Painted Furniture
1880s Dutch Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Painted Furniture
Wood
1830s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
1780s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1920s Anglo-Indian Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
1840s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1770s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1810s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 20th Century German Victorian Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Victorian Painted Furniture
Leather, Wood
1780s Austrian Louis XV Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century American Country Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1770s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Late 19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1770s Austrian Baroque Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1730s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1880s American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
1820s Austrian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1920s Chinoiserie Vintage Painted Furniture
Lacquer
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Iron
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Painted Furniture
Canvas, Hardwood
Early 1600s German Renaissance Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
Early 1800s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
2010s American Other Painted Furniture
Giltwood
Early 1800s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Painted Furniture
Hardwood
Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
Early 1800s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
1820s American Federal Antique Painted Furniture
Maple, Paint
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1960s Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century European Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1790s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1940s Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century English Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1790s Italian Louis XVI Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 1900s Romanian Folk Art Antique 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.