Painted Furniture
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Cherry
Early 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century Antique Painted Furniture
Paper
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Paper
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1850s Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Bronze
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
1750s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
1920s Swedish Country Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
Early 1800s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Poplar, Pine
18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Brass
1770s Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Bronze
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Painted Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
19th Century British Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
1890s Canadian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Painted Furniture
Metal
Mid-18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1840s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s American Painted Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Glass
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
1920s Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Baltic Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century French Folk Art Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1810s American American Classical Antique Painted Furniture
Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
1920s Indian Anglo Raj Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
1750s Italian Baroque Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
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.