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3 Ways to Decorate Above Your Piano

July 13, 2021

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We’ve had our piano in two houses and in three different rooms. Still no Mozarts here, but I do have some experience with making this large instrument work within a space so I guess that’s something. . . Here are three quick ideas for how to decorate above your piano–and a few tricks for keeping it budget friendly.

decorating-over-piano-gallery-wallGet creative with a gallery wall. The piano can be a great place to display favorite photos–and your frames don’t have to match. When hanging them above the piano, I like to start with one larger “anchor” piece and build around it. You could even extend your gallery down one or both sides of the piano. I kept the lighting simple here with one desk lamp I found at a thrift store.

decorating-over-piano-gridThink tall with a grid. This was one of the easiest projects I did in our last home. (Excuse the blurry photo. The iPhone camera wasn’t as good back then. . . ) I pulled pages from a vintage botanical book and framed them myself. Hanging them on a vertical grid instantly pulls the eye up and is a great trick if you have tall ceilings. Since this was also a pretty long wall, I extended this area visually by painting horizontal stripes and adding storage ottomans on either side.

Decorating-over-piano-oversized-abstract-artFill the wall with oversized art. This is my current situation and favorite way to make a statement. I found this huge framed canvas at a yard sale and painted over the 80s beach art with a can of white spray paint. The painting was already textured which made it even better. I’ve actually painted a couple of things over it over the years but this very easy black “abstract” works for now. Since the art is so big, I was also able to use these tall vintage lamps here as well. The art on either side is, again, pages that I framed from an art book.

PS–These ideas could all be used over a dining room server or entry console, too.

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  1. Sheila says

    July 13, 2021 at 12:49 pm

    Where ever did you find the lamps in your current piano style photo? They must be vintage? Love it!

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    • Emily Clark says

      July 13, 2021 at 12:52 pm

      Yes–I found them at a thrift store and I almost skipped out of there with them. :)

      Reply

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