Those who lived in our condo before us had a large couch that covered the A/C unit that is sticking out of the wall. So when they painted the walls of the living room green, they didn't take much care in painting around the A/C unit (since it didn't show). This is what it looked like:
Well, when we were looking at redecorating the living room, we decided to move the piano in front of the A/C unit, because it hid it more effectively than the bookcase we were using (and it looks nicer on the center of the wall rather than in the corner). However, with the white trim around the edge of the unit, it was still noticeable.
Our solution was to paint the trim green, so that the part you could see sticking out behind the piano would blend in better with the wall and be less noticable. Fortunately, when Jeff bought our condo he asked the owners to leave behind a can paint for each wall color, so we didn't have to go out and buy any paint. Unfortunately, the original paint color doesn't match what's on the wall exactly (as you can see below), but it's close enough that it doesn't really matter.
Before (lovely paint job, huh?)
After (not quite the same color, but close enough)
Here you can see how it blends into the wall much nicer, and I can also use it as a hidden shelf for flower vases.
4 comments:
Can the AC hurt the piano?
I think that the place looks good Christine. The AC can not hurt the piano, as long as they don't use it to often. It acts like a humidifer for the instrament. We did a little changing our selfs to our living room now that we got two chairs from his grandparents.
Yeah, the A/C won't hurt the piano, because it's never on. The people before us installed central air (yay!), but the A/C unit is left sticking out of the wall. :(
If anyone knows of how to get rid of it, I'd love ideas.
The place looks great! I'll have Ben take a look at the photos to see if he can suggest a good way to get rid of the A/C unit.
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