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-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Hide, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1990s Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1990s North American Rustic Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
1930s Japanese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cotton
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1930s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker
18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Porcelain
17th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Majolica
1870s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Czech Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1860s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Clay





