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.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Townhome in a former Sanitorium

While we're browinsg the NY Times' crazy real estate features, how about a home in a former sanatorium?

This is the former Holloway Sanitorium, a rambling red-brick hospital built in 1877 in the English village of Virginia Water.

The clover shaped windows are original design.

Swimming pool in the former dining room.

4 comments:

Carrie MaeAugust 19, 2009 at 7:56 AM
Lovely!
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RavenAugust 19, 2009 at 1:31 PM
beautiful!
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Roving JackAugust 19, 2009 at 7:45 PM
nice!
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Tales of WhimsyJuly 18, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Wow. That pool area if divine. All that gorgeous old wood.
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