I think it looks great.

It can work but I would get a stand for it. There are many for cookbooks or pictures. Just make sure it will fit depth wise. Personally, I think it might be better in a bathroom or kitchen or living area. Too big for nightstand IMO.

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Get a darn COMMAND Hook and get it up on the wall. A bit higher and off the top, please: ) They come in a zillion sizes and will hold virtually anything . go to a Home Depot, or hardware store. The clock probably doesn't weigh two lbs lol

I like it where you have it. It's different... and that's perfectly fine.

IMO why do you need it and I think it belongs in a kitchen maybe. We all have so many things that remind us of the time I have no idea why people use clocks for decor.

Fair enough. I like clocks, you could argue that having it in a nightstand replaces a digital alarm clock.

There's something about awareness of time's progress that seems to bother a small minority of people. Clocks have been used as decorative elements in homes for ages, and some people even enjoy collecting them because of their function and attractive styling. We all find purpose and beauty in different things. I would think any professional would embrace that.

If you have walls that have texture, Command hooks won’t stick. Can you return it for something smaller and sleeker?

I am sorry, I like the clock, but I don’t like the clock there. Anyone can see it’s a wall clock and you are MacGyvering it to be perched on the nightstand. It won’t take much to knock it awry, and I wouldn’t want a bulky stand for it on a nightstand just so you can put a wall clock on a nightstand. There must be another wall in your entire home it can be hung. I also do not understand your comment about no nails in the wall. Is it a rental? If so, and you are not allowed to hang anything on any wall, and the Command Hooks don’t work, give the clock to a friend, or put it away until you are in a home where it can be hung on the wall.

I really like your nightstand. I would not put a candle on top of books.

Not a Pro.

If you have great lighting in the room and don't need a light on your nightstand or may have a light on your other nightstand, it works for me.

Design rules are made to be broken. I also like how unexpected it is.

It looks great there.

You can paint your walls blue but you can't hang things on the walls?

I think the table top looks cluttered. Strictly speaking from an aesthetic point of view.

How do you know who painted the wall?

I am sorry but I just can't get past the idea of this nightstand being about aesthetics not function. If it was a console table arrangement where you could enjoy it daily and every visitor would see it, that would be understandable. Wanting to keep a nightstand from being useful by filling it with a perfect vignette of decorative items doesn't work for me.

I don't like the look because the clock can't be seen completely. If you want to use an item of similar shape use a mirror which has functional value even when partially obscured.

Well, I have a table on the other side of the bed that works more as a nightstand (I put a water bottle, my glasses, remote and lamp), so that's why this is strictly decorative.

I think it’s a very attractive vignette. I like layered looks, so to me the clock is a piece of art in the manner of framed prints, mirrors, etc. You’ve done a nice job, enjoy it. :)

I'm consistently surprised at the apparent inability to think outside the box in a decorating forum! Thanks to those who are willing to see the fun in a vision that may not be for function only. If feathering our nests ever boils down to just following certain prescribed, traditional treatments, count me out.

And yeah, it's all just opinion, but I can see how creativity is easily squelched.

Thinking outside the box is almost shunned here. It is baffling.

I have 3-drawer chests as nightstands that don't function more than as places to put lamps on either side of the bed and to look really, really good in the room. Even though they were outrageously expensive (Councill), the drawers tend to fall out so I don't use them very often other than store out of season nightwear. I'd have more "things" on them if the cat didn't jump on them to be able to howl right in our ears to wake us up.

I also have my clock on a tall chest waaaaay across the room from the bed. So that I have to get up to turn off the alarm, lol. I learned the hard way to do this.

I don't mind the appearance, but it seems unstable. I'd be concerned that the clock would roll off the nightstand.

My ex had a collection of antique clocks, and in our small sitting room he had 15 at one time. They were interesting and had their own story to tell. And you know, today's modern clocks are just tomorrow's antiques, right? 🙃 His were all key wound, and when he had them all going at once, it was rather amusing. Like falling through the looking glass or something.

Tsjmjh, with a cat like that, who needs alarm clocks?! 😸

The boy cat and my husband have a serious bromance going. Cat is smart enough to wake up the husband, not me, at 5:53 a.m. I manage to sleep through it all, lol, and need my alarm for more sane and rational times to get up.

LOL! I totally understand. We have one that learned how to open our lever door handles so he could get into the bedroom and bother his mama (me!), so we had to bear the expense of replacing perfectly lovely handles with round knobs.

I like it very much, enjoy!

From a strictly aesthetic point of view I like it! It doesn't even look like a clock at first glance. It's a nice backdrop for the other pieces on the chest.

From a practical point of view, which is NOT what you asked, but just for the heck of it: If it were in my line of sight frequently my subconscious would be trying to use it as a clock and I'd get frustrated being unable to see the whole thing. I also have cats who would love to send it rolling off the edge...but probably not before eating the plant and trying to swat the plus sign piece onto the floor. :-)

Bottom line: I'm not an expert, but I don't see any aesthetic "rules" being broken. If the practical objections don't apply to you you're all set!

@User Great photo ! Our cat has figured out lever handles, too, which are on all of the interior doors. Luckily all outside doors have doorknobs or heavy pulls. I'll find him sitting in front of a door, pondering those round things....

I've always wondered, when I see advice on how to decorate a surface, if those seeking advice have a cat(s). I have nothing on my fireplace mantel, for example.

Yeah, the day they grow opposable thumbs, we're screwed.

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