So excited doesn’t even describe me right now. I have been scouring craigslist for almost two years for the perfect piano for our family. And I finally found just what I was hoping for:
Isn’t she beautiful!? Well… not yet, but she plays beautifully and her bones are good, which is exactly what I wanted.
So, now that the piano is here, how do you decorate with it! In my dreams the space around a piano would look like this:
2. Make them part of the ebb and flow of the room, but be deliberate in the placement. Pianos are a distinction piece, but you want to make it work with the room. I love these from Apartment Therapy and Courtney Amado:
3. Pianos are big and are usually one color, so use a mirror or art above or even a pop of color somewhere else can liven things up:
4. I sooooooooo want to paint it! What do you think!? Have you ever painted a piano? From Design Mom I love this green piano:
I found this on Houzz and I am intrigued:
This is my exact piano, repainted by Rebekah at A Bit of Sunshine:
If I paint, I am thinking a deep, dark blue. What do you think?
Happy Creating!
Love the piano! But don’t paint it! Personal opinion — painting a piano is a trend that makes the piano look more like a toy than a valued piece of furniture. Change the hardware, polish and stain the piano & paint the wall behind it, but leave the musical instrument alone!
okay… you have me thinking.
I agree with Andi, polish and stain the piano but don’t paint it. Painting is trendy and you won’t like it forever. A piano is beautiful just the way it is!
I’m not really a trendy gal… okay, I am changing direction. Am I crazy to think of a deep brown stain? What stain would you do? Funny that when we brought it home Mike asked, “you’re not going to paint it purple or anything are you?”
So agree on paint making it look like a toy!! DO NOT PAINT IT!! Deep dark stain sounds great, though. I’m excited for you! And did I tell you we put our baby grand in the office? I’ll need to take a pic, because a piano and books really are a great combo. I guess we now have a “conservatory” instead of an office. I like it.
Three trusted opinions. Painting is out. I am loving deep stains. There are some pretty scary spots on the piano, even Mike gave me a thumbs up on re-staining, that is saying something!