Painted Furniture
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
1830s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Pine, Paint
1730s Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 1600s German Renaissance Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Poplar, Paint, Nutwood
2010s Italian Other Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century Moroccan Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 2000s American Modern Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French High Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
Mid-19th Century British Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Painted Furniture
Elm, Oak
20th Century European Painted Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
18th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s American Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
1780s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1880s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Georgian Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century Danish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
1890s American Arts and Crafts Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
Late 18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Twig, Cherry
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Painted Furniture
Bamboo
19th Century American Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Walnut, Elm, Oak
1810s Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
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.