Unique Kitchen Wall Clocks
Buy the best unique kitchen wall clocks selected and recommended by interior designers. By Tara Gosselin, Sophie Flaxman.
You have unique wall clocks in other rooms in your home, so why not the kitchen? Unique kitchen wall clocks add a sort of eclectic whimsy to your kitchen motif, letting you, and any guests, know, that you are a little fun, a little wild, and not afraid of bucking convention. And the collection of unique kitchen wall clocks will give you plenty of interesting options.
Unique Kitchen Wall Clocks
Buying Guide
Tara Gosselin
Interior Design Expert
Tara is a San Antonio-based award-winning landscape architect, writer and educator, passionate about eco-friendly solutions and growing her own food. She knows all it takes to help you create a sustainable backyard retreat that combines blissful charm with a modern take on landscaping.
Sophie Flaxman
Interior Design Expert
Sophie hops between Buenos Aires and London, keeping on top of interior trends and gathering inspiration from around the world. She is a freelance writer specializing in interior design and lifestyle, and an experienced communicator with a background in public relations and marketing. Sophie is also an interior design student at KLC, getting ready to tell stories through interiors that inspire and serve, and create experiences worth remembering.
Unique wall clocks in the kitchen do not merely help you keep a tab on cooking time. They can also be a focal point or a conversation piece that draws attention away from drab decor elements.
Utilitarian, modern, minimalistic, retro, there are so many styles of unique kitchen wall clocks to choose from. If you are still using a frumpy outdated clock to keep track of time and appointments, then this is the time for a swap.
Here’s a little helping hand with the selection.
While buying a conventional wall clock, one of the first things that you’d have to choose is between an analog and a digital design. But when it comes to a unique wall clock, you’ll always have more analog options than digital.
Having said that, if you still prefer the simple, synchronized glow of a digital wall clock, then you can look for unconventional designs with a digital interface. Your options will be surprisingly limited though.
Just about anything can be a source of inspiration for a unique kitchen clock design. You are only limited by your imagination really.
- It can be kitchenware like pots and pans, forks spoons, fruits, vegetables, meat, your favorite beverage, a cooking thermometer, a chopping block, a chunk of resin or even cups and saucers.
- An old metallic pipe with a large drop of water is one of the best ones that we’ve seen.
- Another beautiful one has a red wooden crab shaped dial with a fish pendulum in matching color.
- You can also create a clock yourself by using a collage of your favorite pictures and labeling them as numerals.
- Retro-styled clocks with roman numerals and rusted, distressed dials are quite popular. They offer great visibility and mix with any décor.
Irrespective of which one you choose, select a design with good visibility. A lot of times, there can be a tradeoff between visibility and aesthetics. The numerals, for example, can be really tiny and difficult to keep track of. We have also seen some designs where the hour and minute hands are incongruous with the dial.
The visibility will also be affected somewhat by the dimensions of the clock. If you have a large kitchen, then you can pick a supersized one, like an old grandfather clock. It blends well with traditional décor themes but can even be used in a contemporary kitchen as a contrasting focal point.
If space is limited, then pick one that’s in proportion with the other décor elements in the kitchen.
Look for designs with clear and large numerals, especially if you have elder people at home who use the kitchen frequently. Contrasting colors will make the numerals stand out. Luminous clock hands and numerals will allow visibility even in the dark.
From a decorative standpoint, a tried and tested option is to color match the clock with the cabinets, the countertop or the backsplash. Alternatively, you can go for colors that are a complete contrast and doesn’t match with anything else. A reclaimed wood wall clock in a shiny metallic kitchen for example. Or an industrial pipe wall clock in a country styled kitchen.