Top 5 Unique Piano Cover Ideas

By Chuck Stewart

Having been in the piano cover business for several years, I have had the opportunity to listen to and help produce covers of some very odd types. Most of the crazier ideas come from people wishing to cover something not related to a piano but there have been some great requests for pianos as well. I thought it might be interesting to write some of those ideas down to get people thinking about other great ways to reinvent piano covers.

A Man's Best Friend Deserves a Cover. A woman from northen Wisconsin wanted to inquire about having a cover made to fit over her dog house, saying it just needed to be fitted and waterproof. After asking a few questions I found out that her husband did not like to have the dog in the house when they went to work each day after the dog chewed up some of their more personal belongings. The best remedy they came up with was to have a cover made to fit over the leaky dog house in order to protect the dog from the winter weather while they were away. Fortunately, I was able to talk them out of their concept and asked them to spend the money instead to fix up the leaky dog house.

Logos of Your Favorite Team. Piano Covers are great places for team logos and over the years we have received quite a few requests to bring your favorite team right into your living room. We can place team logos directly above the piano keys, on the side panel, or, my personal favorite, right on the top of the cover in the middle of the piano. The logos are relatively easy to have come out looking great because it is easy to get such great artwork. Sometimes we get asked to do some odd tasks like dyeing the complete cover the same color as the logo. To accommodate those requests we have dyed piano covers white and red, yellow and maize and even gold and green.

Match the Decor of a House. The number one reason people ask for a non-traditional piano cover is that they want to match the decor of a part of their house. There are no budget issues for these clients, they just want to get a piano cover that exactly matches their environment. I have worked with green and pink, some family plaids that were pretty cool, some great designs for very hip music rooms and of course, had the requests to match a piece of furniture.

Place a picture on the piano cover of a loved one who has passed. This request has come up a handful of times over the last several years. Technology for photos has advanced to the point where a picture can be taken and blown up to fit on a piano cover. The image then is woven right into the fabric. Each time you place a drink on the piano, your aunt will be looking at you to keep you in line. Hopefully she is laughing as she does it.

These fancier covers will need extra time to be manufactured and will require an investment that could be five to eight times the cost of a regular piano cover. Traditional guys like me tend to like a brown or black vinyl piano cover but I must admit that I do enjoy working on the more trendy covers that come through our company.

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