Steampunk interior: fantasy in your home

Recommendation points

• History of origin
• Color spectrum
• Steampunk ceiling
• Floor
• Wall decoration
• Furniture appearance
• Key decor elements
• Bathroom
• Kitchen
• Bedroom

Not everyone will dare to create a steampunk interior, only a brave person with a lion’s share of imagination. After all, an ordinary person is immediately struck by the shocking of the room. Industrial paintings are present in huge valves and levers, pronounced metal structures, massive factory pipes.

The predominance of smog and sepia in the interior creates an ominous feeling. But with the right choice of the color palette and scenery of the urban “landscape”, you can recreate a retro-futuristic setting with elements of Victorian romance.

History of origin

Steampunk, as an interior style, gained popularity in the 60s-80s of the last century. The protest style became an organic addition to the beloved sci-fi works of Jules Verne and HG Wells.

The concept of the literary style is based on an alternative reality, within which the world develops with the help of devices powered by steam engines. That is why the second unofficial name of the style is paropunk. In the interior, steampunk is represented by an abundance of elements associated with the science of those times: airships, balloons.

The essence of steampunk is characterized by a time span “wandering” between the past and the future. The mechanic rules the steampunk world.

Color spectrum

The steampunk color palette is restrained and simple. It is better to leave variegated paints for the interior in the modern or boho style. In addition to the classic nuance range (including brown tones, sepia and terracotta), metal shades (mainly brass, bronze, copper, steel) and black graphite are widely used.

To prevent the color background of the interior from looking so gloomy and ominous, it is recommended to combine tones characteristic of steampunk with smoky interspersed with muted blue, “mountainbetten”, green and red..

Steampunk is often used to create a special atmosphere in the kitchen, where the classic combination of black and red gives the interior a mystery..

Industrial interior shades should be softened with moderately warm diffused lighting..

An appropriate solution would be the use of gas discharge lamps.

You can create wall lights yourself from pipes and a frame in the form of a metal wire cage.

Steampunk ceiling

Steampunk prefers high ceilings with asymmetrical lines. Much attention is paid to decorative elements. Cold metal stripes combined with different sized rivets and screws create a brutal feel.

Wooden elements work surprisingly well with fabrics.

Floor

Steampunk is unforgiving. Only natural materials are used in the design. The ideal solution is a varnished oak floor. But for the embodiment of ideas from the world of fantasy, both laminate and parquet are suitable.

In the bathroom and in the kitchen, you can use decorative tiles that imitate stone.

Wall decoration

As you already know, steampunk interiors don’t tolerate synthetic materials. The walls of the room should be an unobtrusive continuation of the Victorian style.

Wall decoration involves the use of natural bulky materials: dark vintage wood, stone. But not everyone can decorate the walls of the house with expensive elements. Cheaper, but high-quality analogues look no worse. If you wish, you can leave the concrete walls in their original form..

The wallpaper on the walls in the style of English grunge is organically combined with the general atmosphere of the room..

Do not forget that steampunk is associated with the past. Therefore, on the masonry, you need to create the effect of attrition and antiquity or use plaster with a large fraction.

Steampunk maps and atlases on the walls look unusual in the interior. You can give them an aged look by soaking them in diluted black tea.

In the bathroom, stone-like wall tiles look perfect.

Interior metal doors, which are more associated with the entrance to the captain’s cabin of a submarine ship, can complement the simplicity of the walls..

Furniture appearance

The main requirement for furniture is massiveness. Of the materials, preference is given to leather, upholstery made of rough fabrics. The most popular fabric for upholstered furniture is brocade..

Cabinets and cabinets can be made not only of wood, but also of metal or have metal fittings.

Wanting to focus on dark solid wood furniture, ceilings need to be decorated in light soothing colors.

Unusual and slightly avant-garde tables look like large ancient suitcases.

Key decor elements

Decorative elements play a key role in the recreation of the era of retro technical progress. True, their task is only to set off the “incrustation” and organically blend into the atmosphere of the interior. Otherwise, there is a possibility of getting museum archaism instead of extravagant chic.

Antique watches with rusty gears of mechanisms bring fantasy lovers back to the 19th century. They are associated with the period of the industrial revolution.

Victorian styling of modern devices and peripherals looks authentic.

An original solution can be a fireplace with a metal finish..

Bathroom

In steampunk, openness and urban motives are encouraged. Pipes act not only as a decorative element. And airships on the wallpaper allow you to achieve authentic stylization of the 19th century.

The bathtub must be massive and aged. Artistic forging adds special sophistication to it.

Kitchen

The interior of the kitchen should be simpler than in other rooms. The use of bulky bar counters and natural wood worktops is encouraged. In addition to lamps with diffused light, additional illumination will not interfere in the kitchen.

Bedroom

To decorate the bedroom, all the same gears, an abundance of metal and natural “decorations” are used.

The steampunk interior is a protest against boring traditional solutions imposed on society. Fantastic elements of steampunk look menacingly aggressive, but when interacting with illumination of an unusual look and calm tones of natural shades, a feeling of romance and paradoxical simplicity is created.