Rustic Seating
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
Antique 18th C Painted American Primitive Blanket Chest Bench
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th C Painted American Primitive Blanket Chest Bench.
Category
18th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1950s French farmhouse chairs
Located in Bristol, GB
2 available - Price is per chair.
French farmhouse chairs from the Allier region of central France. Their unusual design with a green stained seat and backrest is typical of the reg...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak, Plywood
$403 / item
Antique Hungarian pine bench, ca. 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A piece with character and history! This authentic Hungarian pine bench from around 1900 exudes rustic charm. The bench still features its original, soft blue paint, with a beautiful...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Stool/Bench, England 19th C
Located in Hitchin, England
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Bench, England, c19th Century.
A rustic, primitive stool/bench. Sitting on four splayed chamfered legs and formed of solid elm ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Shou Sugi Ban 4 foot Wood Bench Pine Corten Steel by Alabama Sawyer
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 texture of the end grain of eac...
Category
2010s North American Rustic Seating
Materials
Steel
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ladder Back Rush Seat Chairs set of Six
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful set of 6 high back ladder chairs in solid oak and rush seats, 1950s made in South of France.
All 6 chairs are in original good condition.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
$2,729 / set
Walnut Knife Beam Bench 3
Long Solid Wood + Blackened Steel by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our knife beam bench in walnut utilizes salvaged walnut wood logs for a rustic bench. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of each species. The 12" x 12" beam is milled and finished to sit raised by a mild steel base with a black patina. The beam bench brings rustic beauty at a variety of lengths. Cracks, knots, saw marks and variation is part of the beauty of these pieces. The wood will continue to move and the finish to patina over time.
The knife walnut beam bench makes a cozy coffee table in a den or living room or low table in a mud room or entry hall for flexible use as a place to place packages and bags or to remove shoes.
With the oiled finish used on the knife walnut beam bench, we do not recommend putting this bench outside...
Category
2010s American Rustic Seating
Materials
Steel
Rustic Shou Sugi Ban Wood Bench Pine and Corten Steel 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 texture of the end grain of eac...
Category
2010s North American Rustic Seating
Materials
Steel
$2,750 / item
Antique Black Pine Bench, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming, authentic Hungarian bench from around 1900—a beautiful piece of craftsmanship with character and history. The original black paint has worn away naturally over the years,...
Category
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Early Danish 20th Century, Wooden Tripod Stool with Carved Details, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming late 19th to early 20th century wooden stool, crafted from solid wood and finished in patinated white paint. This elegant piece presents a crescent (D-shaped) seat adorned...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Knife Walnut Beam Bench 4
Solid Wood + Blackened Steel Bench by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our knife beam bench in walnut utilizes salvaged walnut wood logs for a rustic bench. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of each species. The 12" x 12" beam is milled and finished to sit raised by a mild steel base with a black patina. The wood will continue to move and the finish to patina over time. The beam bench brings rustic beauty at a variety of lengths. Walnut pieces may contain color variations ranging from deep brown to light yellow. Cracks, knots, saw marks and variation is part of the beauty of these pieces. If you want us to select a specific piece of walnut beforehand, there will be an additional fee. If you would like to color correct after production, there will be additional charges.
The knife walnut beam bench makes a cozy coffee table in a den or living room or low table in a mud room or entry hall for flexible use as a place to place packages and bags or to remove shoes.
With the oiled finish used on the knife walnut beam bench, we do not recommend putting this bench outside...
Category
2010s American Rustic Seating
Materials
Steel
19th Century Hardwood Stool from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
19th century hardwood stool from San Luis Potosí, Mexico. This piece is primitive in style. Much wear is evident throughout the seat. All original legs...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Early American Three-slat Ladder-back Chair with Splint Weave Seat
Located in Louisville, KY
For those with a keen interest in historic pieces that have essentially evolved into artful pieces, this early American three-slat ladder back with stunning splint weave seat, most l...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rustic Ladder-Back Bar Stools Mediterranean Origin, Mid-20th Century
Located in Debrecen, HU
This charming pair of rustic bar stools originates from the Mediterranean region — most likely Spain or Italy — and dates back to the mid-20th century. Featuring a simple ladder-back...
Category
1960s Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Black Pine Bench, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming, authentic Hungarian bench from around 1900—a beautiful piece of craftsmanship with character and history. The original black paint has worn away naturally over the years,...
Category
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique Blue Pine Bench, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming, authentic Hungarian bench from around 1900—a beautiful piece of craftsmanship with character and history. The original blue paint has worn away naturally over the years, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Rustic French Alpine Chalet Stool in Pine, France, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Rustic French Alpine Chalet Stool in Pine, France, 1970s
Handcrafted French pine chalet stool from the 1970s with warm rustic patina; 5 pieces available. ( priced stool)
This rust...
