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Teak Wood for Your Custom Outdoor Products

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 4, 2010

Originally native to South East Asia but now also grown in Latin America, teak is a strong and durable hardwood. Its natural oil makes it resistant to water, insects, and weather extremes.  Not surprisingly, teak is in great demand for use in marine woodworking, flooring, furniture making, and outdoor products.  Teak’s qualities make it an [...]

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Custom Bedroom Furniture: The Hope Chest

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 3, 2010

Although the practice of passing hope chests from mother to daughter has waxed and waned in popularity in America, these intriguing items may merit a reassessment.  A custom built hope chest could be, in its own right, a beautiful, heirloom quality bedroom furniture piece, as well as a wonderful gift to mark the passage of [...]

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Custom Made Furniture for Kids

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 2, 2010

When children are interested in something, really interested in something, they will play with it, read about it, watch it on TV, play video games about it, and if it exists in cereal form they will eat it, too.  When the all-consuming obsessions of childhood meet custom children’s furniture, kids can then live in their [...]

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Unique Handcrafted Office Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 1, 2010

No type of furniture is too practical for the custom treatment.  Not even custom home office furniture.  Don’t let yourself think that you should save your custom dollars for more rarefied objects and just settle for the most functional retail home office pieces.  You will find beauty, uniqueness, and value in any piece of custom [...]

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The First Annual Moustache Day at CustomMade

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, For Makers, The People Behind CustomMade on December 1, 2010

“Unique” is one of the operative words here at CustomMade – unique custom home furnishings are lovingly discovered, researched, developed, displayed, written about, sold, and broadcasted across the internet by a motley team of, shall we say, unique individuals…

Our team is not only multinational, but multi-talented. Amongst our 19-member crew, we’ve got  classically trained [...]

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Custom Settees and Loveseats

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 1, 2010

Although the intimate, two-seater settee or loveseat is often associated with images of Victorian times, a custom settee created in wood, leather, and upholstered fabrics can fit within a range of styles, from traditional to contemporary.  Take a look at a few pieces by CustomMade artisans and start imaging the ideal settee that could be [...]

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What’s YOUR custom dream project?

Posted by CustomMade in Contests and Giveaways, Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 30, 2010

It’s starting to get chilly out there!

This time of year, it feels so good just to stay at home – to curl up by the fireplace with a good book and a warm cup of tea; to spend Sunday afternoon lounging on the couch enjoying the game; to stoke up the oven and warm [...]

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Custom Living Room Design: Function, Form, and Your Custom Made Sofa

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 30, 2010

When you’re formulating your custom living room design, you will need to pay special attention to two key considerations: function and form.  That is, what purpose will each element of your living room serve, and how do you want each element to look and feel?  No living room would be complete without a sofa, which [...]

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Custom Windsor Accent Chairs

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 30, 2010

A well-decorated room needs a focal point.  Custom accent chairs demand attention when people enter a room and make both a design and personal statement with style.  Accent chairs can be custom made in an ultra modern mode or in a classical tradition, from red leather to natural smooth wood.  If you are looking for [...]

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Calling Cards of Light: Custom Stained Glass for Your Windows and Doors

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 29, 2010

We’ve said before that every custom made item has a unique story behind the piece that will involve the artisan, the style, the materials, the craftsmanship, and the generations who will treasure an heirloom.  A custom made item will have a presence in your home.  Custom stained glass for your windows, doors, or other projects [...]

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