A nice piece of art not decor on the piano and that floor lamp makes no sense there if you have a proper piano light it needs to be bigger .You can get really awesome ones now LED and IMO would work well for you . It would eliminate the need for the awkward flloor lamp

Patricia‘s post makes a lot of sense. Move the tall lamp elsewhere and enlarge the music light above the piano. Clear everything else off the piano and hang a piece of horizontal art (not too tall) above it. Here’s a sample from etsy:

A gallery wall around the piano.

Move the piano closer to the door. Include the vent into the gallery design and it will be less noticeable. The floor lamp should go somewhere else. The guitars could be worked into the gallery. There might be room for another chair for home concerts.

You don't need to center the piano, but I'd include a larger artwork toward the bay window, to balance the piano's mass.

I'd get a proper wall light over the piano, get rid of the clutter, and hang the guitars as usefull art.

Get rid of the faux flowers.

@cassandra_mc, What does the rest of the room look like?

I am on the stairs taking this photo. To my right at the bottom of the stairs is my front door. So the piano plus the sofa plus the orange chairs make compact U shape. The final side of the rectangle is open as this is the walkway from the front door into the kitchen. It’s a traditional Cape Cod house.

Also I LOVE everyone’s ideas and suggestions. Such good and helpful advice for a long term solution. I am facing an immediate situation in that we are hosting a Christmas party and I feel the need to decorate the blank wall for Christmas as people will see it as soon as they enter the front door 😩

I doubt you need to change the piano lamp. Piano lamps like the one you have now are absolutely the best on a console/spinet when positioned right and are perfectly designed for the use. If it's not bright enough, change the bulbs. I have a pair of long skinny (not a technical term :P) LED bulbs in mine and it's great.

Do relocate the floor lamp. If you need a lamp there, something less wide might work better; the lamp is throwing off the balance more than the piano I think.

I can't actually answer your question about art though.

I see you have velvet (?) pumpkins. Cool.

I found those velvet pumpkins this year! I love them.

I’ve already moved the floor lamp. I bought it because I liked the shade but I didn’t really need it!

Did you ever swap the sofa and piano?

Yes I had it that way for 15 years. I had a framed wedding photo over the sofa (on that big blank wall). I switched things up this year for a different look. I find that people (my kids) play the piano more now that it’s “right there” as opposed to when they had to walk past the sofa to get to it 🤣

Hi- I think a floor lamp by a doorway is an accident waiting to happen.

Can you think of other lighting solutions in that room?

Do you rent or own?

Can you put in a ceiling fixture? What about sconces on the piano wall?

Between both the ceiling light and the sconces, you won't need a floor lamp, maybe not a piano lamp either, and the piano player won't get shadows .

I am not so thrilled with the gallery wall.

I would prefer a large piece over the piano, or two large pieces on that wall.

It would be nice if you could mount the guitars on that wall too, as long as they are within reach and not exposed to a lot of dry air blowing on them.

shirlpp has an excellent suggestion, temporary inexpensive holiday decor now is the way to go.

Please don't rush making decisions about expensive things like artwork and putting holes in your wall.

You can use Commnad Strips for your wreaths, garlands, twinkling lights, etc.

Those things are all on sale now at Michaels, and those types of stores, etc., catch them before there is nothing left!!

p.s Please be VERY careful (yes, I am shouting) with real candles at a party with lots of people.

People have caught on fire at parties, in restaurants, etc.

They sell wonderful battery-powered artificial candles.

I am generally not a fan of fake stuff, but I am not a fan of burnt hair or emergency room visits either.

For party, I like shirlpp’s suggestions. I like your floor lamp. But I would remove end table and lamp on left side of sofa and put the floor lamp there. It will add height which helps your overall look. Put small boxwood round Christmas wreaths in each high window. Have fun!! Better shop right away. Christmas decorations are going super fast from stores. Here are ones from Amazon. Life like. Add red ribbon and done!

Be sure to put a ton of decor ON the piano so that there is no room for drinks on it. Or at least a festive runner for protection.

It's really a lovely room.

