Rustic 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.
1990s American Rustic Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Chairs
Rope, Maple
18th Century British Antique Rustic Chairs
Oak
1950s French Vintage Rustic Chairs
Rattan, Wood
1950s French Vintage Rustic Chairs
Rattan, Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Chairs
Rush
20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Straw, Oak
20th Century Swedish Rustic Chairs
Pine
20th Century Swedish Rustic Chairs
Wood, Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Chairs
Ash, Elm, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Rustic Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Chairs
Oak
Late 20th Century American Rustic Chairs
Wood
17th Century English Antique Rustic Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Rustic Chairs
Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Chairs
Straw, Oak
19th Century English Antique Rustic Chairs
Oak, Cane
1880s French Antique Rustic Chairs
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood, Ash
Early 18th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Chairs
Wood
20th Century Rustic Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Chairs
Maple
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Chairs
Steel
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Chairs
Pine
18th Century Irish Antique Rustic Chairs
Ash
Late 19th Century British Antique Rustic Chairs
Ash, Pine, Rush
1960s Polish Vintage Rustic Chairs
Pine
Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Chairs
Wood
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
1960s European Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
20th Century Rustic Chairs
Rush, Wood
2010s South African Rustic Chairs
Steel
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Chairs
Wrought Iron
1850s French Antique Rustic Chairs
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Rustic Chairs
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Chairs
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Chairs
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Chairs
Iron
2010s South African Rustic Chairs
Steel
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
18th Century French Antique Rustic Chairs
Oak
Late 20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Velvet, Oak
20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Wood
2010s Rustic Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Chairs
Metal
20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Chairs
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Wood
2010s Romanian Rustic Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Chairs
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Chairs
Cord, Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Chairs
Wood, Naugahyde, Hardwood