Category
1970s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique Wood Stool, Wabi Sabi Style, Old Artisan Craftsmanship
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Bench or rustic wooden stool is a genuine piece of old artisan craftsmanship, whose aesthetic pays tribute to simplicity and the passage of time. Its beautiful and marked Wabi Sabi s...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Rustic Wooden Bench, France, 1900s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / bench / wood / rustic / mid-century
This beautifully crafted wooden French bench is the perfect addition to any interior. With its sturdy wooden top and legs, thi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Shou Sugi Ban 4 foot Wood Bench Pine Corten Steel by Alabama Sawyer
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 texture of the end grain of eac...
Category
2010s North American Rustic Seating
Materials
Steel
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Bench/Table, England c1900s
Located in Hitchin, England
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Bench/Table, England, c19th Century.
A rustic bench which would also serve as a side/coffee table. Sitting on four splayed cham...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
7ft Antique European Oak Church Pew Bench
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This antique oak church pew has a timeless, rustic European charm. Big on size and style, the pew measures in a just over 7ft. It is crafted fr...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Stool/Table, England c1900s
Located in Hitchin, England
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Stool/Table, England, c19th Century.
A small rustic bench stool that would also serve as a sid...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique early 19th century Swedish Farmhouse Folk Art Bench
Located in Leesburg, VA
Antique early 19th century Swedish Farmhouse Folk Art Bench
Anonymous
Sweden; ca. 1800
Polychrome Pinewood
Approximate size: 34 (h) x 70.5 (w) x 20 (d) in.; seat height: 18.5 in.
...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Iron
Rustic hand crafted wooden stool, France ca. 1880
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1880 / stool / wood / rustic / mid-century / French provance
A rustic wooden bench with brown paint and a beautiful patina due to age. This French bench has nice details a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Laguna Counter Stool Vegetable Tanned Leather with Oxblood Stain Rosa Morada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Laguna leather strap counter stool (24" high seat). Vegetable tanned leather finished with oxblood stain. Natural matte lacquer finish. This bar stool is sturdy and will last forever...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Rustic Adirondack Beige Upholstered Wood Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Rustic Old Hickory pine arm chairs having signature wide armrests and a double slat panel backrest in a shaped curved form with beige upholstered seat cushions in a dotted pa...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Hickory
Mexican Sabino Wood Live Edge Wood Chair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Great, primitive live edge chair. Perfect corner piece to compliment any wabisabi, minimalist or rustic decor.
Chair has natural inclusions and light wear that add to it's charact...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Small Oak Stool “Toad-Stool”
Located in Doylestown, PA
Small custom-made “toad-stool” in antique reclaimed oak, handmade. Wax finish. Can also be used as a small table.
Category
2010s American Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
$250 / item
Gothic-Revival Oak Chest Bench
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Gothic-Revival oak chest bench with carved figures and details. Germany, circa 1900.
Storage space under the bench.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Shou Sugi Ban Wood Bench Pine Corten Steel 10
Long
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes urban, local pine logs for a solid volume bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the graphic texture of the end grain of...
Category
2010s American Rustic Seating
Materials
Steel
$4,730 / item
1950s Moroccan Camel Stool Red Leather
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Moroccan camel stool with original vintage red leather cushion.
Faded embossed graphics,
some vintage stains adding character to the stool.
No label...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Materials
Brass
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Naive Vintage Table, England, c19th Century.
Located in Hitchin, England
c19th Century Rustic Side Table/Stool With Amazing Nail Fixtures, England.
A rustic oak table with amazing nail fixtures to the upper legs, the piece has a great aesthetic. Dating ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
French Extra long solid elm wooden monastery bench, ca. 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / Monastery bench / solid elm wood / Rustic / Mid-Century
Stunning long wooden bench made in the 19th century in France. This spacious 3.5 meter long bench was crafted...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
Old Hickory American Provincial Paddle Arm Lounge Chair c 1940
s
Located in New York, NY
Classic American Rustic furniture - lounge, armchair, made by the Old Hickory Furniture Company circa 1940's. The chair features a solid oak frame with a woven wicker backrest, it...
Category
1940s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wicker, Oak
French Rustic Brutalist Low Side Chair in the style of Charles Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Rustic Brutalist low side chair.
Design in the style of Charles Dudouyt.
Striking French design.
Solid patinated beech frame with original rush seat.
This wonder...
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Beech
Rustic Italian Alpine Chair
Located in Vo
, Veneto
Antique Fir Chair
Dimension: H.86 cm - W. 42 cm (seat height: 44 cm)
Era: circa 1850
Provenience: Alps
Essence: Fir
Description
This antique Alpine chair, made of fir wood, embodie...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Fir
Dos Gallos Custom Oakwood Bench with Scalloped Back and Apron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom scalloped bench in oak. Hand planed, heavy distress oil rubbed finish. Can be made in any size,, oak or walnut and in a variety of finishes. Made by Dos Gallos Studio in Los A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Antique pine bench, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming bench from Hungary. The bench was made around 1900. Due to time and use, the black paint has worn away in places to a red paint layer. Free of woodworm.
