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.
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
16th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Cowhide, Leather
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Stone
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Steel
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Iron
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Sandstone
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Jute, Rope
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1790s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Maple
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 2000s Italian Rustic Furniture
Pottery
1720s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather, Suede
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
2010s Mexican Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Palmwood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron





