Painted Furniture
1960s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Italian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1930s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Plastic
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Metal, Chrome
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
18th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Elm, Oak
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Mid-19th Century British Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Chrome
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century American Country Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
1810s American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Cypress
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1810s Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Hickory
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century North American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1950s French Other Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1840s American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Mahogany, Maple
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century French High Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
20th Century European Painted Furniture
Iron
Vintage, New and Antique Painted Furniture
Vintage, new and antique painted furniture enhances a room through patterns, blocks of color and ornamental flourishes. Decorating furniture with paint was especially prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries in the United States when folk artists used chairs, chests, tables and cupboards as their canvases. Although a later trend involved stripping antique pieces of their paint, early American homes were vivid with furniture painted in an array of colors.
The practice of painting furniture has a rich heritage, with remnants of pigment identified on a 12th-century painted chair from Sweden. It has come in and out of fashion over time — in the design of 17th-century Mannerist furniture, paint was lightly used to enhance carved ornamentation, and painted furniture gained popularity with designers working in the chinoiserie style, as 18th-century European artisans mimicked Chinese lacquer in furniture motifs. In France in the 18th century, furniture was lavishly painted or gilded in gold.
Now painted furniture is popular for pieces that are both utilitarian and works of art. A color from a pattern can inform the whole design of a room, or, as bold and saturated tones are in vogue, a vibrantly adorned piece can be a bold focal point. Muted palettes can contribute to an air of calm for a study or bedroom while bright reds, yellows or blues can enliven a dining room or living room.
On 1stDibs, find a variety of vintage, new and antique painted furniture to match any space or taste.