The term “flow” is often used to refer to a house that is able to – through the use of natural construction or design pieces that trick the eye – lead those who enter the home through a seamless transition from one room to the next. There is a symbiotic relationship between the elements in one room and the elements in another; enough so that a flow of energy is created that gives the home a natural sense of openness and that you are not being met with wall after wall as you travel through the house.
For those homes that were not built from the start with an open floor plan – those more traditional homes that have one boxy room after another – there is a challenge placed to the homeowner to create the flow themselves. This is something that can be done with the proper elements. Many times homeowners employ the philosophies of such design techniques as those used in Feng Shui and other principles to help stimulate the natural flow of the home. But in other cases, through just the use of different colors along with textured materials and pieces of furniture – that don’t match but are familiar from room to room- the homeowner is able to create a synthetic flow that did not originally exist.
Clocks used room to room allow for that familiarity without having to necessarily match each piece to the next. A mantel clock used in the family room, followed by a wall clock used in the sitting area, followed by a small – almost unnoticeable – atomic clock on a shelf in a study; these are all ways in which to use the clock to weave an unidentifiable but still perceptible thread throughout the home.