Painted Piano

I'm thinking that in our new (bigger) house, a lovely painted piano is in order...

Design by Katie Fine, image via Desire to Inspire


A small and cheap piano from Craigslist (like this one or this one) should fit the bill nicely. Now, just to chose the color...
{and convince the husband}
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22 comments:

  1. Lovely Little NestJune 26, 2009 at 1:54 PM

    Ooh I love it! What a fun idea :)

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  2. Stereos and SoufflesJune 26, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    You should go to Glidden.com and choose your free can of paint for the future piano.

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  3. LindsBJune 26, 2009 at 2:47 PM

    That is a great idea!I love the light blue one in the picture :)

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  4. Trisha JonesJune 26, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    I love the idea. Maybe even a really bright and unexpected color would be nice!

    I especially liked the piano in the second link... you can always find a bench at a local yard sale or discount store, and its lines were more architectural and distinct, so they'd stand out even better with the paint.

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  5. The Garner FamilyJune 26, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    I am in the middle of this project right now!! I got mine for free on craigslist so the only thing I have to pay for is new legs (the current ones are metal from a school desk) and the paint!

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  6. HeidiJune 27, 2009 at 2:07 AM

    ha ha... I started reading sarah's post about her free piano with no legs, but did not read who posted it and I though.. "hey, my sister in law has a free piano with no legs." By the way.. it totally have some paint for you, Sarah, I'll e-mail you.

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  7. KJ@letsgoflyakiteJune 27, 2009 at 7:52 AM

    Love it, a while ago, the design mom had a post on her diy green painted piano
    check it out at
    http://www.designmom.com/2009/05/painted-piano.html

    good luck with the move! major life stress points I am sure.

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  8. Matthew ProctorJune 27, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    Hey, I'm from Cambridge too!

    I came across your site while doing some research for my own: www.coffeetableblog.com and I was wondering if you would be interested in doing a link exchange with me.

    Let me know what you think,
    Matt Proctor
    mgproctor@gmail.com

    Thanks!

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  9. KaseyJune 27, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    I think it's unique. I'd be afraid to paint our piano though. I'll let the pros handle that one!! New to your blog. Creative and cute!!

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  10. AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    Please do not paint those poor unsuspecting pianos. There is no surer way to shorten the life of the instrument. If you absolutely must do it, please have a piano tuner help you disassemble the body, as you will otherwise paint closed the panels that need to be removed for tuning, thus rendering the instrument useless as well as ridiculous.

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  11. Todd and Emily RichardsJune 28, 2009 at 12:11 AM

    Hey there, I'm planning to do this too once we buy our house this fall! Design Mom did it a couple of weeks ago and I fell in love with the idea. Plus, Parker loves the piano so I figured it can double as a toy. :) There are so many cheap ones on Craigslist. We need to catch up once you're settled! I see a trip to the North Carolina beaches and maybe even High Point in our future. What do you think?!?! So excited to be on the same coast.

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  12. paulaJune 29, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    We were just offered a piano, now i just need to figure out where to put it.

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  13. HESJune 29, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    Oh my! Thank you for the piano post. Strip it or paint it, now I have some ideas for my husband's upright. If only I had a sunroom to put it in instead of the living room!

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  14. FROM THE RIGHT BANKJune 30, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    What a great idea! I'm dying to have a piano in the house to play around on but we have no space whatsoever.

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  15. bryn alexandraJuly 1, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    I've been wondering where you've moved! I'm guessing since the home is bigger it's not NYC... hmmm we'll have to keep guessing :) I can't wait for LGN is back in full-time action!

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  16. Cristin // Simplified BeeJuly 1, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    Love the idea, but may want to check first with the piano experts first.

    Love, love, love this blog!!!

    xo,
    cristin

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  17. La Maison FouJuly 2, 2009 at 9:05 AM

    What a great idea to inject a little color? Not to mention the surprise element?
    L

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  18. kateJuly 2, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    there is something on my photoblog you might want to see.... :)

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  19. Tracy WatierJuly 3, 2009 at 2:16 AM

    Oh, I completely agree that you NEED to do this! A painted piano is so much more fun than a plain old brown one. Gtray idea!

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  20. Haven and HomeJuly 6, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    Sounds like a perfect plan to me!

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  21. Lisa Nelsen-WoodsJuly 6, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    Pianos are fickle instruments. Won't painting it change its playablity - as in tune?

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  22. nelyaJuly 10, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    This is a fantastic idea. We have a piano, virtually an exact twin of that very one in the pic, and I have been wanting to paint it. So thank you for the inspiration, now I just need to find the guts to do it! Your blog is beeeutiful!!!

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