Painted Furniture
1810s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1770s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Painted Furniture
Hardwood
1930s Swedish Rococo Vintage Painted Furniture
Plywood, Pine
1850s Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Bronze
1810s American American Classical Antique Painted Furniture
Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Painted Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Beech
1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Marble
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Gold
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Painted Furniture
Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Painted Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century English Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century French Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century American Country Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1880s American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century English Antique Painted Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Mirror, Pine, Paint
1790s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1810s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1830s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1770s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1820s Swiss Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1810s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
1820s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
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.