I’ve been looking for simple projects to update my space, but I also wanted to make something that would be practical and serve a purpose, which is how this colorblock clock came about. My apartment has started to look an unintentional shade of clinical white because I started to overdo the whole “clean space” thing so I decided to make a minimalist clock with a pop of color. The whole thing cost me about $10 to make (I bought most of the stuff on Amazon) but it looks like I got it from a very expensive store!
what you need:
- Gold spray paint
- Clock movement
- Round wooden clock base
- Painters tape
- Acrylic paints in white and a bright color of your choice
- Paintbrush
- Measuring tape
the how to:
step one: remove your clock movement from the packaging and spray paint the clock arms only with gold spray paint.
step two: while the clock arms dry, place painters tape on wood base in the shape of your choice to paint the bright color.
step three: paint your bright color on, leaving about a 1 cm space from the edge of the wood base. It helps to use a pencil to outline this space, and maybe even use tape to mark it off.
step four: after the bright color dries, repeat the same process for the white acrylic paint and allow to dry for 5-10 minutes
step five: use the tape measure to mark the clock base into 4 equal sections, and paint a mark with the white paint at the 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock marks. This step is largely optional, especially of you can tell time better than I can.
step six: at this time clock arms should be dry. Assemble the clock movement onto the clock face according to the package instructions.
Colorblock is very trendy right now, so hop on the bandwagon by making a clock for yourself while saving some $$. Now my biggest dilemma is where to display the clock; bedroom or living room? What do you think!?
