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 Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
1980s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s South African Rustic Furniture
Steel
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 18th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
1990s Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
1720s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Pine
1950s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash





