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 French Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Linen
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal, Metallic Thread
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s Czech Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Glass, Walnut, Fir
1970s German Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1930s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Walnut
1930s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Iron
1920s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Iron, Sheet Metal
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker
1930s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Limestone
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood, Paint
1940s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Clay
Late 20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1940s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Clay, Terracotta
1960s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Late 20th Century Pakistani Rustic Furniture
Wool
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Sheepskin, Oak
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Reed, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
1980s Burmese Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Furniture
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Majolica, Ceramic
20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Portuguese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wicker
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Walnut





