Painted Furniture
21st Century and Contemporary French Painted Furniture
Pewter
2010s Italian Other Painted Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Painted Furniture
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Italian Other Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Italian Other Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s French Modern Painted Furniture
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Glass
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s American Painted Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Painted Furniture
Metal
18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Walnut, Elm, Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
20th Century Italian Baroque Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Painted Furniture
Brass
Late 18th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s American Modern Painted Furniture
Gold Leaf
Mid-18th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Late 18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Glass
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Glass
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Tibetan 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.