Wow, this is really different for AT! I love it, although I'd want to maybe live with one of the steampunk things that fill this home. I really appreciate how individual this is, without any of the requisite "right" MCM pieces or trendy screenprints.

I've always thought of Steampunk as a phase for teenagers in the midst of an identity crisis. Although not my cup of tea, it's interesting to see it used as a design aesthetic.

Gorgeous and really fun! It's wonderful to see a home that doesn't have any MCM in it here!

PS: the Steampunk workshop (I think that's the name anyway) does a really cool line of keyboards for the computer that might go a little better than the Apple one.

Love it ! Reminds me of this museum:
http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/

Wow, what an amazing place! Kudos to Bruce and Melanie for being total individuals. Can they come decorate my house?

UNBELIEVABLE! There is some major artistic genious at work here. I can't imagine the amount of work it took to repurpose all of those items. Very neat!

wow, this place is so creative and awesome! and a huge breath of fresh air from the typical apartment therapy house tours. well done!

Wow, this was like taking a museum tour! So interesting! I wish I could live in a house like this but not with a 9 month old and 3 year old....both boys.....maybe when they're out of the house! Very cool featured house!

By the way, what is "MCM". I may be showing my decor ignorance by asking, but I haven't a clue what that is! :p

^Mid Century Modern

This is really lovely and different! I would love to be a kid in this house - imagine all the cool things there are to discover and look at! Bruce and Melanie, congrats. I would love to be a fly on the wall when you guys are talking an electrician into the steampunk aesthetic. :)

While it's an interesting and kind of cool place, it's waaay overdone in my opinion. It feels more like a theme park or funhouse museum than a real home. I think it crosses the line from fun and quirky to extremely eccentric and tacky.

This is really cool! But I wonder if all these creative things have functions, or if they're just sculptures? with the exception of the computers, of course.

I'd seen this home before, but wasn't aware that work by Roger Wood (Klockwerks) was in it - he's based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Fantastic.

http://www.klockwerks.com/

This is, without a doubt, one of the most awesome spaces I have ever seen. Such amazing attention to detail!

I must know... where did you get that awe striking refrigerator? It is unbelievably gorgeous.

There's a post on UnPluggd about this house already: http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/look/the-ultimate-modern-victorian-steampunk-house-103819
But I do appreciate the extra images of the living areas.

Unbelieveably crafted -- really quite beautiful. But not for me -- I prefer to be surrounded by objects from the era AFTER the discovery of pennicilin!

That is AMAZING! I love it. :)

I'm blown away! This is amazing.

JulesDC- did you read some of the captions? Most of these things ARE functioning, repurposed, etc. I love the dog-treat cash register!

What an incredibly creative space! I love the out of the box thinking. I think historical and modern elements fusing together is just so inspiring. I love my antique trinkets, and I'd never have thought of finding such a practical way of honoring them!

Best. House. Tour. EVER.

Really fun, especially the kitchen, dining room and office. The house itself is wonderful too...the kind of thing you see in movies and TV lived in by characters who couldn't possibly afford to IRL. As a former New Englander I deem it quite legitimate!

I just couldn't do Victorian myself though...it requires too much Stuff - as restrained as this is compared to the way it was done in Victorian times!

PS...does nobody know how to spell "mantel" anymore? A "mantle" is something else, a coat or a part for a gas lamp. :P

So very cool.

... ye olde curiosity shoppe...

This is very cool. The attention to detail is very nuts, but in a good way! I'm curious as to whether you have housekeeping help, because keeping this place dust-free would have to be a full-time job. Anyway, good job and I admire what you've done.

I so love your house. It's like "The City of Lost Children" meets "Wallace and Gromit".

Creatively re-purposed. Ingeniously lived in. I'm so glad to see something other than Eames inspired modern.

What a delight! I called my 18-year-old daughter over and she proclaims this "the world's best living space." I would live here. (With a staff to do the dusting.)

I read fantasy and science fiction but hadn't realized that steampunk had jumped out of science fiction books into mainstream culture. It probably happened a decade ago and I'm just catching on. How marvellous to see it expressed in other areas, and so wonderfully.

Big smile on my face right now. What a stellar house.

This reminds of stuff my father would put together from his flea market finds. It's a cool style. So was Dad. :)

I would like it in small details...but the whole house? not my taste at all

So rockin' cool! Not your typical cold industrial. If you are an antique lover but really love art too, this house combines the two and elevates it even further to the level of functionality. LOOOOVE it!

Great job! Love the creativity and passion. Reminds me of the movies: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and the recent Sherlock Holmes. My favorite pieces are the computer screen and keyboard, the fridge (whoa) and the birds on the ceiling (with flying puffin woo!). I surmise steampunk aesthetic to be a continual work in progress. Please come back in a year or so and show us your new additions.

