Rustic Dining Room Chairs
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 Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood, Paint
1950s Swiss Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Pine
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
1950s British Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Elm
1980s American Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
1940s British Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Ash, Elm
1940s French Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood
1960s Swedish Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
20th Century Danish Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wicker, Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
1980s Italian Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Wood
1950s Danish Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
20th Century Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Maple, Oak, Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
1970s Spanish Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century English Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Oak
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 2000s American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Fabric
Late 20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Wood
20th Century European Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Wood
1960s French Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wicker, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1930s American Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Maple
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Maple
Early 20th Century Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Cherry
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Cherry
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Maple
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood, Cherry, Paint
20th Century Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Maple
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Maple
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Maple
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood, Cherry, Paint
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Naugahyde, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak, Rush
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Copper
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Oak
1940s Finnish Vintage Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Elm