If you’re looking for a statement piece for your home decor, this DIY Mid Century Wall clock is it!

DIY mid century wall clock - sugar & cloth

Well, we’re finally back to our regularly scheduled programming after last week’s blog birthday madness.

And we’re really excited about this DIY!

We’ve been on the hunt for the perfect retro clock for our living room (which we’re doing a room makeover we’re sharing soon)!

But we wanted to make it a bit bigger than the rest, so this one is jumbo-sized my friends!

Needless to say, this not-so-little DIY Mid Century Wall clock is the perfect statement decor piece!

Surprisingly, it’s actually pretty simple to make and will cost you a lot less than most home decor stores to create…

Mid-century furniture can be pricey.

But we’ve managed to make affordable pieces like a DIY Mid Century Modern Side Table, DIY Mid Century Plant Stands, and even a Mid Century DIY Day Bed that mimics the look.

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Materials and Tools Needed to Make a DIY Mid Century Wall Clock

Wood round — Ours is a 1″ x 2′ x 2′ unfinished pine wood round.

Wood stain — Ours is Early American.

3-D clock hands time movement – A similar one is available here.

Metallic gold spray paint — Optional: Our clock hands were originally a silver brush. The gold look feels more mid-century.

Clear shellac spray paint

Foam brush for stain

Dowel caps — To represent the hours.

Super glue

D-ring hangers — To properly hang and secure your clock to the wall.

Picture wire

Drill, screws, and drill bit

How to Make a DIY Mid Century Wall Clock

1 — Stain the wood round the color of your choice, and let it dry completely.

We only stained the front and the side since no one will see the back.

2 — Optional: Apply a coat of clear shellac spray paint to protect your wood stain, and let it dry completely.

3 — Optional: While that’s drying, spray paint the clock hands movement and wooden dowel caps with the metallic gold and let dry.

4 — Flip the wood round over to install the hangers.

You want to install the clock hands last since they are delicate and you don’t want to scratch the mechanisms.

Attach the D-ring picture hangers to the back of the board with a drill.

5 — Then, string the picture wire between the two so that the clock is ready to hang once the front is assembled.

6 — Now flip the wood round over to assemble the front face of the clock.

Our particular 3-D clock hands movement simply rests on the face.

Measure and mark out the exact center of your wood round and drill a screw about 1/2″ below that so that once the mechanism is hanging it will be in the middle.

7 — Now all you have to do is glue the wooden dowel caps in place to represent the hours, and you’re all set!

Living Room Furniture Sources

Navy chair from Target

End table from Target

Double table lamp from Rejuvenation

Check out our living room reveal for more sources and decor ideas.

More Easy DIY Wall Hangs

We also feel inclined to admit that we never use actual clocks or watches to tell time (blame Apple for my iPhone).

But they make the cutest statements, don’t you think?! We love them so much as functional decor items that we’ve also made a DIY Mini Hexagon Marble Wall Clock and DIY Plate Clock.

We really love the idea of skipping the gold dots and just doing the metallic movement and wood round for an even simpler DIY version!

For more easy DIY clock projects, check out some of our others below —