This is a stunning and rare bedroom set made by an artisan with an amazing ability to create intricate geometric patterns using just the natural features of a simple gift of nature: tree twigs.
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This super rare, highly functional hickory case piece was made in LaPorte, Indiana nearly 100 years ago by Rustic Hickory Furniture Company.
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From the mid-19th to early-20th centuries, craftsmen made and sold rustic furniture in resort regions across the U.S. One of those regions was the Southern Appalachians, and that furniture has several distinguishing characteristics.
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Every so often we acquire an antique that completely beguiles us. That is what happened the moment we saw this circa 1900 rustic planter whose elaborate decoration includes 12 bird figures.
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This yellow birch and cherry center table has a significant Adirondack history. It was made by rustic craftsman Elmer Patterson in the 1920s.
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These two accessories were created by a rustic craftsman working during the early 1900s near Blowing Rock, NC where he sold such pieces to rusticators visiting the region's mountain resorts.
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This cabinet is one of the most creatively conceived and constructed pieces of rustic furniture that we’ve had the pleasure of handling during our career as antiques dealers.
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The main lodge at Nominigan Camp was once the home of three excellent rustic tables that were made onsite from local cedar and pine.
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One intriguing type of rustic furniture whose origins have not always been recognized was that made by Native American and First Nations men in the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
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Not all antique hickory pole furniture was made by Old Hickory Furniture Company, although that is the name people are most familiar with. Here is an information-packed overview of six different hickory furniture manufacturers.
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Six species of trees that were less commonly used during the original eras of rustic furniture design are elm, black willow, diamond willow, mountain laurel, striped maple and tamarack.
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Traditional rustic furniture was typically crafted from trees found right in the furniture builders' local woods. We describe the habitats and ranges of five tree species, and present examples of rustic furniture made from them.
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During the first half of the 20th century, hickory furniture manufacturers used quite a variety of weave materials and patterns. Here is an illustrated overview of these weave varieties for people who collect and decorate with hickory furniture.
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Families typically lead leisure lifestyles in their vacation homes, and furnish them accordingly. So furniture such as game tables that may seem outdated in modern homes still contribute function and style to rustic retreats.
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Rustic architecture from the late 1880s into the 1900s is still highly valued, preserved and enjoyed at an historic summer colony in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
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