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
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Rustic Furniture
Brass
1970s Unknown Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Straw, Ash
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Tin
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Fabric
Early 20th Century Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Cane, Wood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Fir
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler, Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Leather, Plastic, Rubber, Wood
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Horn, Glass
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Porcelain, Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Granite
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cherry
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
1820s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine





