Rustic Painted 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 18th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Fir
20th Century American Rustic Painted Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
1780s Swedish Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Metal
1930s English Vintage Rustic Painted Furniture
Leather
19th Century American Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Walnut, Elm, Oak
Early 19th Century European Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Romanian Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
18th Century German Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Walnut, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Rustic Painted Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1880s American Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Pine
1880s American Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Tin
1940s American Vintage Rustic Painted Furniture
Fabric, Canvas
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Brass
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Elm, Lacquer
1830s Austrian Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Fir
1850s Austrian Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Fir
19th Century Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Metal
1840s German Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Ash
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Copper
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood