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 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.
1960s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rattan
20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
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
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Latvian Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Dutch Rustic Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Furniture
Brass
19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Irish Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Pine
1940s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Hide, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Bouclé, Oak
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Cement
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wicker, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Burmese Antique Rustic Furniture
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Late 20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Steel
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Late 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Early 20th Century German Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Brass
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Glass, Cork, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood
19th Century Burmese Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush
Early 2000s American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Wood
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Faience, Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Furniture
Wool
1950s Turkish Vintage Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Furniture
Stone
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
20th Century Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Furniture
Wood