The Steampunk Home

I believe that Steampunk is more than just brass and watchparts. It's finding a way to combine the past and the future in an aesthetic pleasing yet still punkish way. It's living a life that looks old-fashioned, yet speaks to the future. It's taking the detritus of our modern technological society and remaking it into useful things. Join me as I search for items for my house that combine the scientific romanticism of the Victorians with our real present and imagined future.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Desk or Fish Tank?

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Originally uploaded by benchun

This is a desk that the owners are turning into a steampunk fishtank. Personally, I'd prefer the desk to the fishtank, but I look forward to seeing the fishtank when it is done. (Especially if they put squid into it.... can you even get squid for fishtanks? )

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Prairie GothicFebruary 7, 2008 at 6:08 PM
I love this blog, I'll be back again and again!
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AnonymousMay 9, 2009 at 10:42 PM
i also think it would be a great desk with a dark mahogany finish and maybe some vacuum tube style lighting incorporated some how.
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AnonymousSeptember 30, 2009 at 5:08 PM
If they turn into a fishtank, I have seen freshwater ray's before at various pet stores (I'm sure you could find them on the net). which might be pretty cool inside. Of course having a saltwater tank open up so many possibilities, but the upkeep is such a pain. But yes I'm with you on the squid, how cool would that be?
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Term PapersJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Personally, I'd prefer the desk to the fishtank, but I look forward to seeing the fishtank when it is done.
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