Unless you can play it or are attached to it, sell the piano and focus on making the room what you want. Try a library.

semi gloss soft grey or eggshell moss green (not bright/earth tones)

have you thought about just distressing the piano a bit more?

I like the chair vignette, but I would want a more comfortable sofa in that room.

I think you should paint it something interesting like the green Amy suggested. It is a piece of art in itself. The instrument....make it the focal point of the room. Or a light sagey green. Then find a rug with with sage greens, the color of your walls and maybe some black...i'll look.

I would consider painting the piano white. I agree with Brenda about the sofa. You could use an area rug, an ottoman would be a consideration for some softness. I would find some larger colorful art for the long wall and floor to ceiling drapes for the window.

I keep envisioning an animal print rug in this room.........but if you stay with a fairly neutral rug color, I really thing you should paint the piano something more fun than white. just my opinion. I think I would buy the rug first though for other colors to coordinate if you do decide to do something with color!

Or even a cowhide area rug. Love your chairs, very pretty btw.

And I rarely say this, because most people hang their art too high...I think yours is actually a little teeny weeny bit to low.

i think a velvet sofa or a velvet ottoman would look nice in there as well.

It is difficult to sell a piano which does not play well becasue they are heavy and tough to move. In fact so much so that you can buy them very cheaply. I have seen them go for $5 at auctions. I would adore resurfacing such a piece for a client! You can really be creative and outside the box.. Think hand painted flowers, fish, coral, or trompe l'oeil, or papered. Choose anything that strikes your fancy. DIY papering would be the cheapest and you can use paint for the hard to paper transition edges. You can get bar stools and use it as a piano bar even. Here are some examples of ways you might treat them....granted these are not pianos so you must transfer the idea to your piano... :)Hope you find something here that will stimulate your creativity.

here are a couple more...

and there is also repurposing the piano if you decide not to use it as is

if you paper you can use wallpaper...if you are very careful you can decoupage with gift wrap...I hope this will inspire you and please post what you do...would love to see it become the focal point of your room! :)

Since the piano has already been painted sometime in the past, then I say "go long!" - use a shiny apple red. You can select from a variety of unusual, quality rugs at Tuesday Morning, and your antiques are beautiful as is - add some red matting and heavily ornate frames to your existing art, even add a large format map and maybe a few petite unexpected red accents - and you will be thrilled by this space. In this space, red can rule - just don't make it compete.

Like this. Or Turquoise (not teal) would be nice too....

Love the idea of the muted reds, or grays for the piano. Bring in color with your area rug, in a simple pattern. A beautiful plant will bring in life. Keeping it simple and classic with a punch of color will be something you can live with for a long time.

I like to play piano, and I think that the colour must be black. In fact If the piano is really old, probably under of the white paint, there Is a black hand original colour. Díd you know that in past, all the pianos in the 20s, were painted, as a signal of respect of Shubert's death.

A piano is a classic!..High gloss black.....

I agree, high gloss black.

Black...my first house I bought almost 20 years ago had a piano that came with the house because the seller didn't want to move it. Worked out well for me, I sold it for $2000.

Black looks good.

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I would paint the piano black it makes the piano look a lot nicer

Black is the classic finish for pianos. I inherited my dad's black satin-finished parlor grand, bought in 1922. He preferred the high gloss ones but said the satin one had the best sound. Eventually my mom refinished it in the natural wood color, mahogany I think. I still like the black best.

Camille, have you had the piano appraised or evaluated for possible restoration? It pays to know just what you have before considering any major changes, especially the destructive ones that some have suggested..

I would not advise distressing the piano. However, I would suggest you find matching paint to fix the chipping areas and then use a clear sealer on the piano. If you need to change anything, I would suggest painting the walls a very light silver grey.