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The History Behind Reclaimed Wood

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 29, 2012

Each piece of furniture in the Homestead Series by Lyndon Furniture, like this Homestead reclaimed lumber sideboard, not only tells a story but also has a history.  Shawn Straffin writes:

About 250 years ago New England was in its infancy.  The people who settled our country were undaunted by the task of establishing [...]

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Feng Shui and TV … in the Bedroom?

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on January 27, 2012

Take a look at this beautiful, custom master bed by Pagomo Designs.  Attractive and soothing curved shelves and drawers are built into a firm yet inviting headboard.  The footboard contains a lift for a flat screen TV.  The bed is perfect for this bedroom, and the rest of the space you can see in the [...]

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You are the Olive. Custom Upholstery is the Martini.

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

Meet the Olive chair by Adi Tasa and Yoav Avinoam.

In the article “Redefining the Connection Between Upholstery and Fabric: Olive Chair” for Freshome.com, the artisans explain their design:

According to the designers, Olive revives the traditional way of furniture making by re-examining the bonds between upholstery and the fabric around it. By [...]

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Artists at Work: Ergonomic Custom Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 10, 2011

“Suffering for art” is a very romantic ideal, but if your creative pursuits, whether as a hobbyist or professional, leave you tired or in physical pain, custom furniture with an ergonomic design can be part of a practical solution.  CustomMade artisans can apply the principle behind ergonomic custom home accessories – making the human interface [...]

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What is Live Edge Design?

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on July 22, 2011

It’s easier to identify furniture made from live edge wood than to understand what live edge means.  When you look at custom live edge furniture, you probably can imagine if not see the profile of the tree that yielded the wood for the piece.  If you examine the edges of the wood slabs, the rough, [...]

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CustomMade on Fox News

Posted by Pedro in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on April 26, 2011

CustomMade co-founders Mike Salguero and Seth Rosen were interviewed on Fox News, Monday, 4/25/11.  Check out the video and see how well they fared.

“Meet CustomMade.com.  Road to Recovery: Online marketplace connects shoppers with skilled artisans to create home furnishings”

You’ll also learn the following:

The key to success for CustomMade and custom manufacturers even [...]

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Custom Four-Poster Beds, Custom Canopy Beds, and Other Unique Custom Bed Ideas

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 25, 2011

Custom bedroom furniture adds unique style and innovative design to anyone’s home. Factory produced beds and other furniture adds utility but nothing else to a bedroom. In order to achieve gorgeous results, those choosing furniture pieces for a bedroom should look for a skilled furniture artisan they can work with to create unique bedroom furniture [...]

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Custom Four-Poster Beds, Custom Canopy Beds, and Other Unique Custom Bed Ideas

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 25, 2011

Custom bedroom furniture adds unique style and innovative design to anyone’s home. Factory produced beds and other furniture adds utility but nothing else to a bedroom. In order to achieve gorgeous results, those choosing furniture pieces for a bedroom should look for a skilled furniture artisan they can work with to create unique bedroom furniture [...]

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Take Your Flat-Screen TV to New Places with Custom Entertainment Centers

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 2, 2011

In the typical home today, you can find TVs in the living room, kitchen, bedrooms, and bathrooms.  Contemporary flat-screen technology and the expertise of woodworkers like those in the CustomMade family make it possible to showcase or conceal your TVs in any room with custom entertainment centers.

So, what is left for the media center? [...]

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Lost and Found: Stories of Rescued Wood, Stone, and Metal

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 31, 2011

What does all custom furniture have in common?  Every custom item has a unique story behind it: the story of the inspiration, commission, and construction of exactly one and only one made-to-order piece.  Custom furniture made from reclaimed wood or other recycled materials also has “pre-histories:” stories of past lives and uses that are sometimes [...]

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