Thoughts on Decorative Wall Clocks
A decorative wall clock is more than just a functional piece of visible time; it is a conscious decision, a brush stroke from your decorating tool box, which by its very nature becomes a high profile piece in the environment.
While standard visions of white backed black school house number clocks, hanging from a peg, are a part of our collective unconscious, the fact is that those old designs are trumped by the infinite multitude of possibilities.
Anything that you can imagine is a clock.
Better yet, there are great assortments of clocks out there that you could never imagine.
This of course does result in some clutter throughout the marketplace.
The internet, the wide variety of crafters, and the shear mass of creativity abounding in the human spirit has led to a bit of a glut.
And yet, those patient searchers who are willing to separate the good from the bad have so many more options for personalization, customization, and inspiration that the work is a happy chore.
As far as the use of a wall clock, there are also a wide variety of novel ideas floating around.
Combine the mass communicative abilities of the earths population with the great record of histories past, and you start to develop a pretty tidy library of decorative inspirations, even for something as niche as the clock.
Take for instance the idea of decorating in multiples.
Many people, looking to create a whole time display, will purchase clocks in multiples of 2's, 3's, or sometimes even 4's, and then arrange them in geometric patterns across the wall.
Often these clocks are purchased in multiple colors, or alignments, which allow them to act as improvisations on the decorative theme.
Another novel decorating form is the idea of the clock museum.
This is a home, held together by a theme of clocks.
In such a space each room has its own timepiece, each a variation on the others.
This clock can be set center stage, or taken off the radar, depending on the subtlety of the design you are going for.
Clocks have come a long way since the sundials of old.
Today there are countless options for style, position, and design, when incorporating a clock into your home.
The only limits are your stylistic skills and the breadth of your imagination.
While standard visions of white backed black school house number clocks, hanging from a peg, are a part of our collective unconscious, the fact is that those old designs are trumped by the infinite multitude of possibilities.
Anything that you can imagine is a clock.
Better yet, there are great assortments of clocks out there that you could never imagine.
This of course does result in some clutter throughout the marketplace.
The internet, the wide variety of crafters, and the shear mass of creativity abounding in the human spirit has led to a bit of a glut.
And yet, those patient searchers who are willing to separate the good from the bad have so many more options for personalization, customization, and inspiration that the work is a happy chore.
As far as the use of a wall clock, there are also a wide variety of novel ideas floating around.
Combine the mass communicative abilities of the earths population with the great record of histories past, and you start to develop a pretty tidy library of decorative inspirations, even for something as niche as the clock.
Take for instance the idea of decorating in multiples.
Many people, looking to create a whole time display, will purchase clocks in multiples of 2's, 3's, or sometimes even 4's, and then arrange them in geometric patterns across the wall.
Often these clocks are purchased in multiple colors, or alignments, which allow them to act as improvisations on the decorative theme.
Another novel decorating form is the idea of the clock museum.
This is a home, held together by a theme of clocks.
In such a space each room has its own timepiece, each a variation on the others.
This clock can be set center stage, or taken off the radar, depending on the subtlety of the design you are going for.
Clocks have come a long way since the sundials of old.
Today there are countless options for style, position, and design, when incorporating a clock into your home.
The only limits are your stylistic skills and the breadth of your imagination.
