Rustic Bookcases
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.
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
1970s American Vintage Rustic Bookcases
Walnut
1960s Unknown Vintage Rustic Bookcases
Wood, Wenge
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
1930s Indian Vintage Rustic Bookcases
Wood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Bookcases
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Bookcases
Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Bookcases
Iron
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Bookcases
Steel
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Bookcases
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Bookcases
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Bookcases
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Bookcases
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Bookcases
Glass, Sycamore, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Bookcases
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Bookcases
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Bookcases
Wood
19th Century Scottish Antique Rustic Bookcases
Pine
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Bookcases
Marble
19th Century French Antique Rustic Bookcases
Glass, Pine
19th Century German Antique Rustic Bookcases
Horn, Animal Skin, Oak
20th Century American Rustic Bookcases
Twig
19th Century German Antique Rustic Bookcases
Oak, Horn