I hung my beautiful giant clock up in the kitchen. I had promised myself to wait until the kitchen was completely finished, as a means of motivating me to keep on keeping on with this endless project, but I just couldn’t wait. I couldn’t!! The clock was BEGGING me to go up on the wall.
The thing is huge, and weighs perhaps 20 or 30 pounds. I was no mean feat hanging this sucker. Because there is no central stud on this wall, I had to cut open the drywall, insert a block of wood between the two flanking studs, and patch the drywall back in. It took about 4 days (spackle had to dry, we had to repaint the area, etc etc). But FINALLY, it is up! I absolutely love it.
It goes with the kitchen design so well, has that bronze-y finish and an “Old World” feeling. It matches the ceiling fans exactly.
Below the clock will be a long mantle-like shelf. My iPod dock will sit on it. Yes! We got an iPod dock! My Hubs picked it, and it is really high-quality. I’ll have more on that, later. And oh yeah- under this mantle shelf will go a heater… whenever we get those installed. 
The forecast calls for flurries on Friday! I’m a little nervous because the basement window is still not filled in, and we have no gas lines for heaters yet. :S Both The Hubs and I have been totally swamped at work, and have absolutely no free time at all. *sigh*
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
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October 20, 2010 at 1:50 pm
That sounds like a lot of work to hang your clock. If there’s no stud where I want to hang something, I just move it over to where there is a stud. Your clock looks good there though. I’d be more concerned about getting heat than finishing the kitchen up. You kitchen looks nice to me.
October 20, 2010 at 4:58 pm
I love your choice! It matches perfectly.
October 20, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Karen- the stud was too far over for the clock to hang centrally on that wall. It wasn’t a big deal. THANK GOD for sheetrock!! It was horrid trying to do something like this with old paster and lathe. Sheetrock is so wonderful!!
Mike– gee, thanks!
October 21, 2010 at 7:29 pm
oooh, I like it! Nice work.
You are so darn smart with this house stuff. :0
October 21, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Gee, thanks, Lin. I guess allllll those years waiting, reading home improvement books, and dreaming has paid off.
October 23, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Wow, that clock looks FABULOUS!!