Painted Furniture
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1960s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century American Country Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s Anglo-Indian Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1770s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 20th Century German Victorian Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Victorian Painted Furniture
Leather, Wood
1780s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1770s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1770s Austrian Baroque Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1730s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1920s Chinoiserie Vintage Painted Furniture
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Iron
1990s Philippine Hollywood Regency Painted Furniture
Canvas, Hardwood
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
Early 1600s German Renaissance Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1960s Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
1940s Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s Romanian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1790s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Teak, Paint
15th Century and Earlier Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
1930s American Primitive Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1780s Austrian Louis XV Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1930s Swedish Rococo Vintage Painted Furniture
Plywood, Pine
Late 20th Century French Painted Furniture
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
1790s Italian Louis XVI Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1950s French Vintage Painted Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1920s American Primitive Vintage Painted Furniture
Softwood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Painted Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
1730s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Bronze
1750s Swiss Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s Swedish Country Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Glass, Wood
1770s Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Brass
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.