WOW! A tasteful, witty and imaginative distillation of the steampunk "Difference Engine'' aesthetic.

This house has some truly beautiful elements. But I often wonder, in cases of highly stylized houses such as this, what are they going to do when the "steampunk" style falls out of favor and just looks dated?

Good Lord, I've died and gone to heaven! Rarely have I been so excited about an AT post. I love this house!

Very cool and imaginative, although I shudder to think about the money spent to acquire, modernize, and integrate some of those pieces.

This is just too wonderful for words. It's clear that you love your home, and that it works perfectly for you. I'll bet your friends and family love to come over and explore your treasures. I know I would! Such a refreshing change for a house tour. Keep it up, AT!

Really. Full of wonder. The homeowner's passion for the aesthetic is obvious. Fantastically executed. Bravo!

This is my dream house!

I love seeing something so different done so well!

This place is amazing! I'm going to have to go back through the photos to catch everything I might've missed the first time. Especially love the furniture.

Perfection, I would buy a book of pix of every corner of this place. I love to pass by a wonderful looking home and this is exactly what I would HOPE some of them looked like inside. :)

Yes, Jules M.
What could be cooler than going to Wallace and Gromit's house?
I love the thing with dentures and covet your coal (?) stove.

This is crazy, kooky and totally cool! Wow...one of the most imaginative homes featured! Love it!

HOORAY!

I met Bruce Rosembaum at the Brimfield Flea Market this past July. His desk/dental-training-head-model computer thingamabobby was GENIUS.

Seriously, I exaggerate not: the sheer artistry and creativity that went into it brought tears to my eyes. It was one of the best things I have ever seen, in my life. It was a little like reading a beautiful novel, or seeing the glorious end of a gorgeous Broadway musical.

This guy (and his wife, I assume) are so very much who they are, and designing what they love, and creatively using gorgeous old things - they're one of a kind, and that is the best possible thing to be.

Congratulations on this post, and on all deserved attention!

Thank you everyone for the wonderfully kind words on our Steampunk House : ) Sarah Rainwater did a great job with the photos and descriptions. If you also would like to take the virtual tour of our home-- visit http://www.onlinepropertyshowcase.com/showcase/10328/
Melanie and I can also can update you on all the cool Steampunk stuff we are doing. Just send me an email at bruce@modvic.com and I'll get you on our email list. To answer a few questions: 1) The fridge is from Elmira (www.elmirastoveworks.com) 2) We do have house cleaners that come in every 2 weeks -- but for some reason the dust is not a major issue -- it's more a dog hair issue with our two Samoyeds : ) 3) For us, Steampunk is from all time periods -- past, present and future -- so it is constantly changing and a timeless design. We're not worried about things getting our of date. I look forward to seeing additional comments from the readers of Apartment Therapy. All the best. Thanks, Bruce

Absolutely gorgeous and fun.

I love this house. The care and detail that went in to it is amazing!

"But I often wonder, in cases of highly stylized houses such as this, what are they going to do when the "steampunk" style falls out of favor and just looks dated?"

I think if the person is following a fad, they'll end up hating it, calling it outdated, and redecorate. If you truly love a style though, it doesn't fall out of favor with you. Maybe with the general population, but since they're not living in your house it doesn't matter.

Oh my gosh — it's like Jules Verne slept here! I love it...the willingness to go all-out and merge quirk and function is so great. Bravo, ModVics!

Amazing. Brilliantly imaginative.

Bruce, please settle a minor fued... Is or is not the original 'Dr. Who' steampunk?

;)

Anet500 --
Dr. Who was Steampunk even before the word existed : ) Bruce

Agreed, dear sir ;)

I love the house, and I am glad to see more pictures of it. From previous images on other websites, I didn't get a chance to see how extensively you applied yourselves to the entire home.

Oh, and to rexrayfan, most of the steampunks I know are at least over the legal drinking age, and are on the whole of a variety of ages, up to and including people with white hair. The inclusiveness of the community is one of the things I enjoy about it.

So this is steampunk. What a trip!

Incredible, thanks for sharing!

I love the kitchen Island. The rest of the house looked like a museum as everyone else said before me. Very clean clutter.

Very well done!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

This is the coolest thing EVAR

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

I'd never heard of Steampunk. Now I want it and want it bad. This is the most creative house I have ever seen. Kudos on great imagination and artistic creativity. I am so impressed and envious.

"I'd never heard of Steampunk. Now I want it and want it bad."
WORD

I thought I was looking at Professor Moriary's salon.

That is going to be the weirdest estate sale when the time comes.

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