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.
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Faience
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Clay, Plaster
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s Portuguese Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Metal
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Cotton
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Greek Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Fir
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Earthenware
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wicker
Late 17th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Silk
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Glass, Walnut, Fir
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 2000s Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton





