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.
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
1960s Swedish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Sycamore, Pine, Paint
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Marble
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Ash
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century Philippine Antique Rustic Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Sandstone
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century Danish Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Sycamore, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pewter
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine





