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A very long time ago, when I was in high school, I babysat two kids every day after school. Every so often, their dad would be home when I got there but I’d babysit anyway because he was usually busy with one of his hobbies. The hobby that really caught my eye was the grandfather clock he was building. I was amazed that anyone would undertake such a project and was later in total awe of the finished clock. Thus began my fascination with grandfather clocks.
Since we’ve always had kids around, I’ve had to be satisfied with mantle clocks or wall clocks and even the ceramic clock on the mantle has a small nick in it from when one of the kids managed to pull it down by the cord. Now, though, the kids are older, Nick will be moving Brit and Kendyll to their own apartment soon, and I’ll be able to redecorate the house with things that I really love.
Since I’m preparing to put a piano in my foyer, I’ve decided that a grandfather clock will look very nice in one of three places: my living room, my dining room or in the hallway between my office and bedroom. I have to figure out where to put it so I’ll know the style I want. I’ve found such a huge selection of Grandfather Clocks at 1-800-4clocks that I’m tempted to get more than one. Is that overkill?
Maybe you guys can help me to decide. I really like a modern look and that would be great in my hallway or dining room. Howard Miller has some of the nicest Contemporary Grandfather clocks I’ve ever seen. I really like the Cosmopolitan. Of course, Kieninger has some nice contemporary ones as well. But I just keep going back to the Howard Miller collection after reading the blog post about the Cosmopolitan’s “funky, cool shape.”
On the other hand, if I put the clock in my living room, I’d need a little more formal or traditional style. I was thinking about either the Hermle Triple Chime or the Ridgeway Richardson II Curio. I’m not sure if I have room for that one but my neighbor, Tammie, has two beautiful Curio cabinets that I just love so I’m kind of partial to that one.
So what do you all think? Should I go contemporary or traditional? I have a while to decide since I’m planning on asking for this as birthday present next year. It’ll be a big one, with a zero on the backside of it. I think one of these clocks would be a grand way of marking such a milestone. Don’t you?
