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The Olympic Tiger Maple Bench/Table: Olympics-Inspired Furniture by Thomas Miller Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 4, 2012

The Olympic spirit of competition has moved millions to show their appreciation of sportsmanship and their national pride.  CustomMade artisans, too, have honored Olympians and their accomplishments with Olympics-inspired furniture.

The Olympic tiger maple bench/table by Thomas Miller Furniture was designed and built to commemorate Canada’s performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC, [...]

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Dreams and Themes: Custom Headboards

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on August 3, 2012

What visions can greet you in the morning or send you to dreamland at night with custom headboards.  Our CustomMade artisans can help you crown your bed with fantastic scenes, meaningful motifs, and personal twists on classic designs.  Sleep on these completed custom headboards from the CustomMade galleries for some design inspiration.

Whatever size bed [...]

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Be Inspired by the Things that Appeal to You: foureyes furniture

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on August 2, 2012

Are you self-conscious about starting a custom furniture project based on your own inspiration or asking CustomMade artisans to modify their furniture designs featured in their CustomMade portfolios? What feels like a natural creative impulse to some, perhaps to most of our CustomMade fans, to others can feel like taking something beautiful and turning it [...]

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Cats Included: Custom Cat Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 1, 2012

No, our CustomMade artisans who create custom cat furniture are not shipping cats to their customers, but they will design custom furniture for your home with your feline pets in mind.

What constitutes cat furniture? Towers and scratching posts like these shown on BuzzFeed would make very cool playgrounds for your cats.  But let’s face [...]

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The ZigZag Ergonomic Chair by Randy Weersing Furniture Designs

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 31, 2012

How do you fit a zigzag line into an ergonomic chair design?

CustomMade artisan Randy Weersing of Randy Weersing Furniture Designs turned a back-and-forth Z-pattern on its side to create a flexible seating “membrane” for the “ZigZag” ergonomic chair.  Only three pieces of high-grade laminated maple plywood were needed to bring this eye-catching minimalist chair [...]

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Reclaimed Materials from Historic Locations

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 28, 2012

The diaspora of reclaimed materials from the world famous Coney Island park in Brooklyn, NY, was the subject of a recent article in the New York Times.  Over the past few years, discarded Brazilian ipe wood from the iconic Coney Island boardwalk, sometimes literally rescued from dumpsters, writes Liz Robbins, has been used to create [...]

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Back to School in Custom Style: Student Gift Ideas

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 27, 2012

Fall is around the corner.  Looking for unique student gift ideas for your returning scholar? Have a CustomMade artisan create a truly one-of-a-kind accessory that will make your child the talk of the playground or the grad seminar (in a positive way).  You can find inspiration for all sorts of items in our CustomMade galleries, [...]

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New Ground for Tradition: Custom Stained Glass by Missouri Leaded Glass

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on July 27, 2012

What comes to mind when you think of stained glass windows?

The “Queen of Pinups” as a “Hawaiian Princess” by Missouri Leaded Glass is a concept piece where CustomMade artisan David McArthur explores non-traditional applications for stained glass.  In addition to specializing in stained glass restoration and reproduction, David finds “new and creative ways to [...]

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Uncommon Beauty from Common Things: Upcycling Ideas for Unique Custom Creations

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 25, 2012

Upcycling involves reclaiming objects that would otherwise be thrown away and using them to create new works that preserve or improve the quality of the original objects.  If you browse our CustomMade galleries for upcycling ideas and inspirations for your own custom projects, you will see that there is a characteristic aesthetic dimension to this [...]

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Back in the Custom Saddle with 2nd Chance Custom Leather

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 24, 2012

A custom saddle by CustomMade artisan Rett Goss of 2nd Chance Custom Leather is a 100% handmade, hard working work of art.  Check out these completed custom saddles from Rett’s CustomMade portfolio and start imagining the unique custom saddle this 5th generation Montanan leatherworker can create for you and your horse.

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