I was soo excited to do this piano! It was in pretty bad shape when it arrived at my house...
Don't you love my child model?After 2 days of repair and prep work, I gave it a couple coats of paint, some distressing and hardware and here's the result!!
I am so happy with the way it turned out. It has so much character and I know it will be loved and played in it's new home!
Back to work today!
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wow that's pretty amazing! it looks great. what did you do to repair the big gash in the side?
ReplyDeleteGreat job! My sister and I just recently did her piano... it's a big job! But well worth it!! I'm a follower! Come by and say hi at Sassy Sites! ;)
ReplyDeleteFantastic! My brother did one a while back. He used a very high-gloss paint and it looked like it came that way. I looooove your matte choice though.
ReplyDeleteThanks, ladies! We decided to go with a matte look because it was in SUCH bad shape...we didn't want it to look like a wanna-be-new piano. Michele,I used wood putty...over and over. This was probably not the most productive solution, but we live and learn, right?
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome. I love the new look!
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job! I'm going to be redoing a piano in the near future, so I love seeing what others have done.
ReplyDeleteI really really like your matte black color choice!
The idea to distress was an excellent choice. Looks like a million bucks! :O)
ReplyDeleteOhh, I just posted but then came up with an idea to pass on. I think you should get some contrasting (white or silver) vinyl letters and where usually the piano company name goes, front and center, put your family name!
ReplyDeleteI love how this one turned out! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI like you, I love your piano, and your kids are absolutely adorable. I crown you Super Momma.
ReplyDeleteyou did a fabulous job!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out great, I'll bet you have so much fun with it-enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWow! I think some people who re-do their pianos might regret it one day, but this one needed it & turned out great!
ReplyDeleteOh, I want to paint my piano so bad, but have anxiety over it. I just love yours!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! great job! come on over and link up to MMM :)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! I LOVE the distressed look you gave to it, so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I love the new color! It's so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOoh, it looks great! You did some major repairs to this...great job! And I love those legs; you did a great job with the subtle distressing! Thanks so much for linking up to style feature saturday! -shaunna :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks fantastic! I just repainted out piano also and it was SO much work!
ReplyDeleteYours is beautiful!
Wow! It turned out great! I have been wanting to get a piano, but don't want to spend the money on a "new/fairly new" one...but you've given me inspiration to try a makeover! Now I'm off to look for one on craigslist.
ReplyDeleteI love this and have been contemplating doing the same to my piano. It is not in the best shape and could use a spruce up.Did you have to sand everything down before you painted? and did you just use regular house paint? Can a piano take that much abuse? C: I suppose so since the kids paly it all the time... C: Thanks for posting this!
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Did you use spray paint or latex? Love the end result.
ReplyDeleteGood ol' latex house paint! Thanks! I was pretty pleased with the transformation :)
DeleteHi! Your piano looks awesome. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing briefly with me if you spray painted this piano? Did you prime it? And how did you do the distressing? I want to do the EXACT same thing to my piano and it would be super helpful to know. Please I am DESPERATE! Thanks, john
ReplyDeleteHi John, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your questions! We have transitioned as a family and I've been offline for a while. I would love to know if you ended up doing your piano?? As far as your questions...yes, I did prime the piano with Kilz. I sprayed it with my power sprayer. It is a difficult project but so worth it!
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