Rustic Chairs
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.
Mid-20th Century Rustic Chairs
Rattan, Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Chairs
Straw, Chestnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Chairs
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Chairs
Seagrass, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Chairs
Leather, Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Chairs
Rush
Early 1800s Welsh Antique Rustic Chairs
Ash
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Metal
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Chairs
Wood
1920s Unknown Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Chairs
Rope, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Chairs
Iron
2010s South African Rustic Chairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Rustic Chairs
Wood, Wool
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood, Naugahyde, Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Chairs
Pine
20th Century Rustic Chairs
Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Chairs
Metal
20th Century Rustic Chairs
Wood
20th Century Swedish Rustic Chairs
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
1970s Norwegian Vintage Rustic Chairs
Burl
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Chairs
Upholstery
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Chairs
Wrought Iron
1950s Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Chairs
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Chairs
Steel
1940s French Vintage Rustic Chairs
Cord, Wood
1910s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Chairs
Wood





