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.
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
19th Century Japanese Antique Rustic Furniture
Cotton, Bamboo
1960s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Horn, Leather
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Zinc
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1960s Afghan Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 1800s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Angora
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Rustic Furniture
Rope, Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century European Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Danish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Steel
1990s Rustic Furniture
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm, Sycamore, Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Elm
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood, Palmwood
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Oak
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Bone, Birch





