rustic appearance

Barnwood and burlap

A rustic appearance suggests the rough, simple, or weathered look associated with rural life and the countryside.

Something with a rustic appearance—furniture, architecture, décor—looks handmade, unpolished, or deliberately unrefined: The cabin had a rustic appearance with its exposed beams and stone fireplace.

The term often implies charm rather than shabbiness.

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rough-hewn · patina · weathered · country homes · earthiness · mountain cabins · stone · timelessness · handcrafted · woodgrain · shabby chic · authenticity · wood · reclaimed wood · distressed wood · coziness · worn · nostalgia

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temporal/technological association

rustic appearancestreamlined design

Shape optimized for flow

environmental context

rustic appearancecity style

Metropolitan fashion sensibility

Family

appearance, rustic, apparition, rusticate

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G