Painted Furniture
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Beech
1850s Norwegian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1790s English Regency Antique Painted Furniture
Marble, Gold
1890s Swedish Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Wire
Mid-19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Wood
1840s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Swiss Industrial Painted Furniture
Tin
1810s American American Colonial Antique Painted Furniture
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Cane, Wood
Late 19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Poplar
Early 20th Century Rustic Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
Mid-18th Century Brazilian Other Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Wood
1730s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Teak, Paint
19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Painted Furniture
Metal, Aluminum
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
2010s American Other Painted Furniture
Giltwood
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Plastic
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
1930s American Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1840s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1930s Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French High Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
19th Century Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1830s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Leather, Wood
1830s American American Colonial Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1810s Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
1890s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Textile, Wood
18th Century American 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.