Clock in the interior (20 photos): unusual design and classic models

A watch is in the apartment of every modern person. Everyone needs to navigate in time, wake up to work, plan their day. But the clock in the interior has not only a functional, practical purpose, it is also a great option for decorating it; it looks great in the kitchen and in the living room. In the article, we consider the watch from this point of view - as a stylish piece of decor and interior decoration.

Types of interior clocks

Which clocks are most often used in a modern interior as a decoration:

• Wall clock in the interior. There are a huge variety of options for this watch. There are so many colors, shapes, design methods that you can choose absolutely any interior and in the kitchen and living room, even if it is the most intricate.
• Floor standing. This watch, as the name implies, is put on the floor. Accordingly, they are quite large in size. Such bulky items are not suitable for every interior. Most often, such watches adorn classic interiors and apartments decorated in vintage styles, which include Provence, Shebby Chic, Rococo, etc.
• Board. As the name suggests, they are placed on horizontal surfaces, not necessarily on a table. It can be a mantelpiece, and a bedside table, etc.
• Wrist. Oddly enough, this kind of watch can also be used to decorate the interior. For example, watches of a prestigious brand, deliberately casually thrown onto the surface of a mantelpiece in a living room or a coffee table, unobtrusively show others your financial situation and good taste.

Decor

What finishes are used to decorate and decorate watches in a modern interior:

• Often the clock in the interior is varnished, which gives even modern models a touch of antiquity, especially if it is a craquelure type varnish. In the kitchen, objects coated with varnish look stylish and are protected by this coating from moisture and spray.
• Often, old models are decorated with carvings, which can turn an ordinary piece of wood into a work of art.
• Gilding and patina plating are tricks that make it possible to give modern models a touch of vintage. Such a "zakos" in antiquity gives the watch a certain value, rarity, sometimes they can not even be distinguished from truly antique ones. Great for decorating the hall.
• Natural stone, aged metal inserts, other interesting objects - colored and white, are also often found during decoration.
• For interiors in delicate styles like Provence or Shabby-chic, watches are often used coated with matt white or other light paint. Often, white and simply light surfaces are covered with a special varnish — craquelure to create the effect of cracks on the surface.
• Decoupage has become popular lately. Like nothing else, he is able to emphasize the retro interior. Old, faded colors, delicate watercolor flowers, white backgrounds blend perfectly with vintage and classic interiors in the kitchen and living room.
• In modern interiors, wall and table models in metal or plastic cases are most often used. Usually they have a strict geometric shape and decent size. Colors are often concise, monochrome.Such modern options are devoid of many details, minimalistic and elegant, suitable for a high-tech room.
• Laser engraving is a modern way to give your watch a great and stylish look. Engraving can be done in different styles, watches are decorated with its help and flowers, and animal figures, design options for decoration are made.
• Photo printing. With this technique, both desktop and floor models can be decorated with different pictures, even your own photographs. Options with beautiful large-sized photo printing look especially interesting. Such a model can serve as the main decoration of the interior of the hall.
• Desktop models with a projector - a modern stylish option. They are made in the form of an electronic clock, and in the dark you will always see a bright projection reflecting real time on the ceiling or any other surface. Such high-tech interior items are suitable for modern styles, for example, for apartments decorated in high-tech style.
• Stone decor is suitable for a classic interior. Stone paintings can also serve as decoration of watches; they will look appropriate for the design of a spacious hall in a classic style.
• Porcelain models look in the kitchen and in rooms with a vintage style.
• Watches can even be decorated with fabric, from which whole pictures are sometimes composed.

Materials

What modern models of interior clocks are made of:

• Tree. They are suitable for the classic interior, antique surfaces bring comfort and stability to the house.
• Glass. Very popular material, beautiful and spectacular. Great for modern and classic models. Unusual beautiful paintings, placed behind glass, look elegant and appropriate in the kitchen, in the living room, and in the bedroom.
• Plastic - ideal for creating models of bizarre forms in the avant-garde style. From it you can create whole pictures and various interesting objects that can be decorated with a clockwork.
• Metal. They do not completely make metal watches, but various metal objects are often used to decorate wooden models of watches. A wooden floor clock, for example, is often decorated with metal inserts. It is also clear that the arrows and all internal mechanisms are made of metal.

For different rooms

Consider which watch is best to choose for each room of the house:

• Kitchen. In this important room, options with the image of food, fruits, drinks are perfect. That is, in the kitchen, models that will be associated with eating are appropriate. Sometimes you can also find for sale watches made in the form of beautiful decorative plates, trays and other kitchen utensils.
• In the bedroom, designers recommend placing models with reproductions of a beautiful painting, with photo printing, classic. Projection options will be indispensable in the bedroom, as it will allow you to know the time even in the dark.
• For the living room, something bright and catchy, combined with the style of the room itself, is perfect. It can be a trendy avant-garde, unusual design models, a cuckoo model for a rustic-style hall, chic flooring, etc.
• Hang a large simple clock with large numbers into the nursery. It is desirable that the numbers were Arabic, as is customary in our country. So children will quickly learn to determine the right time. Of course, children's models should be gentle or, conversely, bright colors, but not dark and gloomy. They can be decorated with the favorite characters of their cartoons or characters of fairy tales.
• For the working room - office, office - choose modern concise models made of high-quality technological materials - plastic, metal, glass. They are suitable for the hall.
• Even for bathrooms, their own models have already been invented, which are not afraid of high humidity.

Interior styles

Let's consider how to combine different watch models and room decoration styles:

• In luxurious and rich styles, for example, baroque, rococo and clockworks, you need to select the appropriate ones. An abundance of decor, gilding, carving, elegant paintings are only welcome.
• For an apartment decorated in an elegant and aristocratic English style, pick up a large clock made of wood, expensive and respectable. They can be outdoor. A similar model may well become an excellent decoration of the interior, and eventually - and expensive antiques.
• In the minimalist style, the same minimalist models will look great - without decor, simple, concise, but very stylish. Unusual designer models are also suitable in this case.
• If a country house is decorated in a simple rustic style, that the cuckoo option is cozy and cute, it fits perfectly.
• Vintage styles - Provence and Shabby-chic will perfectly match table and wall models with craquelure, decoupage, pale tones, with an elegant faded pattern.

Advice

What features still need to be paid attention to in order to choose the best model for your home:

• Now they are releasing watches that run completely silently. Many people are annoyed by the excessively noisy ticking, which even makes it difficult for some to sleep. Now you can purchase such models - both desktop and floor - which will work absolutely silently.
• Variants of large sizes are becoming very popular. They always look great, perfectly emphasize the interior. But with such a watch you can decorate only a spacious room. They are best placed in halls and other premises of a large area. For example, located above the fireplace in a spacious living room, they will undoubtedly attract everyone's attention and decorate the decor. At the same time, it will be possible to find out the time, even in another corner of the hall.
• For lovers of various “highlights” and interesting details, models with a pendulum are suitable, which will inform you in due time that the time has come for lunch.