I don't love the look of most of the wood surrounds of grandfather clocks, too Colonial in style, but sometimes the "guts" can be quite artistic. For many of the older clocks the wood surrounds might have been damaged, but the clock mechanisms were saved.

I have a French Morbier clock. My parents bought it in NYC decades ago and gave it to me when they downsized. It used to run, but my parents "muted" it not long after they got it!

It will suit and think actual testing in each spot will be the best way to decide (vs people advising based on pictures) as you’ll know. Buy if you love and know you‘ll enjoy it. We inherited a grandfather clock (that is now 115 years old) and our family has enjoyed its (occasional chimes) for the past 40 years.

It goes fine with your home and if you love the look of it you should get it. I would not put it beneath the vent as it will only draw more attention to the vent and it isn't a great location anyway. To the right of the window makes sense.

Don't get this because you are thinking it might be worth something. Get it because you love the look of it and would enjoy it in your house.

The vent should be painted in the wall color and not highlighted in white.

Looks like an Emperor Clock which was probably assembled by the original buyer.

I also think that you should get/keep it if you like it, not because it might be worth something at some point in the future to some unknown buyer. And $40 is an amazing price!

I happen to love grandfather clocks, and have a beautiful cherry one made by Sligh. It has beautiful inlays and the finish on the wood is spectacular. I love it because it reminds me of when my husband and I were first married and we went on antiquing trips. The chiming is kind of annoying, especially when you want to work or read, and so it's on "silent" most of the time.

Mine is catty-cornered in my living room/office; yours would work very well to the right of your window.

IMO like art if you love get it . I think it will be perfect in your home

Regardless of price. Which is actually $300, What I would like is designer’s advise. Would you recommend that click in that wall between kitchen and living room. Or should I do something else instead or keep what I have.

There is a onother space I can think for it, under the vent in the foyer?

If you like it and want it, then get it. what do you care what others on here think?

just by looking at it, it's nothing of value. It appears to be made w/a cheaper quality wood. Can you see a makers mark anywhere? on the back inside? was the actual clock assembled in China?

Offer $30

Does the clock work? Does it keep accurate time? Do you need to wind it? If you need to wind it, are you willing to do it regularly so that it keeps working? If the answers are yes, yes, yes, and yes, my suggestion is that you place it where you are most likely to refer to it to check the time. That's what clocks are for, after all.

If the clock doesn't work, are you willing to put money into making it work? If the answer is no, return it and get your money back.

If the clock works but doesn't keep accurate time, are you willing to put money into getting it professionally adjusted? (Or to put time into learning how to adjust it yourself?) if the answer is no, return it and get your money back.

If you don't need to wind it to make it work, it's very likely to be a cheap reproduction and not worth keeping, at least not in my opinion.

If you do need to wind it, but are unlikely to remember to do so, return it and get your money back.

I realize this is a source of frustration to you, and I'm sorry about that. But there is no perfect place to put a grandfather clock in your home from a design standpoint. Put it where you will use it to tell time, or put it where you will most enjoy looking at it. If you don't know where you want to put this clock, perhaps that is a sign that you are experiencing buyer's remorse and should put it back in the store and get your money back. Only you can know. This isn't a design issue.

Please give me your final opinion, clock or something else? I went back to the store to measure the clock it is 6 feet 4 inches tall. The sliding door to the right is 6 feet 5 3/4 inches 1.75 inches smaller than clock. The wall next to the big window is 7 feet 6 inches tall. Please see the pictures. Will the size of the clock work? I created a mock, but I need designer input. Thank you

It will look fine. If it was made in the 1960's-1970's by a popular manufacturer, you can probably find the manual online if you need to turn off any every-15-minutes chimes, In an open plan house, there will be no escape from chimes.

I like the mock up and think that it's going to look great!

I'd paint it if you want it.

^^ Diana is the Ultimate traditionalist. I adore tradition, but .......!! Not this as it's a fuddy duddy clock.

