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Sports Fans, Tell Your Story with Custom Cowboy Boots by Ghost Rider Boots

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 17, 2012

What can a pair of custom cowboy boots say about you?  CustomMade artisan Michael Mussett of Ghost Rider Boots is ready to help you make a statement.

“There is nothing like a pair of boots custom made exclusively for your feet,” writes the Denver-based custom boot maker.  “We are here to help that next step [...]

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Ideas for Space-Saving Extension Tables

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 14, 2012

Would you like your extension tables with or without leaves?

Whether you’re looking for a traditional dining table design that can accommodate extra guests or something that will make the most of a room with challenging dimensions, our CustomMade artisans can design custom extension tables to your exact specifications and solve some vexing space and [...]

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Simplicity, Efficiency, and Versatility: Custom Shaker Style Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on July 13, 2012

For over two hundred years, Shaker style furniture has been prized for its elegant simplicity and exceptional craftsmanship.  Designed to manifest the values of the Shaker religious community, traditional Shaker furniture design is characterized by minimal decoration and efficient construction.  Beauty in Shaker furniture can be found in its clean lines and proportions, which create [...]

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For Your Modest Secrets and Potent Loot: Sculptural Furniture and Turned Vessels by Hudson Design Studios

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on July 12, 2012

What would you place inside the Valentine Cabinet by Hudson Design Studios?

CustomMade artisan Kerry Hudson has some suggestions for both drawers of this exotic work:

Things to store in the top drawer: good intentions; a lock of your partner’s hair; a love letter gone yellow with age; your forebear’s locket; or the [...]

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Custom Dog Furniture: Doghouses, Beds, Gates, and Crates

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 11, 2012

Did you know you could have custom dog furniture uniquely designed to suit your canine friend’s (and your) needs and personality? Our CustomMade artisans will bring the same craftsmanship and attention to detail to custom dog furniture projects that they put into their works for their human customers.  Your handcrafted dog furniture will fit your [...]

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“Thank You Recession” — How Two Artists from Michigan Revitalized their Community

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on June 7, 2012

Written by CustomMade’s Maker Success team member Tammy Kingan.

It could be the plot of a Hollywood movie: A young couple struggling to start their lives together get hit by a massive recession, come up with a new idea, and follow their dreams to New York City… except this tale doesn’t stop there and this [...]

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Mark Zuckerberg Designed a Ruby Ring (and You, Too, Can Design a Custom Wedding Ring)

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on May 22, 2012

What does the custom wedding ring with a “very simple ruby” that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg designed for his wife, Priscilla Chan, look like?

The blood-and-fire red of rubies makes this gemstone a natural choice for expressing “passionate, unbridled love.” Since deep color is a ruby’s most important feature, inclusions in the stone generally do [...]

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Cradle and All: Custom Cribs and Bassinets for Now and The Future

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on June 29, 2011

Sooner or later infants will try to eat their cribs. That’s why choosing the right crib that’s safe for the newest member of your family is so important. And there’s certainly a lot to consider: everything from choosing non-toxic materials to a design that allows you to keep a better eye on your baby.

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The Photos We Promised from the Providence Fine Furnishings Show

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, The People Behind CustomMade, The Wide World of Custom Making on October 29, 2010

Here they are! If you missed the coverage on the show, check out Arielle’s recap here. Let us know what you think!

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