Rustic Settees
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.
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Settees
Wood, Rattan
20th Century Unknown Rustic Settees
Upholstery, Wood, Leather, Hickory
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Settees
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Settees
Silk, Rush, Oak, Down
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Settees
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Settees
Hickory
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Settees
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Settees
Wood
20th Century Rustic Settees
Leather
20th Century American Rustic Settees
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Antique Rustic Settees
Willow
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Settees
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Settees
Metal
Early 20th Century European Rustic Settees
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Settees
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
1920s American Vintage Rustic Settees
Rattan
1930s French Vintage Rustic Settees
Velvet, Beech
19th Century English Antique Rustic Settees
Walnut
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Settees
Pine
1970s American Vintage Rustic Settees
Fabric
1950s Italian Vintage Rustic Settees
Upholstery, Wood
1970s American Vintage Rustic Settees
Cotton, Upholstery, Wood
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Settees
Wicker
20th Century Rustic Settees
Feathers, Wood
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Settees
Linen, Pine
1950s French Vintage Rustic Settees
Rush, Wood
19th Century Polish Antique Rustic Settees
Metal
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Rustic Settees
Wood
20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Settees
Wood
20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Settees
Wood
20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Settees
Wood
20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Settees
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Settees
Hickory
Early 20th Century Asian Rustic Settees
Teak
Early 20th Century Rustic Settees
Oak