Wood-Grain Round Wall Clock 30cm

Thirty centimetres is the size most people actually want on a wall clock. It is large enough to read across a kitchen and small enough not to become the focal point of a room, which is usually the job you want a clock to do. This one keeps the styling restrained: a plain circular outline, a wood-grain face with a fine corrugated texture, and slim hands with no numerals.

The corrugation is the detail that lifts it. Rather than a flat printed panel, the face carries a subtle ribbed texture that catches daylight from the side and gives the clock a little depth on the wall. The grain effect is warm-toned and pale, so it sits comfortably against white or grey paint and picks up oak or beech furniture elsewhere in the room.

The movement is a silent, non-ticking type, which is worth specifying deliberately in a study or a bedroom where a ticking clock becomes impossible to ignore after a few nights. It is battery powered; the battery is not supplied. Hang it from a single fixing suited to your wall, and wipe the face occasionally with a dry cloth rather than anything damp. At this diameter it also pairs well above a doorway or at the end of a galley kitchen.

• Material: corrugated wood-grain face in a round frame
• Diameter: 30cm (12 inches)
• Silent non-ticking movement
• Battery powered - battery not supplied
• Slim hands, no numerals
• Care: wipe the face with a dry cloth; hang from a single fixing