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.
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Jute, Rope
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Late 18th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
16th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Malian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather, Suede
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Mid-19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s North American Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic





