Susan Corvo Redesign

Pianos are magnificent... and sometimes tricky! Due to their sheer size, pianos shape a room before anything else does. If your piano is an heirloom or you have a pianist in your household, the placement and environment take on even more importance.

When designing around something this meaningful, the goal isn’t to compete with it—it’s to let it lead. An effective “music room” ensures that:

-- 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺
-- 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲
-- 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿
-- 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴
-- 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

Sometimes that means creating a room that feels more open and intentional. Other times it means carving out a quiet corner where the piano feels almost like its own moment within the home. Either way, the design becomes more personal when it’s built around what already matters most.

Not sure how to bring a statement piece into your space in a way that feels natural and well-balanced? I’d be happy to help you think it through—203-536-0712.

This time of year, a door becomes less of a boundary and more like an invitation.

After months of winter, the outside beckons. The light lingers differently, the air feels softer, and the threshold between inside and out starts to feel alive again.

Think about changing your mats, inside and out. Clean glass panels. Wash the outside lights. Replace storm doors with screens. Refresh your door-framing planters.

Let the connection flow!