dating back to the 1700s from the Catalonia region of Spain. Its structure is crafted from thick, solid wood planks, with a deep, rich patina that ha...
Category
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Naturalistic Tree Slab Large Bench 296 cm/116.54 in.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large foldable bench, beech, iron, Italy, 1960s
This remarkable large bench, crafted in Italy in the 1960s, exemplifies naturalistic design. Sculpted from single slabs of wood, the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Benches
Materials
Iron
Pair of Rustic Travail Populaire Benches, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Travail Populaire; Art Populaire; Rustic; Rural; Wabi Sabi; Antique; 19th Century; Benches; Monoxylite; Folk Art;
Rustic travail populaire benches from 19th century France, each ado...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
Cypress Beam Bench 3
Long Solid Wood + Corten Steel by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our wood beam bench in cypress utilizes salvaged wood logs for a rustic seating experience. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural t...
Category
2010s American Rustic Benches
Materials
Steel
Pair of Scandinavian painted pine benches
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of Scandinavian painted pine benches circa 1890.
Good quality rustic pair of Swedish painted benches made in pine. These almost certainly would have been on rail station or so...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Pine, Paint
$2,397 / set
19th Century Antique Scroll Arm Spindle-Back Bench with Beautiful Patina
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This beautifully timeworn antique spindle-back bench / settle is a beautifully preserved example of 19th-century primitive furniture, featuring a long plank seat, slender vertical sp...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Rustic benches for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic benches for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage benches created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic benches made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original benches, popular names associated with this style include Alabama Sawyer, Andrianna Shamaris, Dos Gallos Studio, and Inês Schertel. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for benches differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $420 and tops out at $24,500 while the average work can sell for $2,228.
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