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 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
16th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1930s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Oak
1940s Dutch Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1720s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Copper
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s Austrian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1940s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Jute, Rope
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
1970s Swedish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood





