| One of the most underrated items when designing | | | | all want guests to leave with that feeling of "their |
| re-designing a room is the clock. Clocks have many | | | | house was really nice", or "I loved her kitchen!". In these |
| functions as well as personalities. These different | | | | areas, we really must pay attention to how we want |
| aspects, if carefully evaluated, can help the clock add | | | | to incorporate the character of the clock with the |
| both value and flair to your interior designing efforts. | | | | personality of the room. For example, if your room |
| From alarm clocks to mantel clocks, to wall clocks and | | | | looks like a subway nightclub, throwing a deep-cherry |
| grandfather clocks, any decor can be added to or | | | | finished grandfather clock (though nice!) may distort the |
| subtracted from based on the clock choice deployed | | | | feeling of the room, interrupting the cohesiveness of |
| to that room. Let's explore how the function of a clock | | | | the room as a whole (I've been waiting the whole |
| can impact its "proper" place in the home. | | | | article to say that!). |
| The bedrooms are the favorite rooms in the house for | | | | Keeping time is about the length and breadth of the |
| many of us. We relax in there, watch movies, escape | | | | desired functionality here - it's all about the look. Brass |
| from the kids (or parents), and probably other stuff not | | | | bezels & pendulums, skeleton movements, cherry |
| related to this article. Ahem. However, the primary | | | | or oak finishes, Westminster and/or Bim Bam chimes, |
| purpose is sleep. As such, alarm clocks are obviously | | | | etc. all can contribute to the overall appeal of the clock |
| the popular choice due to their functionality. We need | | | | and its resulting impact on the room. In addition, the |
| them to help us get up on time, perhaps catch up on | | | | overall quality of the clock is of paramount importance, |
| the latest happenings in the news as we get ready, | | | | since we will probably be spending premium dollars on |
| etc. This is a key consideration when picking the clock | | | | these clocks (as opposed to the run-of-the-mill alarm |
| for a bedroom because the functionality of the | | | | clock). Mantle clocks, wall clocks, and grandfather |
| bedroom clock can outweigh the need for artistic | | | | clocks all can provide a beautiful accent to a room, |
| appeal. For example, selecting a vintage antique | | | | particularly rooms with fireplaces and wood-accented |
| keywound clock may not be a good idea if you need | | | | furniture. Makes you feel like your grandfather is sitting |
| a dependable alarm (the day of an 8am meeting with | | | | in the room with his favorite pipe, filling the room with |
| the VP of your dept. is a bad time to discover you | | | | the aromatic tobacco of choice, doesn't it? Or, if you |
| forgot to wind it). Finding an alarm clock that has all the | | | | prefer, he's thinking about smoking it (for those who |
| functions we need, with a modicum of consideration | | | | are predisposed to non-smoking living quarters). Oh |
| for the issues such as the color scheme of our | | | | well... |
| bedroom, digital vs. analog faces, square vs. round, | | | | Hopefully this article gave you some things to think |
| wood vs. plastic casings, etc. pretty much rounds out | | | | about when trying to incorporate a clock into your |
| the necessary effort for those bedrooms of ours. | | | | decor. I entered the clock business with the idea of |
| Now, for the more exciting areas: the living room, dining | | | | making money, but actually ended up becoming |
| room, and kitchen. Each of these areas is one of our | | | | fascinated with how extensive the choices are & |
| high-character rooms. We spend the lion's share of our | | | | how they can affect their surroundings. Have fun |
| decor budget in these rooms, as they are the rooms | | | | finding one for your home, or as a gift for someone |
| most likely to be seen by guests on a regular basis. | | | | else, and I hope I helped! This article may never make it |
| Furthermore, they tell those guests what we want | | | | to Better Homes & Gardens, but it's a start. |
| them to take away from our home. For example, we | | | | |