Help me think about how to decorate my piano room
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Do a little role playing. He's a guest who has come for a piano gathering. Hand him a cup of tea and a couple of cookies on a plate and send him in there with one chair and no table. Play a few pieces on the piano. Like 20 minutes worth.
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@wtg That's some fairly devious thinking.
I do prefer the uphostered chairs you posted rather than the dining room chairs as they will be comfortable for longer musical sessions.
I think it has come together very nicely. I'd give it a little time to see what experience may have to say about the room and how it works for different occasions before I would commit to a "final" design.
Big Al
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I like the art a lot, especially the big piece you got from AtHome -- someone said above that it looks like your rug reflected in water and I totally agree -- it matches your rug so well!
I like the red chair on the short wall a lot!
I do think the 2 dining chairs with so much space between them is odd, but I think getting comfier-looking chairs (those definitely look like dining table chairs, whereas the parsons style you posted --especially the 2nd one with the nailhead back-- looks more living-room-y), turning them slightly toward each other so the two people sitting in them could talk, and putting a little table like WTG suggested between them would work well. Right now, the way they are lined up along the wall and awkwardly spaced apart remind me of two people waiting for the firing squad, LOL.
You could even do a tiny little plant stand/garden stool type table - just something so people can put their drinks down. I kinda like this one, but there's tons of different shapes/styles/colors: https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/world-menagerie-amedee-ceramic-garden-stool-w005483397.html?piid=2027484986
Again, I'd suggest Homegoods/TJMaxx etc for potential pieces - they usually have tons of occasional table type things. Or perhaps try a vintage store/flea market -- I have a few vintage small brass stool/tables that I love - they are tiny enough to be plopped down next to any chair in the house. LIke this (only I paid like $10 for mine, not $550!!!): https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/stools/mid-century-hammered-brass-stool-side-table-sarreid/id-f_713235/
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If I were to attend your recital, I’d want chairs with arms, and a table between them.
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@Lisa said in Help me think about how to decorate my piano room:
I like the art a lot, especially the big piece you got from AtHome -- someone said above that it looks like your rug reflected in water and I totally agree -- it matches your rug so well!
Ha, that was me!
I like the red chair on the short wall a lot!
Me too!
I do think the 2 dining chairs with so much space between them is odd, but I think getting comfier-looking chairs (those definitely look like dining table chairs, whereas the parsons style you posted --especially the 2nd one with the nailhead back-- looks more living-room-y), turning them slightly toward each other so the two people sitting in them could talk, and putting a little table like WTG suggested between them would work well.
Yes to all this. We have a set of nesting tables that I “borrowed” from my mom; one is between the two red chairs under the Gorman lithograph, one is next to the sofa (you can see a pdx carpet coaster on it at the far left of the picture), and I think the other one (two?) are still at Mom’s house. But the little scatter nesting tables are great.
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Lisa, I won’t use the chairs in the photo, they are in service elsewhere. But the upholstered chairs have a similar footprint so I think they’ll work.
@wtg this pic shows a small table (in service elsewhere) that I bought at your recommendation (not this specific table but you rec’ed I find a table) when I first got this chair!
It happens to be one of my favorite tables now.Anyway I tried this:
I think this would work with a small round table (and the upholstered chairs)
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I think a high top bistro table with two chairs would work very well.
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this pic shows a small table (in service elsewhere) that I bought at your recommendation (not this specific table but you rec’ed I find a table)
What can I say? I'm stuck in a rut.
I know you said you might do round, but if you did rectangular I think I'd turn it 90 degrees. Maximizes space for each of the people sitting in the chairs to put something on the table without one of them having to reach to the wall to get to their glass or plate.
I think a high top bistro table with two chairs would work very well.
That's an interesting idea, and I'm assuming that would be in lieu of the two chairs on the red circles wall. The armless red chair on the adjoining wall has a low profile, though, and I'm having trouble visualizing how the tall table and chairs would look on one wall with something quite low on the adjoining wall.
If I were to attend your recital, I’d want chairs with arms,
the parsons style you posted --especially the 2nd one with the nailhead back-- looks more living-room-y)
No nailhead and it's not black...lol...but might something like this work?
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@Steve-Miller I like the look of high top chairs, but me and Mr SK don’t like them, probably bc we’re too short! So that’s a no-go for us.
I wonder if a 12” or so square table might be nice, instead of round maybe
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@wtg I’ll check the footprint on a chair like that.
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I wonder if a 12” or so square table might be nice, instead of round maybe
Or this. I would pick a black frame and espresso top:
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@ShiroKuro said in Help me think about how to decorate my piano room:
@wtg I’ll check the footprint on a chair like that.
I think it's a dining chair with arms so the footprint should be the same.
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@wtg I like that one with the brown and black!
I can't find a dining chair table with arms though, I'm totally striking out! And the accent chairs have too big of a foot print...
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Need a guideline - What's the footprint you're shooting for?
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For the chair, something like 21"D x 18" W x 38" H. That's truly dining room chair size, it could be a little wider to accommodate the arms, but I don't want it to be much deeper. And it's tricky because depending on the angle of the back, the actual footprint could be larger. Like this chair, it's most certainly more than 19.7" deep, but the dimensions don't make that clear.
This chair's info does a better job:
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I wish I could find these in black fabric (they have them in black leather, I don't want that)
https://www.target.com/p/set-of-2-hayden-tufted-dining-chairs-christopher-knight-home/-/A-52464629?preselect=52378486 -
I'm leaning toward one of these
I think I need to go to a furniture store tomorrow...
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So, could I get away with blue chairs in the piano room, instead of black?
ETA there’s almost nothing blue in this room, except for whatever shows up in the circles print.
There’s green in the rug, but I haven’t seen any green chairs.
Maybe I should reconsider tan/beige/light colored?
So, here’s the new question:
What would be the best color for the chairs? From this list:
Black
Tan/beige/cream
Blue
Red
Dark gray (charcoal etc.)
Some other colorMaybe we could rank the options?
TIA!!
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I would not go with light beige/cream - I think you want something that stands out a bit against your walls - plus they get dirty fast. I like the idea of black or dark gray. Red would work but the other chair is red and you don't want to look like you tried to match and failed so you'd need to be careful about the shade.
One of the shades of brown or green from the rug would work well I think or even the tan in the rug. A brown like this could work (and they also come in green!) : https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/latitude-run-dulcine-velvet-upholstered-armchair-set-of-2-w110770525.html?piid=1191181425
I like the geometric shape of those too - it picks up the straight lines in the rug and it echoes the feel of those 3d art pieces (the semicircles and lines) with the round cushions and back and the straight square legs.I would check out the AtHome store - they may have some chairs as well with an easy return policy for the win!
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@Lisa said in Help me think about how to decorate my piano room:
I would not go with light beige/cream - I think you want something that stands out a bit against your walls
I think you're right. I've been playing around with C&Ping chairs onto a photo of my room, and the light colored ones are blah.
I love that chair you linked from Wayfair! I actually wonder if that blue would work, given how dark it is, and the black frame... lemme grab a photo....
