Austin
Rustic and hacienda furniture for Austin homes
Our showroom on Loop 1604 in San Antonio is about an hour and a half from central Austin without traffic, and a little less from Dripping Springs. This guide covers what suits Austin's ranch houses, what to choose first for a new or established house and how to make one trip count.
Austin's ranch houses
Furniture that follows a long, low house
The City of Austin's own historic district records name the ranch house as the prevailing style in Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross, and say ranch and midcentury modern houses filled Aldridge Place's last lots in the late 1940s and 1950s. Ranch houses are built long and horizontal, spread across wide lots.
Furniture that follows those lines tends to look settled: a bench under a window, a buffet along the longest wall, a console behind the sofa. Keep tall case pieces to one wall, so the room still reads low.
- Measure the longest wall before you shop, and leave walking room at each end.
- A bench seats more people than chairs along one side of a long table.
- Low ceilings favor wide pieces over tall ones.
- A 1920s or 1930s Spanish Colonial Revival house, such as those on Harthan Street, takes hacienda pieces: carved mirrors, scrollwork and iron.
Examples
Examples of long, low pieces
Examples from our catalog, photographed in our showroom. Our floor changes often, so a piece shown here may have sold. Ask us about any piece, and we'll confirm whether it's available and share pricing.
Parota Live-Edge Bench
A long live-edge parota slab on a solid wooden base, at home along a dining table or a long wall.
See the listingOld Hacienda Beam Backless Bench
A weathered beam on slim metal legs: about as long and low as a bench gets.
See the listingBeams Natural Copper Sofa Table
A copper-clad top on thick wooden beam legs, for the back of a long sofa.
See the listingStarburst XXL Buffet Iron Base
An extra-long buffet with starburst door panels on an iron base, sized for a long wall.
See the listingElite Mesquite Inlay Backless Bench
A backless bench with an inlaid top, shown pulled up to a dining table.
See the listingOld Door Backless Bench
A long, low backless bench with a planked top and a stretcher base.
See the listing
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Where to start
Established room or new house?
The order you buy in matters as much as the pieces.
Adding to a furnished room: bring a photo of the room and the pieces staying in it, and choose one piece that changes the room rather than a set.
Starting a new house: begin with the rooms you use every day, the dining table and the bedroom, and let those pieces set the wood tones for the rest.
From Austin
Make one trip count
Approximate drive times to the showroom without traffic: Dripping Springs about 1 hour and 20 minutes, central Austin and West Lake Hills about 1 hour and 35 minutes, Bee Cave about 1 hour and 40 minutes, Lakeway about 1 hour and 50 minutes. Traffic on I-35 adds time.
Shortlist online
Browse by room and note the pieces you want to see. Ask about any of them from its listing.
Call before you leave
Our floor changes often. Call 210-495-4120 the day before to make sure your pieces are still here.
Bring measurements and photos
The wall or spot you are filling, doorway and stair widths, and a photo of the room. Ask about each piece's dimensions.
Not making the drive?
We can schedule a FaceTime or video call to show you a piece before you order. We ship anywhere in the world. Shipping arrangements are handled directly with The Rustic Gallery after the sale.
Common questions from Austin
How far is the showroom from Austin?
About 81 miles from central Austin, roughly an hour and a half without traffic. We are at 1401 N. Loop 1604 W. in San Antonio, open seven days a week.
Do you have a showroom in Austin?
No. Our one showroom is in San Antonio, on Loop 1604.
Can you ship to Austin?
Yes. We ship anywhere in the world. Shipping arrangements are handled directly with The Rustic Gallery after the sale.
Are the pieces on this page available now?
Our showroom floor changes often. Ask us about any piece, and we'll confirm whether it's available and share pricing.
Plan your visit
Our showroom is at 1401 N. Loop 1604 W., Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78258. We are open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.