Cubicles are meant to be droneish for a reason. The less difference in one cubicle to another means the less the employees stop to chat about anything unique. It keeps things productive. But when you spend 8+ hours of your day in your office, you want to have things around you that make you happy.
Having an office that looks as awesome as This One: http://www.wired.com/culture/design/multimedia/2007/06/gallery_nemo_office would be wonderful. However, that level of Steampunk Goodness is out of reach or impractical for most of us.
So, how do you steampunk your office into your happy place without driving your boss over the Edge?
Like all nice touches in life, the key is accessorizing.
A small industrial fan.
An Old Radio
A old library dewey decimal card cabinet for office supplies
Lightbulb with solar reactor
Venus Fly Trap
What are your ideas?
Perhaps a miniature model such as a Flea Chariot?
Buahahaha! That’s awesome!
For folks who are not so welding/workshop inclined, you might be able to get a similar effect using a miniature model from Games Workshop or Privateer Press.
The wheels and axles were the component that needed the most effort. An alternative might be to use some old watch parts. The body and base were just filed by hand and you could glue rather than solder them together, “superglue” or “crazyglue” should do the trick.
Alternative designs I’ve seen include a tricycle, horse drawn hearse and a carriage.
I plan on adding a brass periscope to my cubicle.
I’ve added an antique typewriter, antique fan, a box with a clasp and a old fashioned old map on it, and an old military radio converted into an MP3 player.