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Offbeat Homes

Steve’s Weird House

by Ingrid on August 29th, 2006

Over in beautiful Seattle, a man named Stephen resides in what can be considered part Victorian home and part private museum. Here, Stephen collects a large assortment of … well, weird things.

 

What can you find at Steve’s Weird House? Well, here’s a few things:

Circus Sideshow Exhibits

* Siamese Twin animals (calves, weasels, goats, etc)
* Two-faced pig, cow and kitten
* Pickled punks
* Painting on the head of a pin

Victorian Art & Artifacts

* Wreaths woven from human hair
* Hundreds of Art Nouveau and Deco statues
* Lovely paintings/prints covering walls & ceilings
* Ornate carved antique furniture

Natural History Exhibits

* Exotic taxidermy
* Medical Specimens
* Skeletons, skulls, bones

Antique Medical Instruments & Machines

Quack-Medical Electrical Devices

Funeral Paraphernalia & Memorabilia

* Antique coffins and carriers (adult/child)
* Casket plate collection
* Embalmer/mortician tools & tables

Library of Curious and Esoteric Tomes (25,000+ books)

* Thousands of autographed Science Fiction first editions
* Hundreds of Fantasy and Lowbrow art books
* Hundreds of antique Erotica, Curiosa & Sexology books
* Hundreds of Victorian Art books
* Thousands of just strange/weird books

Toaster Museum (150+ antique toasters)

Funky Future Room (ie Jetsons/Barbarella decor)

* Hundreds of cool kinetic art and lighting gadgets
* Futuristic furniture (ie egg-shaped stereo chair, sensory-deprivation tank, etc)

Garden Architecture, Statuary and Art

* 13 foot tall Minotaur bust
* 25 foot tall Rapunzel castle tower
* 15 foot diameter formal fishpond w/ tiered fountain
* Sinister Cemetery/Satanic Altar

Treehouse

* Psychedelic eye windows, red bordello interior decor

Interested? Take the virtual tour! There’s lots and lots to see.

POSTED IN: Eccentricities, Interior Oddities, Treehouses

1 opinion for Steve’s Weird House

  • ~Dawn
    Aug 29, 2006 at 10:22 pm

    The colorful hang-y things are very cool. Not so much the all the statues, I would get nervous thinking I was being watched

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