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.
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Bronze
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Maple
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Marble
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Fur, Wood
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut





