Steam punk DIY

Steam punk for those of you who do not know; is a fantasy sub-genre that involves stylized Victorian decor with moder technology. I think it can look pretty interesting and if nothing else unique. Though it appears I am far from alone in thinking this. One great example is a steam punk laptop

Though as cool as that is, and trust if I could I would buy one. I think for the average person a great alternative is a site that has some DIY stuff for the rest of us. steampunkworkshop.com
out of most of the things I saw a great starter one to try out is a monitor mod. The great thing is that you do not have to remove much. Plus you get to play with spray paint and that's always fun.

Granted if you do decide to do this I would hope you would try this on a few older monitors you have laying around. But if you have to pick some up I would say places like goodwill or freegeek if you in Portland would be a good place to start.