Simon, like many of us, had never heard the term steampunk until recently, although had loved elements of it's style for a long time. (I find explaining steampunk to be hard, but not nearly as hard as trying to explain my desired style without having the benefit of a "genre" or "subculture" to help.)
He's done a great job with his home even without the benefit of the word. I can't wait to see what he does now that he knows what steampunk is!
