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Everyone knows that a wall clock is pretty simple; you just hang it on the wall wherever you want to be able to know the time. However it doesn’t have to be so plain and simple. There are a number of creative ways you can use clocks to create interesting and attractive designs in the home.

One of the simplest ways to make a wall clock interesting is to double it. Purchase two clocks in the same style, design, and color, and hang them in a straight line on your wall next to one another. If you want to get a little more creative you can hang them in a slanted line, or one above and the other below.

If two clocks aren’t enough, you can try three, or more. The more wall clocks you have, the more complex the designs that you can create. If the pieces are small enough, and the wall is big enough, you can get pretty artistic with your arrangements.

This trick is even better if you have multiple clocks in the same design, but in different colors. That way you are able to contrast and compliment the colors of the two timepieces, against one another and with the rest of the room.

Another variation on the multiple clock method involves hanging a clock in each room of the house, and making sure that all of the clocks have something in common, such as color, style, or some special design feature. This is a great way to tie together the theme of the entire home.

If you have a spare room that needs something to make it interesting, and give it a unique personality, why not consider creating a clock museum? You don’t need to do anything fancy, just purchase interesting clocks that you are drawn to every once in a while, and hang them in neat lines throughout the room. This is a great quirky way to add a little bit of interest to the space.

A wall clock may just hang on the wall, looking at you, simple, and unassuming, but it doesn’t have to be. It can be exciting, it can be interesting, it can be a source of conversation if you are only willing to use a little imagination when choosing how to display it.

The term “digital clock” refers to a timepiece that displays the time digitally, using numeric symbols. This is distinct from analog clocks which tell time using hands pointed at numerals on the face. In general digital clocks are powered through electrical means, whereas analog clocks are powered by mechanical means.

The most common way for a digital clock to keep time is for it to use the 50 or 60 hertz oscillation of A.C. power. This can also be generated by a crystal oscillator, like the ones found in quartz clocks.

The most common way for digital clocks to display time around the world is in a twenty four hour army style format. However there are certain countries, most notably the United States, where a twelve hour system is used, displayed alongside an indication of whether it is currently AM or PM.

The face of the clock, displaying the time, is usually generated with a seven segment LCD, VFD, or LED. This is used to generate the four numbers, as well as other important symbols such as the colon between the hour and minutes, whether it is AM or PM, the date, and whether an alarm has been set.

One of the major drawbacks to digital clocks is that they are usually powered by electricity, and when the power is cut, such as during a power outage or whenever the device is moved, the time has to be re-programmed into it. This problem has been corrected in some clock devices which now use a battery backup system.

Another problem with digital clocks is that they are often difficult to set. This has led to the common image of a flashing 12:00 or 00:00 on the face of an unset clock. This problem is becoming less common however, now that we have so many devices which are connected to networks, such as the internet. These devices can use that connection to stay constantly updated with the time, including changes in daylight savings time.

Digital clocks are very small and inexpensive, and they are incorporated into a variety of devices such as televisions, VCR’s, cable boxes, cell phones, and computer displays. They are also often paired with an alarm of some sort, such as when installed in an oven or other time sensitive devices. Digital clocks are also often the standard in cars, although there is a current style trend where designers are moving back to having analog clocks in automobiles.

Deciding on what clock would go best in your kitchen is a very personal decision. Everyone has their own sense of the ambiance that they want to create in this space. Some people prefer it to be a single minded room for functional cooking, while others would prefer that it be a center of family and friends, welcoming people in to congregate, converse, and help with the dishes. A clock, being such a prominent piece of home décor, is an important factor in the eventual ambiance of the space.

Most people prefer to use walls clocks in a kitchen. That is because this space is generally too crowded with functional accessories, and there is little or no room for a standing desk or table timepiece. The wall clock allows you to keep the time visible, and on hand, without taking away any of your work space.

There are a few basic material considerations that you should take into account when deciding on a clock for this space. First of all, the kitchen can get quite hot, what with the stoves running full blast, and the heaters, pots, pans, and other warming devices all contributing to the temperature. You don’t want to choose a clock that is made out of a material that could warp in such heat. That means that you should keep wooden and paper designs out of the space. Even if you have a plastic clock, make sure that the face is not made of some sort of cardboard insert, which may wilt during a hot summer cooking event.

You should also be aware that the kitchen is a source of a lot of splashes. You don’t want to put anything into this space which can be ruined by a pot of pasta sauce suddenly bubbling up. Some resistant wall clock materials include slate, stainless steal, certain plastics, and treated sandstone. Even if you have a clock made from one of these materials you should be careful to wipe off any spills or splats immediately, to protect the finish on the piece.

The style of clock you choose will be largely a matter of taste. You shouldn’t purchase anything which is too small, or is difficult to read, as you may need to be able to figure out the time at a quick glance. 12 inches in diameter or larger is a good size.

Some people will want to purchase a clock that has some sort of an alarm on it. While this is impractical in most wall clocks, some devices will have this option. Just be sure to hang them low enough so that you can easily turn the thing off.

Another alternative is to purchase a tiny alarm desk clock, and leave it on a windowsill, or in some other out of the way location. This timer clock can then be used to keep track of when you need to pull various dishes out of the stove.

Stylistically, you will want to purchase a clock which flows with the design you have throughout the room. If your kitchen is decorated with a warm rustic feel, then natural slate clocks, and certain whicker pieces, will flow naturally. If instead you have a futuristic stainless steal space, you may want to go with a more modern clock.

The clock that you choose for your kitchen will stand over the space, casting its own personality and ambiance across the room. You should try to find a piece which is functional and easy to use, and which flows naturally with your own vision for the space.

The following are a list of some of our wall clocks which we have chosen as especially attractive for a bedroom setting. While our full line of clocks are of course wonderful in any location throughout the home or office, these clocks have a certain warm, hearth, earthen sense, that makes them feel cozy and peaceful. For this reason they have been particularly selected for the bedroom wall clock collection.

Earth Natural Slate Wall Clocks

This is a wonderful clock made from natural stone, and it still retains much of the solid earthen quality of the mountain from which it came. Its face is a gentle see of brown tones, which are laced delightful with strand like viens of golden and red dawn bursts, that break lazily free of the stones surface.

Attractive, and durable, this clock has the quiet brooding power of a towering mountain range, and yet its soft array of colors makes it perfect for the most relaxing room in the house.

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Mountain Black Stone Wall Clocks

The dark natural slate used in these wall clocks, contains a million shades of midnight all of which mingle and join with one another to create a stirring symphony of black. Staring into the face of this stone, you will be lulled off into a world of dreams, which will be peaceful and serene, with just a touch of flint.

Available with your choice of raised gold faces, or choose a natural surface and enjoy the beauty of the natural world.

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Rainbow Sandstone Bedroom Wall Clocks

You might think that the vibrant colors in this unique sandstone would tend to keep you awake at night. However the gentle formation which they arrange themselves in, mixed with the soft encompassing texture of the faded sandstone itself, combine to create a peace which is bright and smiling, but also serene and content.

Non confrontational the colors in this wall clock are a bright spot on any space in the home, and are a great way to mix things up a little bit in the bedroom.

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Gold Blush Slate Wall Clocks

As with this piece, you may have noticed that a lot of clocks in the bedroom collection are made from slate, rather than from marble, or travertine, or other materials. This is because slate has a really warm rustic feel, that just makes you feel like huddling up on a warm couch with your family, and hiding away from the cold of a storm.

The gold blush stone is actually one of our most popular materials in any of our products. Customers rave about the rich details, and unique colors that occur throughout the surface of the piece. They are also delighted by the tiny intricate formations which often develop along the textures of its surface.

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Illuminated Onyx Wall Clocks

Our line of translucent, back lit, natural onyx stone wall clocks are probably the ultimate in bedroom clock designs. Crafted out of real pieces of semi precious, translucent onyx stone, these clocks give off a gentle stone filtered glow that illuminates a room with just enough light to see, but not enough to bother a sleeping partner.

Designed to create a mood light that enhances an intimate ambiance, the onyx wall clock fills a space with warmth, comfort, and security.

Available in 5 different stone colors there is a tone that is perfect for just about any sleeping arrangement. They are also available with your choice of raised gold face.

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I am not a fan of most of those annoying alarm clocks that make you wake up and perform an action, in order to turn the buzzer off. I just cant see myself paying to wake up at 5 AM and solve a puzzle, or catch a helicopter, or finish a math problem, while some machine makes loud obnoxious noises in my hear.

However when I am woken up at 5 AM by a loud annoying machine, one thing I do want to do, is kill! And that is what this clock allows me to do. Thats because when this clock goes off, the only way to silence it is with a well aimed shot from a laser rifle.

While this does sound good in theory, the biggest problem I can for see, is what happens if you lose the gun? Does the alarm clock buzz forever? Do you have to go out and buy a real gun to silence it?

Anyways we found this one at Coolest Gadgets

And it is available for purchase at Latest Buy

This clock is a triumph of precision. Gears and parts all move and churn and turn in an endlessly elegant choreography which was conceived, designed, and actually embedded by hand into individual pieces of natural hardwood.

