Painted Furniture
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1810s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1840s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1770s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Late 19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
1780s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1830s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
Early 1800s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
Early 1800s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
Early 1800s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Fir
1960s Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
1820s Austrian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1940s Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1790s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1860s Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Teak, Paint
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1820s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Oak, Pine
Mid-18th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1850s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
19th Century Moroccan Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 1800s German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1930s Swedish Rococo Vintage Painted Furniture
Plywood, Pine
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Brass
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 1800s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Poplar, Pine
Early 20th Century Folk Art Painted Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Poplar, Paint, Nutwood
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Cherry
1730s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
1880s Dutch Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1850s Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
20th Century French Folk Art Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
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.