Painted Furniture
1930s Swedish Rococo Vintage Painted Furniture
Plywood, Pine
1850s Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Bronze
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
1880s Dutch Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1830s Austrian Rustic Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1880s American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century Albanian Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century British Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Mirror, Pine, Paint
Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Iron
18th Century British Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Chestnut
20th Century American Rococo Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Steel
1920s European Rococo Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo 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.