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Reconnecting the Maker and the Buyer – CustomMade’s Peter Turner at WoodExpo 2011 this Weekend!

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on February 24, 2011

WoodExpo 2011, the 61st Annual New England Home Show sponsored by Tommy MacDonald, starts TODAY Thursday February 24th and runs through Sunday February 27th at Boston’s Seaport World Trade Center. Amongst a whopping lineup of speakers and furniture-making demo presenters is CustomMade’s  Peter S. Turner of  South Portland, Maine who shares the inside scoop on [...]

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Maximizing Your Home’s Space with Custom Made Storage Solutions

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 24, 2011

With the right custom storage, you can transform an ordinary looking home into a beautiful organized masterpiece. When you have a place for everything and everything is in its place, organizing can become a lot easier. Custom storage can offer you the solution to create not only order but also style in each room. When [...]

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Incorporating the Art Nouveau Style In Your Home Decor

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 24, 2011

Art Nouveau is a design aesthetic that saw great popularity in the years around the turn of the 20th century. The artist Alphonse Mucha unwittingly spearheaded the movement with ad campaigns for Paris playhouses. His first poster in the new style was an overnight sensation. The new brand of artwork was first called [...]

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The Bermuda Triangle Desk

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 23, 2011

A whirlpool of time and people: what emerges from it (if anything) is usually transformed.

The Twilight Zone? No.

Alien abduction? Nope.

The Bermuda Triangle?

Of course.  And your desk, too.

Do things just disappear when they hit your desk?  Do you disappear into your work?  Many of us spend a great deal of time [...]

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Custom Business Cards. Coolest. Ever.

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on February 21, 2011

When was the last time you used a paper phonebook?

Most consumers get the addresses, phone numbers, and websites they need online.  In today’s world of search engine overload, businesses need to do more than just maintain a website.  CustomMade provides a valuable service for artisan businesses by increasing their online visibility through highly trafficked [...]

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Hammer and Nails – Terry Kelly’s Linen Cabinet

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on February 21, 2011

I love building Windsor chairs.  I think they are really the peak of the craft.  You start, with my Windsors anyway, with a log and a pine plank, and end up with a chair.   All the parts are hand split to ensure the strength is not lost.  Even the blanks for the hand turned legs [...]

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Life in Perspective: Carved Bird Sculptures by Birds in Wood

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 20, 2011

As spring approaches and our fine feathered friends return, the cycle of life comes into sharper focus for many of us.

Hopefully not as sharp as it has become for this unfortunate mouse.

Award winning CustomMade artisan Jim Maas of Birds in Wood, LLC, captures masterfully the beauty, drama, and emotion of the lives of [...]

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Your Life in Custom Jewelry

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 19, 2011

This could be a crazy lace agate pendant with chain by ArtWrkz Studio, LLC.

Artisan Donna Rainey writes: “Because each pendant is unique, I cannot provide a picture of what the finished pendant will look like but I can provide pictures of other pieces that will be similar. I will work with you to find [...]

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Inspired and Inspiring Custom Bookshelves

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 18, 2011

Whimsical style and custom bookshelves and bookcases can go together wonderfully. Why not fantastical designs to house the books that fire the imagination?  These pieces by CustomMade artisans will inspire readers of all ages.

Children in particular respond excitedly to furniture that’s also “something else.” The young (and the young at heart) are quite adept [...]

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Inspired and Inspiring Custom Bookshelves

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 18, 2011

Whimsical style and custom bookshelves and bookcases can go together wonderfully. Why not fantastical designs to house the books that fire the imagination?  These pieces by CustomMade artisans will inspire readers of all ages.

Children in particular respond excitedly to furniture that’s also “something else.” The young (and the young at heart) are quite adept [...]

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