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Create the steampunk living room of your dreams. What is industrial steampunk? It is a type of design inspired by the industrial look of the Victorian era.
Are you a fan of steampunk designs? Not sure what steampunk style is? It was originally named by science fiction author K.W. Jeter in 1987.
Think late Victorian era, metals, and machines run on steam. Steampunk designs often have special details like gears, compasses, pipes, trunks, cogs, brass and copper things, plus leather, top hats, goggles and corsets. Together, these give the design a vintage-futuristic look.
The color schemes tend to be darker but the look can be really striking when the industrial steampunk style is used. If you aren’t ready for full on steampunk, look at adding a couple of industrial steampunk touches to a room or around your home. If you need some inspiration here are lots of vivid steampunk style rooms.
Steampunk Design options To Try:
These black and brass kitchen cabinets are so fun! They feel like a 19th century French kitchen. Featured on Houzz Photo by Officine Gullo USA
This kitchen has some memorable hardware and steampunk interiors inspiration, like the notable industrial styled pendant lights, and that bulky metal range hood. via My Domaine.
Unique barstools plus those lights equal industrial steampunk heaven featured on House striking.
The ceiling feature, paired with these dark cabinets and inlaid wooden floors adds and elegance to this room that would be hard to achieve without such fine attention to detail. Together they have a fun steampunk feel via Decoholic.
I love all the metal work in this funky kitchen with the steampunk wall of pieced leather look and the exposed brick it feels industrial and appears to have been brought together over time. via Steampunk Tendencies.
Scrap metal gives this barn door an industrial feel and it the well fitted steampunk decor built into the finishes of your home. via Houzz.
Little touches are so important to steampunk design like the metal door frame and intricate metal work. featured on Off Beat Home & Living.
This loft has so many intricate touches, the blimp lighting is one of the most unique light fixtures I’ve ever seen. It perfectly encapsulates the steampunk interior design style. via Houzz. Photo by Real Estate Investing Guru Review
Create a unique feature wall using bronze gears to achieve the steampunk look of your dreams. No need for a headboard with focal points like this. via My Lovie.
That map mural with striking sepia tones on a black or dark blue accent wall and the tripod light are striking. This room has a steampunk aesthetic with very direct accessories, without being over the top. via Sarah and Bendrix.
A fun way to add industrial style to a loft, the shelves with metal drawers are a vivid piece of furniture, that has a great industrial theme. The cage light fixture is a great way to display Edison bulbs. Also, a steamer trunk used as an end table stacked on old style novels, has a lot of extra layered style. via Digs Digs.
The coffee table and books give this living room a nice touch. The accent lighting in this room is a showstopper with the tripod base and aged metal tones. via OneKinDesign.
This living area has so many details! From the velvet burgundy chairs, to the spiral staircase. And just look at the floor, animal skins, everything is intricate especially the metal work that adds a fantasy feeling to this exotic room. The conservatory room would be the well fitted spot to add some telescopes to view the stars. via Steampunk Tendencies.
These orb lights with exposed light bulbs are elegant, but also industrial style. That chesterfield leather sofa has the well fitted sense of age. The trunk with metallic copper details on chrome is a well fitted centerpiece to the room’s design. via Restoration Hardware.
I love this mix of steampunk style with a little bit of midcentury furniture pieces in a living room. I love the detailed marble fireplace mantel, adding to the layers of time. Also if you notice the ripped wallpaper, that adds a vintage feeling to the space. I love the mix of styles in this particular room like somehow you just got off a crazy mixed up time machine. via Dulux.
An old map in striking neutral colors gives the vibes of Jules Verne, that is a popular theme for the steampunk movement. The antique furniture desk completes this office space, but can you also imagine how good a couple old typewriters, staged on the bookshelves would look in the space? via Homedit.
Adding large engineering prints is a fun way to incorporate industrial style, and there are many great sources for historic images you can print as posters free on the internet. The gadgets displayed on the shelves mixed with natural materials is a nice nod to the scientific feeling of the steampunk theme. via Homedit.
Can’t find any gears? Use wallpaper instead, love the cream background and dark green print (instead of just black and white) Finding a cool old school print of industrial machinery and printing it would make for a great conversation piece. via behangfabreik.
All the copper accent pipes in this bathroom look well fitted. The dark color scheme lets the copper really shine too! via Laughing Squid.
The walls in this bathroom look like a submarines interior. I love the grommets and bolt details. Love the vanity in this steampunk trunk inspired vanity via S. G. Rose.
Add a little steampunk to your dining table, with gears and pipes. You can actually buy this unique piece at The little Vintage Lamp Co.
Looking to add a little industrial steampunk style to your home? Our friends at Overstock put together this fun mood board with some great picks to get you started! (contains affiliate links; see our full disclosure policy here).
- Uttermost Rusty Movements Wall Clock
- Suspended 5-light Industrial Retro Cage Pendant Chandelier
- Banks Industrial Vintage Floor Lamp
- Capital Lighting Axis Collection 4-light Russet Orb Pendant
- Pyle Retro Vintage Classic Style Bluetooth Turnable Phonograph Record Player
- Upton Home Duncan Travel Trunk Console/Sofa Table
- Vintage Tabouret Stacking Chairs (Set of 4)
- Casa Cortes Handcrafted Industrial Round Accent Table
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