“Drawing on furniture is not a new thing. This kind of art has been around for 800 years now and is rooted in decoupage art. This was introduced in China in the 12th century then it bloomed in France in the 17th and 18th centuries,” said Badia Asaad, vice-chairman of Home Furniture’s board of directors. “This kind of drawing aims to renew furniture and garnish it using small pieces of drawing and paint,” she added.

The Home Furniture showroom was filled with extraordinary pieces of furniture on which young Saudi artists — such as Mohammed Haidar, Nahar Marzook, Esraa Khalawi, Yasser Khattar, Heba Abed, Noura Qabel, Alaa Hejazi, Qusai Abdullah and Kholoud Al-Ghamdi — drew pictures. Home Furniture has now put all of the art pieces on sale to give the young artists further encouragement.

The artists used canvas and unfurnished chair frames provided by Home Furniture; drawings were done using acrylic colors to ensure colors do not fade when cleaning. At the end of the event, the furniture store gave the artists small trophies as a mark of appreciation for participating.

This was the first event of its kind in the Kingdom, said Qusai Asaad, chairman of Home Furniture’s board of directors. “We will be holding another event similar to this because this one was very successful,” he said.