I was recently asked to help some friends who own the great LA Thai restaurant Chan Dara. They wanted to turn their table tops into works of art. Because they really liked the way I use colors in a lot of my work they asked me if I could paint a few of their tables.

Furniture is always great to paint. Depending on the space you can go subtle to bold, but I always think that people are too reserved when it comes to painting furniture. They either tend to use neutral colors or they simply use the outline of the furniture to decide when one color ends and another starts.

Instead, I like to paint furniture in the same way I would paint a canvas. The chair or table’s design is important, but sometimes ignoring it can also add character to the piece. Like with the backgrounds of my canvas paintings, I really enjoy blending my colors. And with furniture, even moreso than maybe painting the background for a picture, I don’t think you should be too afraid to go bold.

Enjoy.