Painted Furniture
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
1960s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Steel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Space Age Painted Furniture
Canvas, Paper
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Canvas
1880s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Brass, Iron, Tin
19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1930s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Painted Furniture
Metal
1820s American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
20th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Painted Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Paint, Paper
1810s American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Iron
1790s English Regency Antique Painted Furniture
Marble, Gold
1820s English Regency Antique Painted Furniture
19th Century Danish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century French Antique Painted Furniture
19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1810s American American Colonial Antique Painted Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Twig, Cherry
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Ceramic
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.