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-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Late 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Bamboo
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century Korean Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1930s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Softwood
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Furniture
Teak
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Wrought Iron
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s Unknown Rustic Furniture
Metal, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1980s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Furniture
Bamboo
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
1980s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine





