Painted Furniture
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
20th Century American Rustic Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1870s American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
1840s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Painted Furniture
Elm, Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
2010s French Modern Painted Furniture
Metal, Aluminum
20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1880s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Painted Furniture
Bamboo
1950s Italian Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Softwood
1820s American Federal Antique Painted Furniture
Maple, Paint
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1820s Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Gold Leaf
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Antique Painted Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century European Expressionist Painted Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Country Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Painted Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Paint, Paper
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1920s Chinoiserie Vintage Painted Furniture
Lacquer
1890s French Campaign Antique Painted Furniture
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
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.