Rustic Folk Art
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.
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Rustic Folk Art
Stone
1830s Austrian Antique Rustic Folk Art
Fir
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Folk Art
Fir
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Folk Art
Fir
18th Century French Antique Rustic Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Horn, Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Folk Art
Iron
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Horn
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
1790s Swedish Antique Rustic Folk Art
Birch, Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Folk Art
Pine
1890s British Antique Rustic Folk Art
Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Folk Art
Ceramic
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rustic Folk Art
Twine, Maple, Pine
Late 20th Century Rustic Folk Art
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Rustic Folk Art
Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Folk Art
Faience
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Leather
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Folk Art
Elm
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Folk Art
Faience
1880s Swedish Antique Rustic Folk Art
Bentwood, Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Folk Art
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century Antique Rustic Folk Art
Metal
1940s French Vintage Rustic Folk Art
Wire
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Folk Art
Metal
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century English Rustic Folk Art
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century Irish Antique Rustic Folk Art
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Wood
1850s English Antique Rustic Folk Art
Earthenware
Mid-19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Pewter
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler
1910s British Vintage Rustic Folk Art
Pine
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler
20th Century Rustic Folk Art
Wood
19th Century Antique Rustic Folk Art
Brass
19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Folk Art
Walnut
20th Century American Rustic Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Folk Art
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Folk Art
Pine
Late 18th Century American Antique Rustic Folk Art
Wood, Ash, Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Folk Art
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Folk Art
Mirror, Softwood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Folk Art
Antler, Wood
1930s French Vintage Rustic Folk Art
Wood