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.
1930s American Vintage Rustic Furniture
Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Pottery
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century British Rustic Furniture
Elm, Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Wood
2010s French Rustic Furniture
Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Furniture
Birch, Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century European Antique Rustic Furniture
Oak
1980s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
18th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Fruitwood
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Furniture
Elm
1940s Italian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Chestnut
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
2010s American Rustic Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Furniture
Jade
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 2000s Turkish Rustic Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Composition
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Earthenware
1920s French Vintage Rustic Furniture
Pine
1910s Hungarian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Porcelain, Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Rush, Pine
2010s Rustic Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Furniture
Hardwood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century English Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Rustic Furniture
Horn, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century British Antique Rustic Furniture
Pine
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
1970s Belgian Vintage Rustic Furniture
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Metal, Zinc
Mid-20th Century Asian Rustic Furniture
Wool, Cotton
1880s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Straw, Wood
1940s Vintage Rustic Furniture
Iron
1990s American Rustic Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Upholstery, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Furniture
Elm
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Rustic Furniture
Oak
1950s British Vintage Rustic Furniture
Beech, Elm