Painted Furniture
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Wood
1830s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1890s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Brass
1840s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century European Expressionist Painted Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1810s American American Colonial Antique Painted Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century German Victorian Painted Furniture
Leather, Wood
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s North American American Colonial Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 1800s American Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1890s Canadian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Primitive Painted Furniture
Textile, Wood
1920s Swedish Country Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1830s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Pine, Paint
Mid-18th Century Brazilian Other Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
1830s American Sheraton Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint, Paper
Late 19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
1930s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
1960s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
Mid-19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
18th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Brass, Steel
Early 19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
Softwood
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Painted Furniture
Metal, Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Poplar, Paint, Nutwood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Marble
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
19th Century Danish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Chrome
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Painted Furniture
Bamboo
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.