Beyond Time With Rustic Clocks

Rustic decor has extended recently to all areas of items, arts and crafts, so the possibilities of decorating your house in a rustic style are unlimited. One of the most important possibilities of suggesting the simplicity of older and more valuable times is having one or more rustic clocks in your house, cabin or vacation home. Rustic clocks' friendly and comforting look would not give you the fearful impression of the time passing; instead, they will set a timeless and distinctive mood of classic and romantic beauty.

The great variety of rustic clocks is an advantage, as you may match it with any furniture: rustic clocks with wildlife animals (bear, moose, trout, buffalo, deer, horse, etc. or even cowboy boots or hat); stone or wood design, pine or solid oak planks; birch bark clock or with delicate branches applied; with framed antique postcards or paintings; with copper roofs or in style grandfather clock, which may be used as a humidor or wine cabinet.

You may acquire an antique-look clock cabinet, which matches with the Georgian era and the Rocco style made of genuine wood and mahogany color finish or a stone clock in rich colors of the desert, which suits ideally the furniture of the Neoclassicism period, characterized by symmetrical lines, elegant forms and geometric shapes.

Even the old antique clocks may be salvaged and framed with hard yellow pine planks and covered in white birch bark, obtaining thus an original rustic clock. Another possibility to make an impression of an antique clock is to hand-paint a crackle face and to frame it with scrolled motif of ivy metalwork. To obtain a more familiar image of a rustic clock you may choose one with photo inserts or with glass candle sconces.

Rustic clocks have the advantage of warming the atmosphere of a setting, adding a decorative appeal and originality to any room. Besides, you may have an original piece of functional art in your house with these kinds of clocks, which will bring the country aspect in any room. The functionality of a rustic clock may be increased by buying a model which contains a barometer and a thermometer, having thus a weather station included in your clock.

Rustic clocks' style is difficult to define, being close to the English country furniture, easy to match with different styles of the country furniture. Both rustic clocks and the furniture will add warmth and authenticity to your house giving the impression of returning to the old times.