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.
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Mirror, Faux Bamboo
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone, Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Central American Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Oak
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
1860s Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1990s Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s Austrian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1720s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1880s Romanian Antique Rustic Furniture
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Fir
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak





