Not trying to look for flaws, if I were doing that I d be asking about the pink window blinds 😉

Before it was just the standard “room with all the computer stuff” it. I wasn’t so much that it looked bad as looks were irrelevant, sort of like a closet: “This is the kitchen, that’s the downstairs washroom and over here is where I store my husband and his computers.” 😉

Now, it actually looks like a den, a workspace, an actual room for people. It’s not anything I would have ended up with, and that’s sort of the point. I like what you’ve done, it just seems a shame not to complete the theme *you* have developed.

Oh for certain some of the steam punk stuff, though brilliant is way over the top and only someone deeply into the ‘lifestyle’ is going to spend that much time and money.

But if you look at the example of the LCD monitor mod you link to most of the effect can be had by using some spray paint and some bits of trim from the local Home Depot. Do a little of that on the octopus arms and a little creative camouflage on the big monitor and you are half there… and the rack is the easy part, you just need a shelving unit that looks brassy, or old, rather than new and high tech. I’d probably change it before tackling the arms.

Anyway, it certainly looks improved and enjoy the fruits of your labours

Oh, BTW. The last picture makes it look like you sent Irene to sit in the corner because she was bad 😉 :p