retro wall clock

Buying a Retro Wall Clock For A Modern Home

To add drama to any room, you cannot do better than to hang a stunning retro wall clock. The vast array of designs on offer today make it possible to stamp your personality on your space, or enhance your focus on an interior design trend. A retro wall clock can be the making of your room from a design standpoint, even if your room is not totally retro in style! Evoking memories of train and bus stations in the fifties – a retro kitchen wall clock with its coloured metal casings and cream dials looks perfect in a diner area. If your kitchen is ultra contemporary, the contrast of a retro wall clock really adds a contrasting ‘edge’ to your design statement. On this website I hope to give you a ‘launch pad’ to start your search in buying the perfect wall clock to meet your needs. The choices on sale are many and varied. There are many materials used for wall clocks, the choice of which will have a direct relation to the room you intend to use it in. Obviously, a modern wall clock in either steel, glass, plastic or wood will suit many locations, but the retro wall clock styles of the 60’s sputnik wall clock, or Nelson’s sunburst wall clocks and starburst wall clocks look amazing as an artistic feature in a main living area.

Buying a retro wall clock can make a vivid room feature...

pop art, advertising and neon wall clocks can look smart in a den. Alternatively, if large wall clocks are your thing - consider a flip clock if the area is used more as a home office, as you have the options of having a day/date calendar section within the clock. Karlsson produce a contemporary range of 70's wall flip clocks in monochromatic tones. Other manufacturers focus on manufacturing flip wall clocks offering a wider range of colours. A digital wall clock or a large wall clock is a must were accuracy is needed, like a kitchen or office, but could look out of place in a bedroom unless you choose the design with care. Same goes for a pendulum wall clock - it would not be suitable for a bedroom, and could be distracting in an office or study environment. There are funky retro wall clocks for sale that really work well in a teenager’s bedroom, where you can run riot with the use of colour and add humour. Popular fictional characters, like a Disney wall clock or a Thomas Tank Engine wall clock is a firm favourite with children. Colourful contemporary designer wall clocks can be either stylish and elegant, or have novelty value, depending on your taste. Abstract and cubist clocks can make telling the time an adventure – so are not best suited to areas where you need to tell the time at a glance – such as a kitchen when timing dinner in the oven, or an office – trying to work out if you are in time for that important meeting!

When it comes to finding a retro wall clock...

the Karlsson wall clock collection is constantly being renewed, to offer a fresh ‘take’ on retro wall clock ideas. Choose from a 50’s sunburst wall clock, 60’s space age sputnik retro wall clock, or the 70’s spider retro wall clock – their size and quality will make a dramatic design statement. Infinity Instruments produce a retro wall clock that has a rustic vintage feel, and will work equally well in a large French styled farmhouse kitchen, or a crisp contemporary apartment kitchen diner. A Retro Wall Clock can make any room special.