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.
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Paint
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Horn
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Copper
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Paint
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Antler
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Hickory
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Mirror
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Oak, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Horn
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Stone, Sandstone
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pine
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Glass
1970s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Rush, Maple
1970s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century German Antique Rustic Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Ash
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Animal Skin
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Fir
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Late 18th Century Romanian Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Birch
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
17th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Limestone
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Granite
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Furniture
Wood





