Rustic Benches
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.
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Rustic Benches
Oak
2010s American Rustic Benches
Steel
19th Century British Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
1950s Vintage Rustic Benches
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
1950s Vintage Rustic Benches
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Early 20th Century American Rustic Benches
Pine
2010s American Rustic Benches
Steel
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Benches
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Benches
Wood
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Benches
Stone
1940s American Vintage Rustic Benches
Hide, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Straw, Wood
19th Century British Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Benches
Steel
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Benches
Oak
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Benches
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Benches
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Elm
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Benches
Hardwood, Bone
2010s American Rustic Benches
Steel
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Benches
Pine, Paint
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
1850s French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
19th Century American Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
2010s American Rustic Benches
Steel
1990s American Rustic Benches
Pine
20th Century Rustic Benches
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Pine, Paint
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Benches
Pine
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Benches
Wood
1950s Indonesian Vintage Rustic Benches
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Benches
Pine
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Benches
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Benches
Pine
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Benches
Pine
18th Century British Antique Rustic Benches
Oak
Mid-20th Century Javanese Rustic Benches
Wood
1920s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Benches
Pine
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Benches
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Benches
Pine
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Benches
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Benches
Wood