33 Unique Cuckoo Clocks That Go Great With Modern Decor

Cuckoo clocks often bring to mind, well, the cuckoo. The mainstay in that crazy aunty or neighbour’s living room, childhood memories may evoke a touch of the odd or alternative. These cuckoo clocks present a whole different picture. Revamped to suit the modern interior, these cuckoos are more art deco, minimalistic, Japanese – rather than crazy cat lady - inspired. Large panes of white or plain wood house gorgeous hand-painted birds, popping out the side or front of a stylish, minimalist, and often hand-crafted piece. Take a look at the new age of cuckoo clocks with these thirty-three pieces for the unique, well-designed home.

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  • Buy It: $170
Haoshi X Cuckoo Clock: One cuckoo flew the nest in this white clock, perfect for an entrance. A simplistic mailbox design and quirky bird feature make it hard to ignore.

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  • Buy It: $83
Modern Muji Cuckoo Clock: Automatically silent in the dark, this white, minimalist design is a winner for a kitchen.

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  • Buy It: $100
Muji White Cuckoo Clock: Peeping out of a white house, this cuckoo crows on the hour in your minimalist living room.

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  • Buy It: $280
Modern Minimalist Cuckoo Clock: Housed in a simple light-wooden frame, this cuckoo chirps over a clock made minimal with painted numbers.

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  • Buy It: $338
Lemnos Men’s Pace Cuckoo Clock: A more masculine design, this cuckoo would suit the hippest of bachelor pads. Silver painted numbers meet silver steel hands, in a silver stencil __home of the imagination.

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  • Buy It: $155
Minimalist Cuckoo Clock: A perfect partner for the Scandinavian interior, this white-and-wood creation blends the kitsch and the cuckoo in two simple shapes.

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  • Buy It: $296
Station Cuckoo Clock: A little more art deco, this clock adds colour in numbers. Its large-format digits and cuckoo at 12 suit an artistic kitchen area.

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  • Buy It: $296
Minimalist Turquoise Cuckoo Clock With Pendulum: Turn your bedroom turquoise with a cuckoo and pendulum in the same hue. A numberless exterior in a plain wooden frame suits most décor themes.

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  • Buy It: $251
Modern Birch Plywood Cuckoo Clock: Swing into the ‘70’s with this mid-wooden clock for your living room or kitchen. A waiting red cuckoo and hollow pendulum draw the eye.

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  • Buy It: $400
Light-Wood Walkabout Cuckoo Clock: A simple oblong gives way to a bird just waiting to circle the dial again. Hang this quirky find on your kid’s bedroom wall for a fun way to tell the time.

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  • Buy It: $282
Meridiana Cuckoo Clock: Make the time more dramatic with this ruby red cuckoo, housed within monochrome. Its simple house shape could work a treat at your front entrance.

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  • Buy It: $282
Portobello Clock: Even the slickest interiors can be cuckoo-inspired. This marble façade would sit best atop a mantelpiece.

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  • Buy It: $595
Minimalist Glossy Cuckoo Clock: Fancy a clock that looks like more like a camera? This simple black-and-white find makes the cuckoo minimalist.

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  • Buy It: $324
Ettore Cucù Clock: Dare to be square with this modern design with a house on top. Available in three different colour matches, its palette adds the chirp back in any bedroom.

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  • Buy It: $365
Colorful Cuckoo Clock: Drape a space in colour with this rainbow cuckoo clock, a fitting find for a white wall. The cuckoo sits above simple black hands, as a pendulum swings silently behind.

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  • Buy It: $195
Mondrian-Style Cuckoo Clock: Take a style cue from the grid master, with this clock named after Mondrian. A cuckoo crows in blue, while a black pendant adds subtle sway.

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  • Buy It: $500
Modern Geometric Cuckoo Clock: Have a penchant for the geometric? Add this colourful creation to your study or library.

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  • Buy It: $480
Modern Colorful and Playful Jellies Cuckoo Clock: Add several pops of colour to a clean white kitchen, with this fun clock. A cuckoo pops unexpectedly out of its centre.

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  • Buy It: $450
Modern Multi-Colored Cuckoo Clock: Love a colourful skyline? Add one to the kids’ bedroom, cuckoo included.

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  • Buy It: $450
Striped Cuckoo Clock: Go nautical with this blue-and-white striped cuckoo creation, a thematic match for the bathroom. Simple hands and a pendulum simplify the concept.

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  • Buy It: $600
Chinese Architecture-Inspired Minimalist Cuckoo Clock: Take your bedroom to China with this finely-tuned feature. Its domed roof mirrors a crescent pendulum for a quaint and quirky effect.

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  • Buy It: $350
Qoo ckoo Clock: Too cuckoo to say cuckoo? Say it differently, while this minimalist bird chirps from your library wall.

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  • Buy It: $560
Contemporary Cuckoo Clock Inspired by the Labor of Man: Fight those mammoth tasks at work, while a cuckoo chirps away the time. This abstract acrylic finds a __home in your office.

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  • Buy It: $550
Monochrome Dual-Time Cuckoo Clock: Spend time with a friend overseas, with this clock showing two time zones. Simple white detailing and two cute cuckoos find friends in a monochrome living room.

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  • Buy It: $435
Modern Long Cuckoo Clock: Introduce elegance with this white, black and red-painted piece. Its sleek lines and subtle detailing would suit a shared corridor wall.

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  • Buy It: $253
Titti Cucù Clock: An unconventional shape hides the brightest of birds. Spread like the wings of its namesake, this cuckoo clock is a focal point of a simplistic kitchen.

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  • Buy It: $337
Diamond Shaped Modern Cuckoo Clock: Black, white and draped in chains, this diamond is anything but a chip off the block. A red cuckoo announces its time in a Florentine boudoir.

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  • Buy It: $245
Sheikh Cuckoo Clock: A clock and temple make for religious time. This white and gold-domed piece brings the Middle East to your mantelpiece.

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  • Buy It: $564
Fatti + in Là Cuckoo Clock: Be surprised by the ornate in this avant-garde clock, inspired by birds on a wire. Its golden ledge and minimalistic hands leave just enough room for a cuckoo to crow.

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  • Buy It: $360
Cucuruku Wall Clock: Make artful time with this clock blended into a forest. A library wall could hang its tree-branch hands and bird-laden tree.

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  • Buy It: $193
Cuckoo Clock With Lights, Sound & Motion: Want all the bells and whistles? This clock lights up the house, moves the bikes and rings the chimes once the clock turns twelve.

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  • Buy It: $195
Volume Adjustable Modern Cuckoo Clock: Personalise time with this clock, hand-crafted with adjustable volume, choice of wood finish, custom-engraved face and unique ID number. More than just a pretty face, its politeness extends to silence from 10pm–6am.

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  • Buy It: $390
Kids Cuckoo Clock: Give the kids something to crow about with this funky three-tiered design, resplendent in the tones of Christmas. Fascinate them with pendulum and bird in their bedroom.




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