Painted Furniture
20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Antique Painted Furniture
Walnut
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Leather, Wood
19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
1820s American Federal Antique Painted Furniture
Maple, Paint
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1920s Chinoiserie Vintage Painted Furniture
Lacquer
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1950s French Other Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Native American Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
Early 19th Century European Other Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Twig, Cherry
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Painted Furniture
Pine
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
Early 20th Century Country Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Metal, Chrome
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Painted Furniture
Metal
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Glass
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Painted Furniture
Gold, Steel
Late 17th Century American Antique 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.