I haven’t quite figured out exactly what kind of cloth I am supposed to use when wiping off the excess, as I get TONS of little fibers everywhere. I used a wax brush to apply it, then wiped off the excess and let it dry. The wax, although the biggest pain in the arse when using chalky paint and usually one of the reasons I avoid using chalky paint like the plague, makes the color deeper and darker. Then, I used some beeswax chalky paint wax I had in my stash to wax it. In all, it took me about two hours to paint the piano and the bench. I didn’t need to worry though, it was perfect. I was afraid that it would be too dark and look like a dark gray, instead of a navy. And I began to paint, holding my breath while the first section dried. I taped off the keys and the sections I didn’t want to paint, like the top, with some Scotch Blue Platinum painter’s tape. Then, I wiped off the residue with a few damp paper towels and let it dry. I wanted something about the shade of our Chesterfield sofa – deep, dark and moody.įirst thing I did was take a piece of 220 sandpaper and give the whole piano and bench a light sanding. I didn’t have a dark enough navy, so I created what I was looking for by combining Folk Art Home Decor chalk paint in Nautical and Black until I got the right shade of navy. So, what about blue? I didn’t want to make it a bright blue, making it feel cartoonish in this more understate space. And white would be too white in the space. While I love a shiny black piano, I was afraid it wouldn’t go in my “blue” room. I knew I had lots of paint to choose from, but was stuck on which color to go with. Would it make it sound different if I painted it? What if… what if… Argh! I decided to just do it! I was going to paint it, and that was that. I thought about whether I should just add a pretty cushion to the bench and call it a day, because I was worried that I’d mess it up by painting it. I looked at Pinterest for ideas (go check out my Piano board!). I sat and stared at it for a little while. Ever wake up thinking like that? Like, no matter what, something was going to get done? I have mental lists a mile long, and floating on top was the piano. I woke up yesterday with the desire to “get something done”. It was a little beat up, and seemed to call out to me, “make me pretty!” I’ve been looking at it for months thinking that I should do something to it, but unwilling to pull the trigger on making the change. While it was an amazingly awesome gift, it wasn’t very “pretty”. How lucky are we?! We promptly found a piano tuner, set up lessons, and began listening to three kids practice and play. Did I really paint a piano? Really? Yes! I warn you now, if you love natural wood, and can’t stand to see it painted, this is not the post for you…Ī few months ago, my son’s friend gave us their piano when they decided not to take it with them when they moved out of state.
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