Rustic 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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Antler
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Oak
1880s Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Afghan Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
1870s British Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Rustic Furniture
Metal
20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak, Paint
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Mongolian Rustic Furniture
Leather, Bamboo, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Danish Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Furniture
Glass
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Teak
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Driftwood
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Teak
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Wool
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Rush, Wood
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Paper
20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Wood, Pine
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Birch, Burl
20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Stone
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Marble, Wrought Iron
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Burmese Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Straw, Oak