Category
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Rustic Design Ladder Back Oak
Rush Dining Chairs, Belgium 1960
s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Rustic Design Hand Made Oak & Rush Dining Chairs. Made in Belgium, 1950's / 60's period. Set of 6 chairs. Solid oak ladder back frame with woven rush seats. Well proportioned chairs ...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
$2,278 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Snowshoe Rocking Chair by Iverson Snowshoe Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage snowshoe cocking chair by Iverson Snowshoe Co. in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, circa 1980s. A unique ‘snowshoe’ rocking chair, with a ben...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Seating
Materials
Ash
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic Design Ladder Back Oak
Rush Dining Chair Set, Belgium 1960
s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Rustic Design Hand Made Oak & Rush Dining Chair set of 4. Made in Belgium, 1950's / 60's period. Set of 4 chairs. Solid oak ladder back frame with woven rush seats. Well proportioned...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
$1,803 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rustic Rustic Minimal Italian Wooden Backrest Bench Stool Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian rustic country wooden bench, with backrest and typical legs in original aged natural color giving the rich and beautiful patina that makes it look wonderful in ever...
Category
20th Century Italian Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Antique Wooden Elm Side Lamp Table Stool
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Elm Rustic Wooden Stool – BF
A lovely vintage wooden elm stool. The stool is solid, lovely original patina and character with each one being totally unique. Traditional cons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
Charles Dudouyt design solid wood stool, France 1940s
Located in leucate, FR
Post Art Deco stool, attributed to the French decorator Charles Dudouyt.
French modern rustic.
Curved and openwork seat to facilitate the passage of a hand. So-called “coil” feet, s...
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight English Ladderback Rush-Seat Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of eight English ladder-back wooden chairs with handsome woven rush seats.
Featuring nicely-turned legs and supports, slight variation from chair to chair.
A classic rus...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
$4,895 / set
Early 20th Century Hickory
Bronze Staten Island Ferry Auxiliary Bench
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Long, folding, painted hickory and bronze bench from the Staten Island Ferry. Featuring a narrow sturdy, Hickory seat with oxblood red paint and locking, salt water patinated bronze ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Bronze
French straw rush low lounge chair in the style of Charles Dudouyt, 1950s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Wonderful green oak rush chair often named in the style of Charles Dudouyt and Charlotte Perriand. This chair dates from the 50s and is in great vintage condition. All the rush straw...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Straw, Rush, Oak
Andrianna Shamaris Coffee Table or Bench Made from Antique Teak Wood
Located in New York, NY
Made from a beautiful antique single teak wood panel with lovely patina and soft rounded edges. Celebrating the cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time and loving use h...
Category
2010s Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Charles Dudouyt Oak and Straw chairs
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Painter and illustrator turned furniture designer Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946) sense of rusticity and modernism is strikingly present in this set of 1930s chairs.
Category
1930s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Straw, Oak
Blue Painted Rustic Farmhouse Wooden Bench
Located in High Point, NC
This charming antique wooden bench features beautifully distressed layers of its original chippy paint, revealing soft tones of seafoam green, weathered blue, and warm terracotta woo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Brutalist 3 Leg Chair, Fireside Chair with Tripod Legs and Decorative Carving
Located in Bochum, NRW
Spanish Brutalist 3 leg Side chair 1950s . Very nice dark warm Brown color . Good condition .
Tripod Legs Side Chair, also called a birthing chair.
Hand carved pine wood with three r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th century large hand painted Swedish bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century large painted Swedish bench day bed
Large rustic Swedish pine bench / day bed circa 1850.
Very heavy i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
19 th c Antique Folk Art Primitive Rustic Settlers Bench with Drawers
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antque 19 th c primitive rustic settlers oak wood hand
Add bench with handrails and two drawer storage space.
Category
1880s American Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Jamestown Lounge Company British Oak Armchair 1930/40
s
Located in New York, NY
Rare mid century arm chair made by the Jamestown Lounge Company, as part of the sought after British Oak series, circa 1930/40's. The chair features an exposed solid oak frame, with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Rustic Farm Stool, France 1960
s
Located in New York, NY
A rustic tripod farm stool with a curved seat.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
Antique Mexican Chair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Antique Mexican Chair. made in solid tropical wood with original palm cords.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,650
Set of 12 American Rustic Old Hickory Martinsville Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 American Rustic Old Hickory chairs with 4 spindle back
contoured slat design seat and box form stretcher (2 arms/10 sides-1 branded Martinsville)(side: 19"W 19"D 35"H...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Asian Folding Fishermans Bamboo and Rope Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Folding Asian Fishermans Stool with Bamboo Frame and Woven Rope seat. A wonderful decorative piece - this can also be practical, however, due to the s...
Category
20th Century Asian Rustic Seating
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Early 20th Century Blue Painted Farmhouse Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
The painted exterior of this provincial farmhouse bench has weathered gradually from years of use to achieve the ultimate rustic finish. Once a vibrant, robin’s egg blue, the milk pa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Rustic seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic seating 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 seating 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, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Old Hickory Furniture Company, Alabama Sawyer, Andrianna Shamaris, and Bernhardt. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $119 and tops out at $68,000 while the average work can sell for $1,925.
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