Painted Furniture
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Bronze
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century British Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Sycamore
1820s Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1920s Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Iron
1880s American High Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
1880s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Beech
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Furniture
Metal, Chrome
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1930s American Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Paint
20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Glass, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture
Chrome
Early 20th Century Swiss Industrial Painted Furniture
Tin
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Painted Furniture
Metal, Aluminum
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Furniture
Pine, Paint
1930s American Industrial Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s Anglo-Indian Vintage Painted Furniture
Pine
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1880s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 1900s North American American Colonial Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Paint
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Metal
18th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Brass, Steel
1780s French Rococo Antique Painted Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Native American Painted Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1890s Canadian Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1890s French Campaign Antique Painted Furniture
Fruitwood
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Poplar, Paint, Nutwood
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Painted Furniture
Paint, Wood
Late 19th Century North American Primitive Antique Painted Furniture
Tin
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
18th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Painted Furniture
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Brass
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1830s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood, Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Paint
Early 1800s American Antique Painted Furniture
Pine
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Painted Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1890s American Folk Art Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Furniture
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Painted Furniture
Chrome
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.





