Painted Furniture
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1910s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Fabric, Pine
1920s Anglo-Indian Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Victorian Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Victorian Painted Furniture
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1730s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century English Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1790s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century European Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1830s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1950s French Vintage Painted Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1820s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Oak, Pine
1850s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1930s American Primitive Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
1890s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1840s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1840s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1830s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s American Primitive Vintage Painted Furniture
Softwood
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Cherry
1920s Swedish Country Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
1750s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1830s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1830s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Softwood
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Glass, Wood
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Painted Furniture
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Painted Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
1960s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s Indian Anglo Raj Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
1930s Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
1920s Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Hickory
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Swiss Industrial Painted Furniture
Tin
1960s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Chrome
Late 19th Century British Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Mirror, Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Painted Furniture
Pine
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
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.