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Handmade Wooden Butcher Blocks

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 28, 2010

Have you considered custom made butcher blocks?

If you have nicer knives (as Lisa and I do), and you like to cook, you know quite well that cutting on a glass cutting board on top of your kitchen counter is a disaster for your knives.  Whether you are trimming meat or fish, or cutting and [...]

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Handmade vs. Store Bought Cutting Boards

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 28, 2010

Is there really a difference between that wooden cutting board at your local big box store and one handmade by a CustomMade artisan?  Is there a difference between the cheap plastic cutting board that “does the same job” and a handmade wooden cutting board?  In short, we think so.

Custom made cutting boards are an investment [...]

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Custom Knife Makers and Handmade Knives

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 27, 2010

Custom Knives and Cutlery – help me find a custom engagement gift!

I’ve always been particularly impressed at the skill and prowess of the metal workers and craftsmen who forge custom knives and cutlery.   So I was looking through our newest projects this morning and caught a glimpse of a few amazing custom knives by [...]

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Custom Copper Range Hoods

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 27, 2010

One of the most prominent yet most commonly neglected elements in every kitchen is the range hood. A custom made range hood won’t perch atop your stove like a misshapen hat, nor will it recede into the shadows as an afterthought. Custom range hoods are designed to match the style of your kitchen while maximizing [...]

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Custom Metal Gates, Fences, and Railings

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 26, 2010

You’re not an “average consumer.” You’re an individual one. When an item is manufactured for the masses, the company’s marketing department decides which features to include according to their profile of a “typical consumer.” Alternatively, custom made items are made for you.

That’s Reason #2 of the Top Ten Reasons to Go Custom.

Think of [...]

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What Can Be Custom Made from Koa Wood?

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 24, 2010

If you are considering a custom sculpture, custom musical instrument, or perhaps a custom furniture piece that needs a wood that seems to glow and pulse with depth, Hawaiian native koa wood is an exciting, exotic hardwood that could be perfect for your project.  CustomMade is fortunate to have artisans from both Hawaii and the [...]

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Custom Made Style Guide – Country Style Furniture and Home Decor

Posted by Seth in Concepts & Buyer Guides, Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 24, 2010

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I started feeling nostalgic about where I grew up, and wanted to write a post that bore some relationship to my hometown of Titusville, Pennsylvania.  I grew up in Northwestern Pennsylvania, where Country Style decorating, handmade country style furniture, custom curtains (most people I knew made and modified their own [...]

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Custom Upholstery for Your Custom Furniture

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 23, 2010

Inspiration sometimes strikes out of order.  If you are searching for furniture ideas, you might find the perfect look, visual, or fabric long before you decide what actual furniture pieces you would like.  Or, you might be on the verge of having a furniture piece custom made and suddenly find you have no idea what [...]

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Appreciating “Tuscan” Style Custom Furniture

Posted by Seth in Concepts & Buyer Guides, Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 22, 2010

What exactly is “Tuscan” Style Furniture?

Tuscan style furniture is typically made of wood, of the rustic or natural kind, like cypress, fir, chestnut and poplar, and it incorporates the use of leather and iron or metal in the accessories or upholstering, similar to Spanish furniture. Tuscan furniture also often has a distinctively old or [...]

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Weekend Review: What did you think of Paradise City, Marlborough?

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on November 22, 2010

Welcome back. How was your weekend? Did anyone make it out to Paradise City, Marlborough on Saturday? We’d love to hear what you thought of the show this year…

Nader, Eric and Ben all came back with some cool custom finds.

“From fine furniture to photography, jewelry to paintings, there seemed to be a maker [...]

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