In Bruges Set

Halley DeVestern recommended I check out this set from the movie In Bruges, of a shabby opulent gun dealer's home.



I agree, it's great in it's cluttered, antiqued, fabulous look!

Amanda's Before & After

Remember Amanda's living room? The one I brainstormed a "makeover" of? Well, Amanda's finished it now (as much as any room is every done), and she has done an incredible job.

Here's what it looked like "before"


And here's some "afters"




One of the best things she did -- I don't think I would have been this brave -- was to paint the floors. Dark.
Before:


After:
Such a big, dramatic change.

Good job, Amanda! If you want to find out more, she has a lot of posts about the process -- including her very tight budget -- here.

Dennis Slootweg Furniture

Allison sent me the following:

The Storque describes this furniture as looking "as though it was rescued from the rusty depths of a long-since-sunken submarine".

Pretty cool stuff by Dennis Slootweg:

http://www.dennisslootweg.nl/en/work.html

And, indeed, it is very cool furniture:

Can't you see this lit up for a steampunk ball?

He calls these rust cupboards. Charming...

Me, I think these would fit in a rusty, bucket of bolts spaceship, cruising the stars while experiencing swashbuckling adventures and engaging in barely legal but morally upright shenanigans.

Boutiques Concept Design on Eyewear Gallery Store Interior

This stylish and natural unfinished wood interior design of concept fashion boutique and eyewear gallery store is designed and fabricated by Ilan Dei Studio. The store is located near their design studio and workshop in Venice, California. The design intention takes cues from a variety of inspirations, ranging from the Eames bent plywood processes and skateboard construction to the sand dune formations and ocean waves seen along the neighboring coast. moldresdes

The ModVic House

Bruce and Melanie Rosenbaum -- also known as ModVic -- have not only created the most steampunked house ever, they are also opening it up for tours as part of the Sharon, Massachusetts Old House Tour on May 2nd.

Here's a sneak peak of the house -- there are many more images, projects, and how-tos at the online property showcase and the ModVic site.

The Kitchen

The Stove -- but wait!

The stove is modernized with a drop-in Miele stovetop!

The office

The Media Room -- I love the stained glass windows as wall art and the muted browns and greens.

The workroom (yes, there's a workroom & an office!)

ModVic is also sponsoring a Steapunk Form and Function Design Competition, with entrants exhibited at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham MA from October 22, 2010 to May 10, 2011. Pretty neat!

Town Sports International Modern Interior Design

Here are several ideas on creating a sport center interior, as the third largest fitness club operator in the United States, Town Sports International (TSI) recently relocated its corporate headquarters to Eighth Avenue in New York City. Gensler created a flexible, transparent and actively branded workplace setting for TSI's staff and executives. Replacing the original height perimeter windows and maintaining a 14-foot ceiling height reduced heat loads on the building's mechanical system. Sustainable materials and flexible elements such as movable glass walls were used throughout the project. -- gensler --

Modern Bedroom Design and Furniture in Violet Warm Color

Modern bedroom will looks more beautiful and comfortable if the color choice is suitable and dominant, here is the sample of modern bedroom design and its furniture in violet color. As we know that  bedroom is the most private and ’secret’, and you must get the right ideas in color to get the best and comfy interior bedroom.

Violet color in all its shades is a very interesting solution for an interior design, which could suit to any room. This color is adaptable for all styles. The furniture in violet color could look as very modern as delicate. In combination with white color they create light and very pleasant atmosphere. This exotic bedroom picture may inspire you to decorate the best and beautiful interior bedroom. --homezine--

Springtime Finds from Restoration Hardware

Restoration Hardware has an incredible set of steampunk worthy pieces this spring.

by saracarl

(So many the easiest way to show you all of them was in this kaboodle slide show -- click through if you want links...)

Steampunk Chic Gaming Tables

If you game -- and there are lots of awesome looking steampunk themed RPGs out there -- check out what Laurie just sent me:

I was at PAX East this past weekend, and this company was displaying their amazing gaming tables. These tables are so amazing in person, the illustrations on their website just don't do them justice. Here's another site with a better pic, and this site gives a video tour of the booth at PAX. The Sultan table is particularly steamy. I don't even play tabletop games, but after seeing the Sultan I wanted to start just so I'd have an excuse to buy one.
Hope you enjoy!
Laurie
Autobiography of Craft

Best Gallery of Modern Home Decoration from erikjohnsonphoto

Here are several Erik Johnson's collection of modern home interior decoration, much of the photos are describing about the color combination on home decoration. The first picture describe you a modern home office with wooden floor and furniture. Below is the home decoration with dog picture, a similar color between the wall decoration and its furniture.

This is another interior decoration ideas, a white color of the wall and flooring make this modern home looks clean and neat. erikjohnsonphoto