Rustic Cupboards
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 Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Cupboards
Glass, Pine
1910s American Vintage Rustic Cupboards
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood, Oak
1940s Dutch Vintage Rustic Cupboards
Glass, Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
20th Century English Rustic Cupboards
Oak
1870s British Antique Rustic Cupboards
Oak
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Cupboards
Pine
19th Century European Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood, Chestnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century British Rustic Cupboards
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Cupboards
Glass, Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
1970s Danish Vintage Rustic Cupboards
Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Cupboards
Cherry
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Metal
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Cupboards
Metal, Brass, Iron
17th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Chestnut
1790s Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Cupboards
Glass, Pine
19th Century English Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood, Pine
1860s Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine, Paint
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Cupboards
Glass, Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Pine
1990s American Rustic Cupboards
Pine
Late 19th Century American Antique Rustic Cupboards
Walnut, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Cupboards
Walnut, Fir
1860s Irish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Iron
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Cupboards
Iron
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Cupboards
Brass
20th Century Italian Rustic Cupboards
Poplar
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Rustic Cupboards
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Cupboards
Wood, Pine
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Cupboards
Oak
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Cupboards
Steel
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Cupboards
Oak
Early 1800s French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Walnut, Fir
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Cupboards
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Cupboards
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Rustic Cupboards
Teak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Cupboards
Wood