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.
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Teak
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut, Fir
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Steel
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Petrified Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Teak, Paper
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Sycamore
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Bronze
1790s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1940s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather, Suede
1940s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ash, Leather
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Enamel, Iron
1860s Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic





