Thursday, October 4, 2007

Can you find steampunk at Ikea?

So when I was at everyone's favorite swedish modern discount furniture store buying the chairs for Miss J's table, I wondered "could anything here be steampunk?" I found one light fixture that I thought *might* work while I was there; this Ottava Pendant Lamp (which is not listed on the website):



It doesn't look Victorian, but does have an early industrial feel.

I spent some more time today browsing the website and found some other things that might work:




There are also a couple of chandeliers, but at $60 and with modern finishes, I'm not sure they are worth it. (In the US you'd be better off at Lowe's or on Target's website.)
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5 comments:

  1. JosahnOctober 4, 2007 at 10:31 AM

    Actualy this is in my kitchen and i like it. Very steampunk for me.

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  2. JosahnOctober 4, 2007 at 10:32 AM

    Actualy this is in my kitchen and i like it. Very steampunk for me.

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  3. Patrick KellyOctober 4, 2007 at 4:16 PM

    Cannot an email link for you, so posting here.

    Have you seen this: http://www.becausewecan.org/Office_interior_with_custom_desks ??

    FWIW, it does mention IKEA :)

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  4. SaraOctober 12, 2007 at 2:43 PM

    Patrick -- I do remember that, and have seen it. Quite a bit of skill in that Ikea transformation...

    Frederic -- would love to see a pic of your kitchen.

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  5. VegaMarch 30, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    I put it in my kitchen too. I spray painted it hammered copper.

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