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 European Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Sycamore
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Rattan
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Walnut
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Copper
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Fabric
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Furniture
Iron
20th Century Tibetan Rustic Furniture
Bronze
Late 20th Century Irish Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1830s North American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood, Burl
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Concrete
1960s Azerbaijani Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
1990s Philippine Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1850s Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Oak
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Shell
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Limestone, Iron
Early 1900s Caucasian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Elm
2010s Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood, Mirror
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Horn, Hide
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Sycamore, Pine
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hide, Wood
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Epoxy Resin
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood





