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Post by SuzyMac on Jul 31, 2006 8:24:59 GMT
So, now back from the dizzy world of weddings and honeymoons (thoroughly recommend it AP & YAP!), hubby and I are about to buy a house. Oh, does it never end! So, I've spend a few hours on the web, requesting info and booking viewings. There are several things that mean very little to me, but we are taking parent(s) with us to ask appropriate questions! Hubby is very accepting that the piano *is* moving with us, and that it needs to live somewhere sensible. But where?! Many of the houses have a dining room, which would be OK; others have a conservatory (but no dining room??) which I'm less convinced by. I have found one house with a music room, but I sense it might go, it seems rather a bargain... So, where does your piano live? And is a conservatory safe for the little baby?  |
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Post by caz on Jul 31, 2006 8:29:09 GMT
Dining room/music room for me. It is mostly my music room but ocassionally doubles as a formal dining room when necessary. We have a breakfast bar in the kitchen for less formal eating! Conservatories can be a less great idea if they suffer from extreme temperatures.
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Post by anacrusis on Jul 31, 2006 9:10:18 GMT
definitely not a conservatory - the glass means big fluctuations in temperature (and humidity...)  Your tuning bills would be horrendous. |
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Post by SuzyMac on Jul 31, 2006 11:05:52 GMT
I thought as much...will have to give the piano its own room  |
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Post by jod on Jul 31, 2006 11:33:34 GMT
mine lives in the dining room, which doubles up as my teaching room. The children tend to use it as a bit of junk store too, but at least the temperature is fairly stable. Also try to put piano on an internal wall!
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Post by possom on Jul 31, 2006 13:47:53 GMT
mine lives in the dining room, which doubles up as my teaching room. Mine too!  |
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Post by janexxx on Jul 31, 2006 20:02:43 GMT
You need to get a house with an extra room for the "Music Room" most definitely
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Post by meepmeep on Aug 6, 2006 19:12:08 GMT
Mine's in my living room but it does rather dominate.
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Post by YetAnotherKlavierist on Aug 6, 2006 19:12:40 GMT
Ours is in the living room too - the advantages of not living with someone who might complain  . |
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Post by caz on Aug 6, 2006 19:18:18 GMT
Ours is in the living room too - the advantages of not living with someone who might complain . Actual proper practice is not always fun to listen to though - even if you like music! |
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Post by SuzyMac on Aug 6, 2006 20:33:57 GMT
Number of houses seen this weekend: 7 Number making shortlist of might possibly be suitable: 2   |
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Post by princessmoose on Aug 6, 2006 20:35:40 GMT
Yay!
My piano is in the "dining room". We hardly ever use it, and it's quite often called the music room now. It has all my instruments in it and tons of sheet music.
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Post by SuzyMac on Aug 6, 2006 20:39:32 GMT
That's the same set-up as I have at 'home-home' currently. Only the dining rooms are significantly smaller in the houses we're looking at. Hubby coming round to the idea of it being in the living room if the rest of the house is perfect The search continues next weekend... |
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Aug 6, 2006 21:11:45 GMT
The size and positioning of a room that can be a dedicated music room is a priority when the Hopwoods look for a house. Not that this will ever happen again. I left behind a successful business in Shaw after 25 years and moved to Lincs so that Chris could follow her career. There followed 4 years of moving around, never settling long enough to allow Yours Truly to develop a business. Now into our 7th year in this village we have: a house on an unadopted, dead-end lane with a dozen of so properties; total peace and quiet when the neighbours are at work; a lovely music room; a great business; great surroundings for the cats - local farms only a paw's distance away; a large tribe of hoggies. We will be carried out of here in a box ;D Good luck Dr S. You will do what you are doing now several times in the next few years. Have fun. Steve |
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Post by semele on Aug 7, 2006 7:45:55 GMT
Congratulations on your marriage.
The reason I bought my house is that it has two reception rooms...the music room being an extension...kitchen is a "diner" and it's rare I have more than 4 people sitting round the table when entertaining. I can squeeze more round,but it kind of gets very intimate in there if I do. But I do like the kitchen diner idea as you can socialise when cooking.
Placing a piano in a conservatory is a no-no. My piano is against an external wall...away as far as poss from my neighbours.
I would look for a house with longue/dining room/kitchen diner with room for an extension later on the way house prices are going.
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