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.
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Stone, Limestone
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron, Copper, Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Steel
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Jute, Rope
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Sycamore
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Concrete
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Fabric
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1790s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Maple
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary French Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood





