Using Clocks For Your Home's Interior Decor

Clocks have a lot more to offer to you and your home than the standard sense of time. Apart from the obvious aspects of utility, clocks can also be considered for enhancing the overall appeal of your home's interiors. Decorative clocks are extremely popular precisely for this reason--because utility coupled with style is an unbeatable combination for any household's interior decor. Along with a distinct focal point to the space, clocks add meaning and personality to the house.

The process of selecting a wall clock for one of the walls of your living room or bedroom is very akin to selecting a painting or a picture as a wall decor. You need to be similarly thoughtful about your taste, the clocks' compatibility with the environment, and what you prefer the clock to represent in the given setting. It is also important to remember that a clock is, after all, a part of the overall decor. Thus it must be in a representational harmony with the objects and decorations around it.

Not only a wide variety of styles are available to suit the requirements of clocks for every room in your house, but each one of them are also available in a wide range of materials. For instance, clocks may be made out of metal (stainless steel, wrought iron, copper), wood, fiber and leather etc. And if you plan on going organic but don't want to overdo the wooden look, then you also have clocks made out of handmade paper and cane!

As far as style is concerned, the different types of clocks available can be broadly categorized into two.

The new-age clocks: They have a rather eclectic touch with motifs ranging from sun, moon, stars, fruits, portraits, and various other fancy styles and shapes. These also come in a range of colours to choose from. For instance, lighter colours like chalk white, talc, baby pink and pale yellow will go well with brightly colored walls, whereas, jazzier colors like electric blue, red, magenta and purple might suit pasty colored walls. You might also want to go for clocks with painted faces and art forms. These combine the effect of a wonderful painting with the benefit of a clock.

The antique clocks: These can include vintage cuckoo clocks, pendulum clocks, antique grandfather clocks and key wound clocks. These are available in oak, mahogany and cherry wood. They add a classy touch to your home which is irreplaceable by any other wall installation. Also, the hourly music of the pendulum or the cuckoo adds a distinct charm to the spirit of your home.

Additionally, collecting decorative clocks is a rather popular hobby. Combining this hobby with a slight awareness about the decor requirements of your home can enrich your level of engagement with your favourite collectives. So if you've been wondering long about the perfect piece of decoration for the empty wall in your home, a clock might be the most affordable, simple and elegant option for you!

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