Wall clocks have always been an integral part of home decor. The history of clocks goes as back as hundreds of years and since then it has evolved from natural sundials to attractive and unique time pieces, upgraded with the advancement in technology to serve better. Today, contemporary wall clocks are used not just for time but to give your interiors a stylish look.
Since time is an important part of our daily life, clocks are considered as an important decorative item. They are not only needed at home but also at offices. A lot of care is taken while selecting the right kind of clock for the walls as they have to complement each other well, making it appealing. If you have a long bare wall with a good focal point, it is the best place to decorate with wall clock.
Like any other product, home decor clocks are available in various styles, designs, shapes, and colors and of course technology. There are antique, digital and analog clocks which are usually battery operated. The shape of the clock can be square, round, oval and rectangular with both small and large dials. The numbering can either be numerical or roman numbering. The minutes and second hand are also shaped according to the dial. One can either choose a wooden clock or metal wall clock, whichever is more suitable. They come in large as well as small sizes with both traditional and modern designs.
Choosing the right clock for your walls may not be as easy as you think as one needs to be bit creative while selecting it. Choose your wall clocks as per the interior of the room. Generally, wall clocks are meant for living room. It has to be big in size as it is one of the central attractive pieces of home decor for the room most visited by all. But they can also be placed in kitchen, study room and bedrooms. For rooms like kitchen and bedroom, the clock design can be more fun than the sophisticated one for living. The bottom line is, if the box hanging on your wall does not appeal you, its time for a change.
Go for contemporary designs which can go with any kind of room. They are less expensive than the antique ones and serves for a longer period of time. Home decor clocks have made serious appeals to the filed of interior designing and thus the manufacturers have been very careful in producing clocks which are demanded by the customers, keeping both luxury and necessity in mind.