Artistic Faux Wood Wall Clock

The face is finished in a corrugated faux wood grain, so the surface has ridges running across it and catches light in bands rather than sitting flat. From across a room it reads as a textured wooden disc first and a clock second, which is the effect a plain printed dial never achieves.

At twelve inches it is sized for the wall above a sofa, a bed or a desk: large enough to be legible from the other side of a room, small enough not to dominate. The Nordic styling keeps the markers slim and the face uncluttered, so the texture stays the feature and the time is still easy to read at a glance. A twelve inch dial is also the largest size that hangs safely from a single plasterboard fixing without a plug rated for weight.

The movement is silent, with no ticking, which is the reason to put this one in a bedroom rather than a cheaper clock. It runs from a single standard battery and hangs from one fixing. Give it clear wall space rather than crowding it between pictures, and dust the ridges occasionally with a soft brush, since a corrugated surface holds more than a smooth one.

• Product type: Wall clock
• Size: 12 inch round
• Finish: Corrugated faux wood grain
• Movement: Silent, non-ticking
• Style: Nordic minimalist markers
• Power: Standard battery, not included
• Use: Bedrooms, living rooms, home offices
• Care: Dust the ridges with a soft brush
• In the box: 1 x wall clock