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18 Steampunk Decor Flourishes That Will Make Any Room Cooler

If your home is looking a little basic, steampunk is exactly what you need to kick it up a gear.

1. This Edison wall lamp made of pipes.

This Edison wall lamp made of pipes.

Because you can never go wrong with a rusted patina pipe lamp with an über-cool pressure gauge.

2. This aviation table.

This aviation table.

This pointy table has GEARS for its base and a patchwork galvanized steel top. And would you look at that rivet work? Great for coffee and laying out large, vintage maps.

3. This stained glass kaleidoscope.

This stained glass kaleidoscope.

This neat, mechanical kaleidoscope is made out of stained glass and vintage clock parts. Turn a handle to operate it for entertainment during long periods of isolation.

4. This vault door.

This vault door.

Jake von Slatt (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: 16307058@N00

Um, who doesn’t want to spin a giant wheel to open a door?

5. These copper pipe candlestick holders.

These copper pipe candlestick holders.

Let there be light and ~style~.

6. This laser light.

This laser light.

Jonathan Drury (CC0 http://1.0) / Via Flickr: 98129567@N04

It’s your weapon against darkness and boring lamps.

7. This old-school thermostat and clock combo.

This old-school thermostat and clock combo.

Jake von Slatt (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: 16307058@N00

Because nothing is more steampunk than gadgets on gadgets on gadgets.

8. This geared-out video game controller.

This geared-out video game controller.

William Thompson (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: 92292736@N06

Even during recreation, you cannot forget about le steampunk.

9. This vintage computer setup.

This vintage computer setup.

Floor (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: f7oor

You desperately need this perfect melding of the vintage and the futuristic to read your work emails and stay updated on the decline of the world.

10. This clock made almost solely of gears.

This clock made almost solely of gears.

You need this.

11. This apothecary-inspired counter.

This apothecary-inspired counter.

Jake von Slatt (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: 16307058@N00

That’s where you can keep all your tinctures and takeout ketchup packets.

12. This intricate USB flash drive.

This intricate USB flash drive.

brett jordan (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: x1brett

This is how flash drives work. Did you not know that?

13. This pipe-fitted sewing machine.

This pipe-fitted sewing machine.

Becky Stern (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: bekathwia

An elegant decoration for any home. Plus, those corsets aren’t going to sew themselves.

14. This birdcage window.

This birdcage window.

Carly Lesser & Art Drauglis (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: wiredwitch

This is the perfect place to look out upon the post-apocalyptic landscape while keeping safe.

15. This overhead steel pulley lamp.

This overhead steel pulley lamp.

Try to get a cooler lamp. I dare you.

16. This coffee table made of gears.

This coffee table made of gears.

It’s made of 35 industrial gears and your wildest dreams.

17. This varnished wooden box.

This varnished wooden box.

Store your treasures, keepsakes, and black-and-white photos of your beau here.

18. This copper pipe bookshelf.

This copper pipe bookshelf.

Made from brass fittings, copper pipes, wood, and pressure gauges, you’ll never have a more badass place to keep your tomes.

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