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CustomMade Can Help You Create Rooms Within Rooms

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

Have a large room or open space that you would like to subdivide into smaller, more intimate settings or conversation areas?  Florida-based architect Bud Dietrich has a passion for turning his “clients’ houses into their homes,” and in his article “Architect’s Toolbox: A Room Within a Room” for the home design website Houzz, he takes [...]

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Classic, Space Saving Custom Entertainment Centers by Philip Snyder of PS Woodworking

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on December 29, 2011

Do you have “a set of working plans” or “just an idea or vision” for a custom woodworking project?  Artisan Philip Snyder, owner and operator of PS Woodworking, can bring your project to life, even if you’re just starting with a need for extra storage and some dead space.  Working out of Napa, CA, Philip [...]

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Space Saving Advantages of Custom Built-Ins

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on October 7, 2011

Are you trying to decide between freestanding or built-in custom furniture for your home?  A recent article in the Ottawa Citizen by Jennifer Cox, “Custom advantage: Use built-ins to maximize space and storage,” highlights some of the advantages of choosing built-ins for your next home remodeling project.

Custom made built-ins will allow you to utilize [...]

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Out of Bounds: Novel Locations and Designs for Custom Mosaics

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on June 22, 2011

You can create beautiful kitchen backsplashes and bath surrounds with custom mosaic tiles, but your imagination doesn’t have to stop there.  Take a look at some works by CustomMade artisans that bring ceramic tile to new spaces and surfaces inside and outside your home.  Do you love the ancient art of mosaic design but have a [...]

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Tips for Designing a Custom Dresser: Maximize Your Storage Space

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on March 22, 2011

Every home is unique, and every bedroom only more so. The shape and size of a room, and the particular elements you prefer to have in your personal sanctuary, mean that finding the right furniture can be frustrating. Everyone’s gone through the difficulty of rearranging things in the hope of finding some kind of workable [...]

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Custom Stained Glass Accents for Your Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 25, 2011

Adding custom stained glass windows and doors to your home is a classic and elegant way to make a beautiful and dramatic statement of style.  Stained glass doors can greet your visitors and introduce them to your personality and tastes.  Stained glass windows can transform the play of light inside your home into a dynamic [...]

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Ten Ways to Add Custom Built-In Bookcases to Your Home

Posted by Seth in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 18, 2010

Have you decided to invest in custom built-in bookcases for your home?  Built-in shelving will give you versatile storage space and add a note of distinction to any room in your home.  However, if you thought built-in bookcases were just for your library, think again.  Here are ten ways to add built-in bookcases to your [...]

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Custom Closet Design

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 17, 2010

Don’t your clothes deserve a custom closet design as fashionable as your clothing sense? A custom closet will not only keep your wardrobe organized and help you pick the perfect look for any occasion but also make a great complement for your bedroom, dressing room, or bathroom décor.

Getting dressed in the morning will be [...]

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John Herbert and the Boston Furniture Collaborative: WOW

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, For Makers, Maker Spotlight, The Wide World of Custom Making on December 14, 2010

What’s the first word that comes to mind when you look at this clock?

At a recent juried furniture show, maker John Herbert of the Boston Furniture Collaborative found that the crowd had a pretty unanimous reaction:

“I would stand in my little booth, watching people as they walked around, and people would stop [...]

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Custom Storage Solutions: A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 13, 2010

Whether you are an avid collector of rare items or have just accumulated a lot of stuff, you need to find a place for your things.  Is your chief concern preserving your items’ monetary value or their sentimental value?  Do you need to find a showcase for your possessions?  Do you need to find your [...]

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