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.
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1790s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Glass, Poplar
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron, Zinc
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Majolica
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1970s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1940s European Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary British Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1980s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1840s Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1850s Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Metallic Thread
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1780s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
16th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s Finnish Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica
1830s Moldovan Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Bone, Fur
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Maple
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
Late 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Teak
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Mirror
1820s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood, Birch
17th Century Thai Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic





