Rustic Furniture
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-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
17th Century Thai Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Philippine Antique Rustic Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wicker
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1870s Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Metallic Thread
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
1980s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1990s Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
20th Century Czech Rustic Furniture
Metal
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood





