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
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1980s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1950s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Steel
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Birch
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Glass
1910s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass, Zinc
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron, Copper, Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Copper
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
16th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1930s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-17th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut, Fir
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wicker





