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All about Steampunk home decor

Steampunk home decor

The fascinating world of the Victorian era is being brought back to life by the steampunk movement of our times. Bringing together present-day knowledge and technology with the worldview of the industrial age, the steampunk movement is an unusual throwback to the romance of the times of Sherlock Holmes, Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells. The last few decades have seen artists, writers, musicians and designers coming forward to adopt steampunk as an expression of their creativity.

Here are 10 cool steampunk decorative items that will transform your home into a neo-Victorian hangout.

1. Lights, Lamps and Switches

Lighting is key to creating the steampunk ambiance as lovers of this genre try to recreate the gaslit and filament bulb atmosphere of the 19th century. You can choose from the Gothic Glow lamps with filament bulbs and skull knob dimmers or you can choose from the amazing range of lighting solutions by the leading steampunk light designer, Art Donovan. You can also make your own steampunk light switch plates.

2. Phones

The iRetrofone is just one example of how contemporary gadgets like the iPhone can be given the gaslight era look, but there are a whole range of steampunk phones, from the venerable to the plain tacky.

3. Tea Makers and Coffee Machines

The Ignotus tea maker from Aleksey Belyalov is a samovar that runs on charcoal and will take you a century back. The Belle Epoque Coffee Machine is another “beautiful era” (belle epoque in French) design that will steampunk your morning cuppa.

4. Clocks

Clocks are a perennial steampunk favorite as they are one of the last bastions of the cogwheels and moving parts that fired the imagination of the industrial age. They naturally lend themselves to steampunking, and many designers combine other steampunk motifs to come up with innovative clock designs.

5. Media Center

Take a look at how the steampunk fireplace and mantlepiece, a part of ModVic, have been transformed into a modern entertainment center. The mantelpiece holds a plasma TV while the fireplace holds the remaining equipment, gaming console and subwoofer. A perfect example of blending utility with opulence while straddling two different design genres.

6. Picture Frames and Mirror Frames

Brass, wood, iron, leather, nickel plated trimming, as well as gears and ratchets are ideally suited to be adapted to steampunk mirror and picture frames. Frames make for perfect DIY steampunk projects. Give it a try.

7. Work Desks

Steampunk aficionados are inventive and industrious by nature and their work desks are usually a reflection of that state of mind. Here is the Victorian Organ Command Desk work station built entirely out of authentic Victorian antique, but incorporating the latest technology. Another amazing “working” executive desk comes from Dale Mathis. It comes fitted with cogwheels, gears, and moving parts, all of which are fully functional, but seem to serve no function beyond the decorative. Not surprising when you realize that he specializes in making the mechanical meet the surreal.

8. Toilets

It is unlikely that Victorian toilets had anything like this, but steampunk fanatics have come up with a toilet with a brass painted seat and wooden flush tank, replete with buttons and dials on it for flushing it with.

9. Kitchen Stoves

Bruce Rosenbaum’s kitchen has a restored a J.L. Defiance stove from 1890 which he and his wife have fitted with two electric ovens, a Miele Halogen cooktop and a range hood. Who says you cannot have your cake and eat it too?

10. Tableware

From salt and pepper shakers to ashtrays, steampunk design has arrived on your table. And for those special days when you don’t have a project for which you need to keep the spanners and the grease rags handy, settle for some steampunk cutlery instead.

Explore the world of steampunk decor to find what appeals to the goth deep inside you. And once you have found it, throw caution to the wind and bring it home, since no one but another steampunk will ever know what it means to you.

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