Top Posts for 2007

I spent some time looking back over the 129 2007 The Steampunk Home posts to find what I -- and you -- thought were the best. This is a combination of the posts with the most comments, the ones that had the most views, and my favorites. Enjoy!

The post that started it all of -- not my first, but the one that brought me many of my first readers -- was Results of.... The Challenge where I challenge decorator by email Lynn Cimino to revamp my bedroom in a steampunk style.






Two posts that people seem to like the sound of -- at least they keep stumbling across them via searches -- are the ones on kitchens. First, A Steampunk Kitchen (with some exceedingly good ideas in the comments) followed a little while later by Kitchen Cabinets.






My favorite posts were the weeklong series I did for my Birthday Extravaganza: Jules Verne and 20,000 Leagues. 7 posts in 7 days was a fatiguing pace!






"Query" was a quick rumination on the silliness (or not) of Steampunk as a home decorating scheme, but generated some very passionate and well thought comments.

Finally, the post I am most proud of is the interview with Andrew Meieran, designer of the Edison Bar.

I hope 2008 will be twice as lovely -- with posts galore on projects and rooms in both my home and yours! Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm having a lot of fun and hope you are, too.

New Feature: Shopping List

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Did you notice my new feature? It's a Kaboodle shopping list. Actually, it's the most recent 6 things off of my 168 item and still going strong steampunk home shopping list. I've been putting things there for a while, as I trawl the web looking for things that have a steampunk appeal. It's not very edited -- some things may not actually be steampunk, or may just be sort-of steampunk, or may be more cyberpunk. I may delete things off of it. I may reorganize it at will -- I'm trying to have categories and to put things into the appropriate categories, but I don't always get around to it. Some things I may decide warrant an entire blog post. But I wanted to share the list with you, so the next time you find yourself staring at the ceiling wondering where you are going to get a hanging globe or an antique tractor seat you know where to start.

Oh, what's that? You'd like to see the whole thing? Sure. Just click on over to the list in Kaboodle. Or, if you have the patience, you can watch the whole thing here, in a slide show.

steampunk home by saracarl

Future New York Print

I'm going to try to dedicate Tuesdays to Steampunk art (for your home). I ran across this print of a future New York City -- with Airships drifting above it -- on Art.com, and thought you might like it. You can get it matted or framed, which might be a timesaver. (How many years have I had posters and prints rolled up in the back of a closet, festering in the dark due to lack of a frame?)

'Future New York' with Airships, Fine Art Print, 11x17

Steampunk Laptop

After sending TinkerGirl the modded Underwood No. 5 I stumbled across (courtesy of The Practical Archivist), I ran across something even wierder and more wonderful. Via the Dark Roasted Blend we have a Steampunk... laptop. Look closely boys and girls -- I believe the mouse clicker is actually a clicker from a telegraph station (although I'm sure that's not the technical term for it...).

Follow the link for more photographs, including closeups, or check out the original fabricator's Japanese site.