The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-08
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BY JULIA BLANSHARD
MA Service Writer

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Arranging
a room so that the piano is located
in the psychologically perfect spot
is a matter well calculated to tax
a professional interior decorator and
strike fear into the heart Of any
ordinary home-maker.
It must be right, both for beauty's
sake and healths sake. Reversing
the order Of these, there are GER
tain places which no piano should
be put. because they are likely to
hurt the piano itself.
Pianos never should be put
against radiators or pipes that are
hot, because the temperature is very
bad for the casing and various
and sundry Of the mechanical parts.
They never should be put near
enough windows so they get
draughts or dampness on them.
They never should, because OF
possible cold and dampness, be
backed against an outside wall, but
should be put either away from the
wall slightly or else against inside
walls,
Piano Is Conspicuous
This taken into consideration, the
matter of the beauty of the room is
of primary Importance. No room
is successful when the piano hits
you in the eye the minute you enter
Since pianos have a way Of look
ing diversified for modern homes,
the best way to counterfeit this is to
arrange your other furniture in such
groups that they approximate the
Importance and size Of the piano.
The shape and size OF your room
and the other pieces Of furniture
YOU have in the room determine the
latitude you have in solving your
piano-placing problem. Certain
plans, however, might prove sug-
gestive.
An oblong room that has windows
on both ends, a door onto the porch
off one side and doors to both the
hall and dining room off the side,
across from the porch doors, has its
grand piano placed a little distance
out from the wall at one end.
Library Table in Front
DIRECTLY in front of the side of the
piano, and practically as long as the
piano, a handsome hand-carved
library table is placed, with lamps,
magazines, flowers and q row OF
books.
One big arm chair is placed at the
end of the table, at the keyboard
end Of the piano. This makes a
kind of music room nook for the
piano and, since the room is long
enough, proves most successful.
A second arrangement, this one
for an upright piano, is to place
the piano along one wall, nearer
the entrance door than the middle
of the wall. Beyond the piano, the
corner of the room contains large
armchair, upholstered in a merry
print, a table and lamp by it and
a gay rug with the arm-chair's
colors in it, in front of the fire.
place which faces you when you
c9he in.
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on your right and lights on the
cozy corner just beyond. 9
Without a fireplace, however,
other arrangements are tremend-
ously successful. If your room
has enough length along one side
to place the piano midway, with
a davenport group beyond where
listeners may rest in peace and en-
Joy the music, then that arrange
ment has way of flattering the
pianos presence and seemingly be-
slowing certain graciousness upon
the whole room.
The davenport unit, however,
must be well-balanced, in good taste
and dignif1ed, and formal enough
TO be a fit mate for the piano with
which it must live.
A single lovely painting above a
piano, or rich print, is a perfect
foil for the regal elegance of a lovely
instrument. Even with perfect in
direct lighting lamp is needed by
piano.