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.
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1930s Japanese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Furniture
Ash
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Softwood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Porcelain
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wicker
2010s Argentine Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Tin
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Copper, Iron
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Malian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1990s Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass
1870s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Iron
1870s Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1940s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Bone, Fur
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Pine
1840s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century Japanese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
17th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 18th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Earthenware, Terracotta
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic





