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.
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Silk
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Leather, Rattan
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Straw, Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Plastic, Lucite, Wood, Teak
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Pine
1970s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wood
1980s Mexican Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Hickory
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Twig, Pine
Mid-20th Century African Rustic Furniture
Wood
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron, Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Rush, Walnut
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Birch, Walnut
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Horn
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Faux Bamboo, Mirror
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Asian Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware





