Interior and Furniture Designs: 50 Steampunk Style Home Decor Items Celebrating the Mechanical Side of Life

Little-known by the masses, steampunk has jumped as a trend in the last ten years. Inspired by 19th Century technologies with a space-age twist, think technology the way we wanted it to be pre the Industrial Revolution – not the way it is now. Think gadgets, stilettos, corsets, large mechanical pumps coming out of the strangest objects. Think Mad Max, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, George Orwell without the minimalism. Take on the steampunk trend with these fifty décor items which take your interior from dull to mechanical. Get inspired by an underground culture thriving with industrial technology and teeming with valves, with these fifty finds.

Buy It: $85

Steampunk Style Desk Lamp: Pair your 19th-Century fiction with this desk lamp. A twist on what a lamp might have been, it’ll light up any of your Jules Verne.

Buy It: $90

Minimalist Edison Light Bulb Lamp: Read with the lightbulb’s inventor, with this Edison-inspired bulb lamp. Minimalist enough for any space, it could work on your bedside table.

Buy It: $80

Steampunk Style Desk Lamp: Go for the old look, not fixture, with this olden-style desk lamp. It’ll light up your page in the most Victorian of ways.

Buy It: $40

3 Pipe Steampunk Style Table Lamp: Why use one pipe when you can use three? Just for decoration, this unit is one of the most unique desk lamps you’ll find.

Buy It: $98

Steampunk Faucet Sconce: Almost dripping with light, this sconce could have been the brainchild of the 1900’s. Wire it into your toolshed or home office for a futuristic feel.

Buy It: $230

Steampunk Style Wall Sconce (Large): Embarrass standard electrics with this wall sconce, complete with oval bulbs. It’d steal the scene in any dining room setting.

Buy It: $220

Crystal Head Vodka Lamp: For collectors of Crystal Head Vodka skulls, this lamp would be a treat. Add it to their Christmas stocking in a couple of months’ time.

Buy It: $37

Steampunk Pipe Lamp With Valve Switch: Why turn on lights with a switch, when you can use valves instead? Pump up the pressure with this bronzed beauty in your bedroom or office.

Buy It: $260

Steampunk Style Rocket Lamp: Take it to the moon with this rocket lamp, resplendent with steel fins. Sock it in your child’s bedroom to help them dream of the stars.

Buy It: $288

Steampunk Style Floor Lamp: Floor lamps are big this season, but not quite as big as this. Wow with a lantern and pulley in this fascinating living room-bound creature.

Buy It: $18

Steampunk Candle Holder: This lamp would almost be tribal, were it not for the cog design. Take it down the stairs for a midnight feast.

Buy It: $65

Personalized Steampunk Wooden Docking Station: Want to blend the old age with the new? Hang all your accessories on this smart-looking wooden dock.

Buy It: $330

Steampunk Style Accent Table: Wood and metal don’t have to be boring. Give them life again in this steampunk accent table, perfect for your bedside.

Buy It: $317

Steampunk Style Coffee Table: Keep functionality in coffee time with this wood-and-metal coffee table. Wheel it to your preferred destination.

Buy It: $150

Steampunk Pipe Book Shelf: Find a new-age way to hold your books with this piped book shelf. Wind it up your bedroom corner to make the most of small space.

Buy It: $117

3 Level Bookshelf (Pipe & Wood): Want a level up? Use a flat wall instead for this pipe-and-wood creation.

Buy It: $250

Steampunk Pipe Book Shelf With Galvanized Wood: Need intricate spaces for those smaller items? Show them off on metal with this under-the-sea design.

Buy It: $45 each

Steampunk Aviator Bookend: Know a big fan of 20,000 Leagues? Frame their favourite possessions with this aviator bookend, complete with dial.

Buy It: $61 each

Steampunk Octopus Bookend: Get aquatic with this octopus bookend, great for the kids’ bedroom.

Buy It: $27

Gear Bookends: Have a few architecture books lying around the house? Collate them in style with these unique book ends.

Buy It: $79

Hand-Crafted Bolt Action Steampunk Pens: Be industrious at work with these five bolted pens, handcrafted in metallics.

Buy It: $70

Steampunk Time Machine Clock & Trinket Box Statue: Go back in time with this clock, an interesting piece for the mantel. It doubles as a trinket box.

Buy It: $63

Steampunk Wall Clock Design: Steel out average wall clocks with this quirky design. Featuring a compass and globe, it’d be a fitting addition for your library.

Buy It: $35

Steampunk Style Gear Wall Clock: See time work with this geared wall clock, reminiscent of a clock’s insides. It’d make a feature in your tool shed.

Buy It: $43

Steampunk Chronambulator Desk Clock: The original time machine, let this desk clock flash back memories in your home office.

Buy It: $54

The Stormgrave Chronometer Clock: Mapping the forces that govern eternity, Professor Stormgrave’s clock is a powerful machine. Station it on your desk to impress visitors in the know.

Buy It: From $10

Steampunk Style Power Outlet Covers: Jazz up your power outlets with these covers, snazzy in a range of metallic designs. Turning on the light will never be the same again.

Buy It: $23

Steampunk Themed Hourglass: Whip out Monopoly or boil an egg with this Victorian-style hourglass. Eye-catching in red, it’ll whittle away the best of times.

Buy It: $52

Steampunk Ukulele: Strike up a tune with this steampunk ukulele, perfect for a jam with friends. Its inner workings will be a conversation starter.

Buy It: $23

Steampunk Vaporiser: While away in a cloud of smoke, with this smoking gun vaporiser ornament. Ornate in a range of metals, it takes on an almost-mystical quality.

Buy It: $115

Octopus Wall Mirror: Ideal for the bathroom, this bronzed piece of octopus home decor gives you eight things to think about when you look in the mirror.

Buy It: $34

Steampunk Style Toilet Paper Holder: Put the joy back in toilet time with this valve-tastic toilet paper holder.

Buy It: $50

Erasmus Darwin’s Steam-Cerebrum: Straight from the Bedlam Institute of Galvanic Studies, this spooky creation could be a dream for your teenager’s bedside table.

Buy It: $36

Steampunk Style Bronze Skull With Engraving: Decorate the library with this ornate creation, fully engraved and bronzed.

Buy It: $139

Batman Figurine (Steampunk Version): Want to improve on Batman? Make him steampunk with iron shields, extra artillery and a metal gas mask.

Buy It: $27

Steampunk Themed Pressure Gauge Box: Hide your secrets in this gauge box, perfect for valuables. It’s almost as good as storing them under the sea.

Buy It: $70

Steampunk Stiletto: Love someone who loves the 19th Century? Gift them sexiness in a shoe with this steampunk stiletto for their bookcase.

Buy It: $44

Cyber Leopard Steampunk Statue: Animals can be technological too. Hit baddies with double the metal with this steampunk leopard on your shelf.

Buy It: $20

Steampunk Style Mechanical Spider: Give the little ones a fright on a daily basis. This steampunk spider works a treat on the hallway table.

Buy It: $38

Mechanical Scorpion: Step up your ornament game with this mechanical scorpion, another treasure for the library.

Buy It: $13

Steampunk Dragon Figurine: This steampunk dragon is the mightiest of the zodiac. Place him in your living room for a powerful effect.

Buy It: $160

LED-Lighted Steampunk Dragon: One for the outdoors, this dragon’s LED lights are victorious. Light up your garden with his detailed exterior.

Buy It: $38

Steampunk Owl On Jetpack: A steampunk twist on a popular classic, this owl is both wise and space-age. He’d fit your bookcase nicely.

Buy It: $68

Steampunk Style Hangable Airship: Rather be in the clouds? Fascinate your children with this airship hanging off a balloon.

Buy It: $79

Steampunk Style Air Balloon Sculpture: Lift your shelves higher with this half-air-balloon, half-submarine sculpture. Let its carnivalesque elements whisk you away.

Buy It: $67

Steampunk Style Fish Shaped Submarine Figurine: Beware of the steampunk fish, half-piranha, half-machine. Let him terrorise the waters on your library shelf.

Buy It: $23

Steampunk Style Octopus Door Knocker: Invite fellow punks in with this octopus door knocker, a rare find in bronze.

Buy It: $73

Steampunk Style Wall Hanging Decor: Celebrate the aquatic with this hanging octopi for your bathroom wall.

Buy It: $85

Steampunk Machine-age Sweethearts Wall Décor: Love another punk? Rev up their romantic fantasies with this bronzed piece in your boudoir.

Buy It: From $7

Steampunk Style Throw Pillow Covers: Owls, chameleons and butterflies all come out to play in these metallic couch cushions, great for all soft surfaces.