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15 High-Dollar Hacks: Steampunk Home & Transportation Mods

You’ve seen Steampunk moving closer to mainstream. There’s steampunk fashions, housewares, computer mods, guns, guitars, books, games, tattoos, and even and steampunk iPhone apps. Steampunk themes are picking up steam and becoming increasingly popular. Some people drop buckets of money on car and home steampunk hacks. We aren’t talking about tiny tweaks like a little vehicle mod or a simple furniture fashion statement. Here are 15 high-dollar hacks to thoroughly steampunk-theme cars and homes.

One of the great aspects of steampunk mods are that they are created from repurposed materials and refurbished into steampunk works of art. Master mechanical modder Jake von Slatt continues to astound people with his steampunk hacks. His Victorian-themed motorhome is absolutely awesome. It started as an ordinary retired school bus that he bought for about $2,000. He then gutted it and upscaled it into this Victorian RV. You should really watch the video and read more from the always helpful and mind-blowing von Slatt. He shows his awesome project from start to finish .

In 1973, Robert Bruno began sketching his sculptural home with an organic plan. He found the right location, an anomaly at Ransom Canyon near Lubbock, Texas. The architectural sculptor began building his huge steel home in ‘74, changing plans and taking down walls as artistic inspiration led him. He completed construction on his 110 ton house in 1994. He not only built this steampunk home entirely by himself, but if he needed a special tool for construction then he created it. He constructed a crane on top of the house, controlling it with a switch, to lower him into position for welding and bending steel. The walls are either welded 1/4 inch plate steel or original stained glass creations to optimize light.

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