Category Archives: For Customers

The Bubinga and Wenge Gun Safe Cabinet by Corlis Woodworks

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Pedro| Leave a comment
Bubinga and Wenge Gun Cabinet by Corlis Woodworks at CustomMade.com

What comes to mind when you imagine a gun safe cabinet with a live edge design? A rustic style piece? Something with contours that evokes the outdoors?  When Michael Corlis of Corlis Woodworks was asked to design a custom gun … Continue reading →

Posted in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds

CustomMade’s Staff Tries Glass Blowing

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Marcie| Leave a comment
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This article was written by Heather Bailey, part of CustomMade’s Maker Success team. What a treat: a chance to step out of our offices and into the shoes of some of our makers. As a reward for making our quarterly … Continue reading →

Posted in For Customers, For Makers, The People Behind CustomMade

3rd Ward: Making Future Makers in Brooklyn

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Marcie| 2 Comments
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This article was written by Heather Bailey, part of CustomMade’s Maker Success team. Makers helping makers. It’s a simple philosophy everyone here at CustomMade can support and get excited about. So when we stumbled upon the Brooklyn-based artist community 3rd … Continue reading →

Posted in For Customers, For Makers, The Pro Shop

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

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Pedro| Leave a comment
Custom Inlay Work by Snider Guitars at CustomMade.com

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in For Customers, Founder's Blog

The Boston Globe on the CustomMade Experience

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Pedro| 2 Comments
Arch Pool Table by Hatch Studio at CustomMade.com

What is the CustomMade experience like from the perspective of the makers, and what are the obstacles facing the continued growth of CustomMade? In an October 23, 2011 Boston Globe article, “Crafting a market for custom wares,” Scott Kirsner interviewed … Continue reading →

Posted in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers

Gettin’ Dirty: CustomMade Gets Schooled On Blacksmithing

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Marcie| 2 Comments
Custom "Nudibranch" Hooks hand-made by the awesome staff of CustomMade.com!!

This blog was written by Tammy Kingan, Maker Acquisitions, at CustomMade.com. “It’ll start to smell funny,” said Carl, our Blacksmithing teacher, as he was describing that “slippery iron” meant your skin was incinerating, literally evaporating, in under a second.  This … Continue reading →

Posted in For Customers, For Makers, The People Behind CustomMade

Fascinate Strangers and Arouse Envy: Join The International Wooden Bow Tie Club

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Pedro| Leave a comment
Marvin Beloff is not only the President of the International Wooden Bow Tie Club, he's also a client

Is the limited imagination of retail fashion strangling your personality? CustomMade wood sculptor Marvin Beloff likes “plaid, striped, colorful shirts” and when he went shopping for a basic, solid bow tie he had little luck: I used to have some, … Continue reading →

Posted in For Customers, Meet Your Maker

“Mad Men” Furniture: Mid-Century Modern Custom Designs

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Pedro| 2 Comments
Rio Chair by Viesso Custom Furniture at CustomMade.com

Love “Mad Men” and “Mad Men” furniture?  The critically acclaimed series has captured the ethos of early 1960s America as well as the mid-century modern style of the time in incredible detail, with meticulously designed sets, wardrobes, and both original … Continue reading →

Posted in Custom Inspiration, For Customers

“Legend of Phantom Marsh,” Fish Sculpture by Powell Swanser

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Pedro| Leave a comment
"Legend of Phatom Marsh," German Brown Trout Sculpture by Powell Swanser Incredible Sculptures at CustomMade.com

We’ve all heard fish stories, and some of us have probably told a whale of a tale or two, but Powell Swanser Incredible Sculptures can create an exquisite fish sculpture that’s not only an incredible exercise in natural history but … Continue reading →

Posted in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds

CustomMade Project Winner’s Design Is Fit For A King

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Marcie| 2 Comments
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This story is written by the winner of our  Share Your CustomMade Project Contest, Matthew Eschevarria. “My experience with Custommade.com was a journey that began when I was already very lost. My fiance’ mentioned that I should start looking online … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests and Giveaways, CustomMade Connections, For Customers