So glad you got the piano off that exterior wall; not good for their health. You might want to have it tuned now that it is relocated. The sofa end of the room is crowded. You don't need end tables if you have a coffee table 12-18" from the sofa. Turn it to be useful, and put one of the end tables between the russet chairs (with a lamp if there's an outlet.) Eliminate the other table and lamp and all faux arrangements. Center the sofa under the window better and put the floor lamp to one side of it. Eventually, flank the sofa with a matching pair of floor lamps. Upgrade the piano light and center the piano between the two vents up top of the wall. Add art that is not wider than 75% of the piano's width hung 5" above the piano. Place guitars left of the piano so they're easy to access for a session.. Add a matching shade to the window above the sofa.

I cannot refrain from writing that any moron who thinks a wood piano top is an appropriate place to rest a drink will be stupid enough to put that drink to the side of a fabric runner, and additionally, the fabric runner will not prevent condensation from seeping through onto the wood.

If the guests include ill-mannered boors (and yes, all families include some amongst their near and dear, especially when they've knocked back a few,) maybe a thick felt cover for the piano top in a festive color with a stack of coasters on either end of the piano and the middle.

Although it would be helpful to put a sign "USE ME!" in a stand next to the runners, we really must resist the temptation.

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I love the idea of going big with Christmas decor for the short-term while you find the perfect art. I know I’m in the minority, but I don’t care for a gallery wall there— too busy for that space. I’d do a large horizontal painting.

These are all fabulous suggestions. So much to think about! I love this community. Thank you, everyone!! I’ll post a pic when I figure out the party decor!!

Do you have a Christmas Puzzle. I have 2 that were just beautiful when I finished them, so I glued them together and got inexpensive frames and they are part of my holiday décor.

Could work over the Piano.

Do you have any cardboard and rolls of Xmas paper? Cut flat squares and rectangles of cardboard, wrap them in Xmas paper and stick them to the walls as a Holiday gallery.

(Lots of cardboard in the dumpster behind Bed Bath and Beyond or any other store. Use it for kindling, too.)

Get clippers and go around the neighborhood cutting evergreens and berries, some red and white flowers. Doesn't have to be in the shape of a wreath, just a fan of stems tied with ribbon and hung on the walls and windows. You have stairs, more evergreen, lights and ornaments up the banister and tied off with ribbon.

Get an empty open box to use as a basket, wrap it inside and out, and fill it with a mound of Xmas balls and maybe stick in leftover evergreen clippings as table decor. Stick a candle in it. Voila centerpiece. A chandelier? more evergreen and ornaments...never too much!

That snow that comes in rolls, spread Xmas mini lights on a flat surface and cover them with a layer of the snow to let the light through. Place decorations and figures in the snow, absolutely charming. No xmas figures? Even small stuffed animals in the snow, anything cute with a little ribbon...pine cones. Tear off pieces of snow and place on top of things everywhere.

Printer paper, fold in half cut half a snowflake, open and stick them in the window.

If you can't find Command hooks, two words... Alien Tape. Everyone...just get a roll of it, great invention.

You can often find picture frames at good will for just a few dollars.

Paint the frame and decorate with Christmas ornaments.

Had to start another comment to add stuff as I think of things.

Red and green light bulbs. Red or green fabric, scarves, pillow cases, use as table coverings, runners, wrap around the lamp bases. Little Xmas gift bags stuffed with colored tissue paper on table tops or hung from their straps.

Cut strips of colored craft paper and glue into joined rings as garland to string up. Pop corn and string together as garland. Candy dishes and bowls filled with colorful hard Xmas candies.

Craft paper shapes cut glued together as Santas and elves, reindeer, angels, snowmen. If they are small enough to not flop over, glue a triangle to the back and prop up like a picture frame, those are your snow figures.

So homey.

Okay, for the same price as my craft crap you can create those beautiful framed ornaments by Jennifer Hogan? I'm done lol.

So much creativity for these Christmas decorations!! Love it!!! I’m leaning towards those framed ornaments…. We shall see!

With Christmas coming, installing the tree and some festive décor is the way to go for now. Later, you can retain the tree, add another lighting solution as others suggested and create a gallery centered above the piano.

Thanks again for everyone’s suggestions! I leveraged Etsy, Ikea, and Staples for some framed, large scale prints of evergreen trees and sheet music for over the piano. I found a skinny tree to replace the awkward floor lamp, and used some fresh cuttings on the coffee table. Mini wreaths in the windows, a berry garland over the windows, my nutcracker collection on the sill. It works for Christmas season as I contemplate what to do in the new year…

I would suggest a large piece of artwork above the piano with a grouping of smaller art to the right of the piano.