Painted Furniture
1780s Italian Country Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
19th Century Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1960s Japanese Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
1950s French Other Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Hickory
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Mahogany, Maple
Early 20th Century American Country Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
18th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Brass, Steel
1810s Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century North American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Painted Furniture
Bamboo
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1780s Swedish Rustic Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Paint
1840s American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Elm, Oak
Mid-18th Century Danish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Mid-18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Fir
Early 2000s American Modern Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century Indian Agra Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century American Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
18th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century British Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Metal
1950s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
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.