Help with Living/Front Room Design - Piano Type and what furniture?
I don't know what to do with this room. It is the first room you see when you walk into our home. We need to get a piano so that will be something that will likely go in this room (not sure if I should do a baby grand or upright). As for functionality, I am not 100%. I have 4 young kids at this point but it might be somewhere where teenagers can hang out or it might be just a welcoming area for people to sit in. Any thoughts on furniture arrangement, etc... Anything ideas would be appreciated!! The buffet can go : )
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ecallister
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PROJudyG Designs
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI like a piano in the entry. I loved hearing the music through out the house when the girls were practicing and we had a friend who was concert level and when he would visit, he would entertain us with a piece or two.
Decide on the piano first…upright or spinet or baby grand…two appropriately sized chairs will be fine.
ecallister thanked JudyG Designsecallister
6 years agoecallister
6 years agoThanks for all of the comments. I think I am down to putting the mini grand piano in the corner where the plant is now as shown in the picture or an upright on angled wall or outside wall between the windows. Any thoughts on which you like best and what you would do with the rest of the room. Husband doesn't like the piano on the angled wall but i was thinking if it was the piano there no one would put stuff on top of it but if you put a narrow table or something it will probably end up with people putting their keys, etc... on it as they walk through the front door. i have a mud closet on the right when people walk in and i would like all stuff to stay in there behind closed doors ; ) Maybe I am being silly on this and maybe putting the upright on the outside wall (i know this is not best for a piano although our house is not too old). We take piano at someone's house now but in the future maybe it will happen at ours.
ecallister
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
got a mini grand...thoughts now? plan to not keep the keyboard..other stuff can go if needed but might want to keep guitars and music stand
decoenthusiaste
6 years ago
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