I don't know if it was a product of growing up in a house where from any given angle in any room you can see at least two clocks, or the fact that the rhythmic ticking sound is terrifically comforting to me, but either way they are pretty spectacular and I totally believe in them. The bigger the better.
So when I moved to Seattle about a year ago, I decided that a giant wall clock was one of my primary needs for a new apartment. I found this little gem on ulta-clearance at Fred Meyer. I wasn't certain that I loved it, but as my mother pointed out--you can't buy a 20" clock kit for as cheap as this was.
True.
So I bought it. And the clock remained undisturbed inside of its original packaging through two moves, and multiple mental redesigns, until last night. When I made the sudden decision that I was ready to paint it.
So I did. I still mentally changed the design about three times after purchasing all the materials, but I think I like how it turned out.
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I totally understand about clocks. I think there are 4 rooms in my house without one and three of them are in the basement. I think the clock is pretty cool. How did you do the silver stripes? What is the gold thing at the bottom? What purpose does it serve? Does it go through the clock and stick out the back?
ReplyDeleteBut really, I know my questions are random, but I do think it looks pretty cool! I still wish you would come and decorate our house!
Thanks! I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly it went. I did two coats of white paint, then the next morning I free-handed the pin stripes with a gold paint pen. I just realized that the image I found of the original (I forgot to take a 'before' photo) didn't have the ring. On the original it was dark like the band around the edge of the clock, but I painted it gold to match. And yep--it just frames the hole that you can see the pendulum in! I would love to help decorate your house... I know we talk about it all the time, but I really would enjoy it!
Deletelove it! i was just thinking this morning that we don't have enough clocks in our house! maybe i should take a trip to fred meyer's...
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