I see nothing fabulous in the clock or even that it suits the tropical locale of lighter furnishings, and you must do you if you adore it. When you love ANYTHING you will 99% find a place for it, even if not the original place you had in mind at purchase.

You can't expect "permission slips" from a host of internet strangers who will not be living with the clock, or in your home.

For me?

Go Bolder!! Paint it a really fun color and use glossy finish . It isn't a serious piece of accent furniture! It's a CLOCK and a zillion more just like it all over the USA, Same time frame, SAME not so gorgeous orange tone. or cherry, whether Ethan Allen or another.

What color?

Green ...a jewel tone of the palms outside? Something Else? Glossy Black?! Don't treat with a reverence it doesn't deserve. : )

For $300, I'd add a little color to your space and get some art. The cabinetry of that clock, especially the bottom portion, is not very refined.

I think maybe some missed over the $300 comment. I do not think it adds that much to your space at all. I don’t care for the top’s shape.

If you feel you really want it maybe ask yourself what you love about it?

I like Jan’s idea of painting it but not for $300.

I have a grandfather clock bc it was DHs grandpa’s. So a real grandfather’s clock 😂

I have it in our kitchen /family room space

What Pool says, above. This is an expensive space filler. You can do better. Unless you absolutely love the way it looks… in which case… As other people have pointed out on here…go for it.

“Who Buys Grandfather Clocks? You Might Be Surprised.”

https://oldtimechimes.com/who-buys-grandfather-clocks-you-might-be-surprised/

Ah, those Plain People! Riding in horse-driven buggies, publishing cover-all-bases advertising listicles on their websites, selling grandfather clocks at $7000 and up … so true to their old-world Amish values.

In the immortal words of Shania Twain, that don't impress me much.

This is a "grandmother" clock we bought a number of years ago. It was a blah wood, and we painted it green.

I did a few visuals with the clocks in a very modern setting (modern furnishings, etc.) with beautiful water views. To me, they look sublime. And the wood is perfect and classic, it’s a nod to ships/yachts.

Those visuals are gorgeous. They make me wish I lived there!

My parents had an antique grandfather clock. One of the grandchildren accepted it after their deaths since he was older and a homeowner. Make sure you have the means to get it home without damaging it (the mechanism required special care) and that you have someone local for repair if need be.

GL, I have a grandmother clock which is simply a smaller version of a grandfather clock. I have to wind it every few days. It has a deep, rich chime. I got it in 1993 and at the time the owner of the store where I bought it said that my clock had the old-fashioned clock mechanism which produced the deep chime but that many new grandfather clocks were being made with a more electronic mechanism which has a more 'tinny' (not so deep) chime tone. Before you buy the clock ask to hear the chime. The seller should be able to do that for you. The clock may be beautiful - and that may satisfy your attraction to it - but try to hear its sound before you make your decision. If the tone of the chime isn't that important to you, most grandfather clocks will let you put the sound on 'silent' and then you can just enjoy it as both a time piece and a beautiful addition to your home.

Beautiful space redryder, so nice to see a contributor's home. I love that rug, and all the wood trim.

My brother's Striker clock and Grandfather's Clock would wake me up every hour when I stayed with him most of time we stayed in a hotel but the first year we stayed with them and then it was Hotel after that I have a cuckoo clock for my late bro it's not working just hanging on the off decoration I thought about painting it white at first but I heard my brother like telling me no and of course oh and son said no to so they won I cannot get it clean he was a smoker

My opinion is it is too Colonial looking, both style and wood tone for your room. Keep looking.

Don't let anyone tell you that you can have something cuz it really is okay to mix antiques with contemporary furniture

Those pictures I didn't even post here I don't know how they got here I was just making my other statement that's above the pictures this is very odd!

There is a person who paints discarded grandfather clocks + other types of smaller clocks - and posts on Reddit . Here is a before:

Here are a couple shots of the "after" -

The artist uses acrylic paint and paint pens + NO STENCILS. Some of the clocks have LED lights that change color also.

