Furniture design: Hand-painted furniture
Beloved by designers who use it to create visual interest, hand-painted furniture delivers a shot of color, adding life to rooms filled with matched furniture “suites.”
As the world grows more high-tech and requires less personal contact, hand-painted furniture offers the polar opposite. It’s obvious at a glance that hours were spent painting this furniture, bringing home an appreciation for an art form that dates back centuries. It’s also a tactile treat, tempting one to reach out and trace the designs. This furniture with a purpose beyond mere decoration takes us back to an era when artisans crafted furniture as painstakingly as artists create paintings.
Look for investment pieces worthy of handing down for generations, furniture with historically relevant design. European manor house interpretations, and French and English interpretations are strong, using subtle colors and patterns. Traditional frames are made contemporary with bold colors and patterns. Introduce just a bit of color by opting for small-scale hand-painted furniture for hallways, bathrooms and corners. Trendy now are surfaces with “wow factor” all-over painting and mixing hand-painting with other surface coverings, such as glass, metal, leather, fabric and majolica.
