Not the Same Ol’ Song and Dance: Music-Inspired Furniture and Other Custom Projects

What’s your favorite style of music? Have a favorite musician? Do you like to dance?  Let the music be your muse for your next custom project, writes CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero in his Stylelist Home blog from 4/18/12.  Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he continues to spread the custom word.

What has music inspired you to do today? Did your favorite song get you out of bed this morning or help you run that extra mile? Perhaps your favorite band took you back to another time, or a new song gave you a new perspective on life.

Music moves us in so many ways.  Why not consider having a CustomMade artisan create a music-inspired custom project, anything from custom furniture to custom jewelry to custom guitars, that’s also an ode to a song or artist you love?

Do you want your music-inspired furniture with a little swing?  The “Benny Goodman” Art Deco style lamp by Cosmo Barbaro Furniture was inspired by the great “Big Band” bandleader’s 1938 #1 hit: “Don’t Be That Way.”

"Benny Goodman" by Cosmo Barbaro Furniture at CustomMade.com

Learning to leave perfection behind is part of the message in Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem,” the inspiration behind the console table “It’s Broken” by Karel Aelterman Furniture Studio.  A natural crack in the cocobolo wood tabletop has been filled with a turquoise inlay.  Broken? Perhaps, but also uniquely beautiful.

"It's Broken," Console Table by Karel Aelterman Furniture Studio at CustomMade.com

Music-inspired gifts are great ways to show you understand your friends’ and loved ones’ quirks and idiosyncrasies.  Have a friend who likes the Charleston?  For the flapper at heart, the sterling silver and Kazuri bead Charleston Necklace by WorldWise Jewelry would make a perfect present.

The Charleston Necklace by WorldWise Jewelry at CustomMade.com

Maybe the cha-cha is more to your friend’s taste.  These “Berrylicious Cha-Cha” Swarovski crystal earrings by Encore Gems capture the spirit of this flirty Latin dance.

"Berrylicious Cha-Cha" Swarovski Crysyal Earrings by Encore Gems at CustomMade.com

Custom inlay work by Snider Guitars can bring the likeness of your favorite musician to your belt buckle or guitar. This belt buckle features the legendary Jimi Hendrix in an inlay design made with mother-of-pearl, pipestone, abalone, white river shells, and other exotic materials.

Custom Inlay Work by Snider Guitars at CustomMade.com

What could be more natural than creating a musical instrument inspired by a song?  The marquetry design of “The Bluebird Guitar” by JMac Wood Design and Petros Guitars is a visual representation of the classic Buffalo Springfield song, “Bluebird.” This is the first in a series of song-inspired guitars to come from these artisans.

"The Bluebird Guitar" by JMac Wood Design and Petros Guitars at CustomMade.com

No matter your tastes, no matter the era, or whether you’re a talented musician or just a fan, bring your music-inspired ideas to the CustomMade “Get it Made” project board and share it with our family of artisans.  You’ll soon be making beautiful music-inspired furniture and gifts together.