This one is a little "calmer" color selection:

Below is an example of what someone did to update a grandfather clock - simple update with white paint + some peel and stick wallpaper:

@happyleg, I was trying to figure out which was the antique and which was the contemporary furniture!

^^^Ouch!!

I said traditional furniture or craftsman she has something Goofy's happening neither some glitch with h o u z z or my phone? Anyway she can put the clock in if she wants to antique furniture is like the clock I'm calling it it may be it may not be? It would work cuz you can mix antiques with other furnishings

I thought (and think) @happyleg’s cat ”mishap” is actually perfect- they showed up on cue. Try to tell a cat what to do... ( good luck. :)

Btw, Diana- your dog is really something- sitting there holding court. I can see who runs the show there.

I, for one, am happy to cede thread-space to our new dog and cat overlords.

Those revamped clocks are amazing. I wouldn't want them in my home, but only because they don't fit my home's style. I am very glad I got to see them, because the artistry is remarkable. I bet those clocks will make someone, or several someones, extremely happy.

Yes, he's sitting ensconced on his throne, surveying his kingdom.

How did this appear

"Don't let anyone tell you that you can have something cuz it really is okay to mix antiques with contemporary furniture"

When you typed this?

"I said traditional furniture or craftsman"

Something is DEFINITELY amiss with Houzz! Maybe an AI bug has infiltrated???

Anyway, I agree that traditional/antique can coexist with modern. Don't understand the reason for all these types of design "rules."

^^^ That is exactly it! Except, the look on his face is much more intense.

I was referring to your red throne pic, Diana. I think you should definitely get him one of those, if he doesn't have one already. Better be a nice + high-end one, though- or he might throw it and all of you out of the house.

LOL freedomplace1!!!

He's actually a real sweetie, and very docile/submissive. And no matter how many dog beds we buy for him, he prefers our seating, especially the back cushions, which he totally squooshes down!

Amy, I agree the artistry on those revamped clocks is interesting.

Although, personally, when I see a grandfather or grandmother clock, I ‘don’t’ ”want it painted black” 🎶🎵🎶 (or red... or white, or blue, or purple, etc.). I cannot comprehend painting them.

I just saw your reply, Diana. He is precious. And I believe it- he is going to sit where he wants.

@amystoller - when I saw some of them, I was just so impressed by the artistry. They aren't something that I would display in my home either. I just found them when I was looking for examples of painted grandfather clocks for this design dilemma.

It's interesting to see how he creates the actual patterns by hand.

https://www.reddit.com/r/trippyart/comments/1ikc0gn/though_you_all_would_enjoy_my_inward_lotus/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Satisfyingasfuck/comments/umt9wo/my_pattern_painting_process_in_a_time_lapse/

He also uses wall clocks that have been discarded:

Plus, uses inexpensive wood jewelry boxes:

I usually read Houzz posts on an iMac computer and if you scroll down after the last post there will be other Houzz posts you can click on. I just finished looking at the photos in Dani's post and scrolled down to find this article on grandfather clocks. It cannot be a coincidence - possibly an AI thing - but it is an interesting article.

Here is the link to the article:

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/must-know-furniture-the-grandfather-clock-stsetivw-vs~44112070

Bold & fun Whimiscal !

I agree, happy leg, that you can mix antiques with contemporary furniture. But OP's furniture is not antique and the clock is not contemporary (of the time). It is a poor rendition of what a beautiful clock should look like. Her funiture however, is a nice looking reproduction. Why mix good with not so good?

Now, the mantel clock next to it...there is a good mix piece, IMO.

Rooms aren't supposed to look like a magazine photo shoot they're gradually put together over time she could make it Whimsy or she could add it to the room and still look nice it doesn't matter that all her furniture is an antique it becomes like a conversation piece in the room like the star something different in the room can be less boring and it is something she likes and possibly even wants