Designed by Philip Brutz and available on Lisa Boyer.com

This is another insane wall clock found on Lisa Boyer’s site, and designed by Adrian Iredale. It features dozens of gears and pendulums, all hand carved, moving in exquisite precision around, against, and with one another, beating 90 times per minute in an elegant waltz of masterful design. The clock, which is a triumph of human creation, was designed with a gentle lilting chime, which is meant to be more of an afterthought, and less of an exclamation on each hour.

As always, the clocks found on Lisa Boyers site are not for sale, oh no you can’t just buy one. However, if you do fall in love, you are more than welcome to purchase the plans and struggle your way through the impossible complexity of building it yourself.

This little novelty alarm clock is a throwback to a simpler time, a kinder time, a more peaceful time.

Well not really, its actually a throwback to the eighties. If you are nostalgic for the days of coke blowing wall street big cats, grungy street gangs battling it out over break dancing contests and the constant whine of heavy metal, than this clock is for you.

The design is simple and functional. All you have to do is spin the top of the Rubiks cute to alternate between time, date, and alarm clock functions.

This clock pretty much turns the concept of the clock upside down. As you can see, in this unique design, the face itself turns, giving the hands a vacation from their constant tick tick.

Found Via Yanko Design

This clock is called simplicity, and the artist, Lisa Boyer, claims it only took her one day to make it.

I would like to open up her head and meet the team of geniuses that must be living in there, because when I look at this clock, I go cross eyed and I start to get a headache. How could anyone concieve, develop, and actually build something as complex as this in just a single day? An amazing triumph of human creativity

Relaxing and soothing, this gentle alarm clock seams like it would actually be better at putting you to sleep.

The designers of this clock claim that it resembles a viking shield. I’ve seen viking shields, and they didn’t have any of these funky colors, they were generally hardwood, unpainted, occasionally with steal straps or spikes. However this clock does have a shield like shape, with what I would call more of an African tribal type of design, or possibly some type of European Infantry piece. At 24″ in length, this would be a rather imposing piece of equipment on a battlefield.

This was found on Maverick creations and it is available in your choice of custom colors, all you have to do is contact the manufacturers and ask.

I really don’t understand the target market for this thing. People who like to break alarm clocks?

This is a YouTube video of some kids entry to the “World’s Largest” contest, for some local radio station. What he basically does is rigs his bed to start bucking up and down whenever the alarm goes off.

After its over he looks like he realizes what a stupid idea that was.

This is an interesting alarm clock, offered by Vat 19, that is basically a replica of a traditional firehouse bell. The video gets into a lot of nonsense but the product is actually an intriguing novelty

The Cobalt pocket watch rethinks the nature of pocket watch design, updating it for the technologically obsessed age.

It features a classic pocket watch design with an upscale, refined outer shell that would be a perfect fit in the pocket of any country dandy.

However when you open it up you are treated to a futuristic OLED screen, complete with a digital clock clock face which shows time, temperature, and even your text messages and voice mails. The watch also has a handy compartment where you can slip your house key.

Found Via Coolest Gadgets

This is another design from Maverick Creations, which combines the simple dignity of stained hardwood with a sleek and stylish modern design.

This clock kind of looks like a wagon wheel without the wheel part. I could see it being used in a country cabin, or some other rustic, lodge setting. It also kind of resembles a child’s rendition of the sun.

This is a rather strange clock / watch / fashion statement. It is powered by 4 AAA batteries which are hidden in a compartment in the shirt, and the face of the clock is comprised of flashing LED numbers.

Rather impractical, apparently the batteries only last from 12-36 hours depending on which flashing mode they are placed on. Also, the batteries don’t work if you leave them in during washing.

Another problem with the shirt is that it is hand wash only, so you have to actually sit down and get nasty with the grime every time you wear it.

The T-Shirt is for sale at Latest Buy and they had this to say about it

“Up for a bit of mischief? Set the clock an hour ahead (or behind) and jump on a bus or train – then watch your fellow commuters work themselves into a lather as they try to figure out whether daylight savings has started. It also makes a great gift for those among us who suffer from terminal lateness.”

This is a clock, that is somehow built from an old hard drive. There wasn’t much information about this clock, as the instruction page where it was found is in German http://www.heise.de/ct/machflott/projekte/55956

However there is a manufacturer of a similar, albeit less sophisticated clock at http://www.srkconsulting.com/hddclock.phtml

This video from Meta Cafe shows how you can use a mirror, a magnifying glass, and a flashlight to build an illuminated image clock.

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