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by Joel Keller, posted Mar 7th 2007 11:42AM
Say you were divorced and living in a studio-sized flat outside of London. You want to make your "bachelor pad" into something where you not only feel comfortable but shows that you've got something going on in your life. So what do you think your best decorating choice would be? Ultra-modern? IKEA-tastic? Traditional and homey?How 'bout "Voyager transporter room?" Not exactly my first choice, but that's what Tony Alleyne chose, according to a profile at ElectronicHouse.com. About three years ago, he decided to transform his studio into the transporter room of what he felt used the best material of all the Star Trek starships; he called it "the luxury liner of the galaxy."
He handcrafted everything in the apartment except the plumbing; the transporter console alone took him two years, and it doesn't do much more than make the transporter sound. He spent so much money on the project, he had to file for bankruptcy. But now that it's done, he's looking to sell it (for $200,000), move into a bigger space and transform that.
I wonder if Rachel Cericola, the woman who reported the story for ElectronicHouse, was the first one in the apartment since Tony started his remodel. I'm pretty sure she'll be the last.
[via Pop Candy]
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