Painted Furniture
21st Century and Contemporary French Painted Furniture
Pewter
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
1880s American High Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Plastic
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Metal, Chrome
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Early 1800s American Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Painted Furniture
Beech, Paint, Upholstery
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Cane, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Painted Furniture
Softwood
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Painted Furniture
Hardwood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Walnut, Elm, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Painted Furniture
Marble, Brass
15th Century and Earlier Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Glass
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Metal, Chrome
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Reed
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal, Tin
1790s French Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Paper
Late 19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
Late 20th Century French Painted Furniture
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.