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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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Nothing Like the Sun: Moon Motifs for Custom Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on June 14, 2011

As a symbol, the moon is rich in associations with mystery and poetry.  Visually, whether seen plain and high in the night sky or through a veil of clouds or the branches of trees, the moon’s face and phases are universally recognizable.  If you’re searching for a decorative touch to add to your next custom [...]

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Peter Turner Makes Custom Blanket Chests and Publishes a Book!

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 27, 2011

Our guest contributor is CustomMade artisan and author Peter Turner of Peter S. Turner Furnituremaker.

Blanket Chests, the book that Scott Gibson and I wrote for The Taunton Press, has been out now for a couple months. The initial chapter lays out a variety of techniques that one might use in building a chest. The [...]

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The CustomMade Experience Featured on NorthJersey.com

Posted by Pedro in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on May 23, 2011

Do you realize just how many different things can get the custom treatment, like a “lobster tickler,” a stool made from a sawed-up telephone pole, or a feng shui inspired entry door that holds a mezuzah?  At CustomMade, we love promoting the diversity of custom services we make accessible and telling the stories behind the [...]

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CustomMade Resources for Collecting Handmade Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on May 13, 2011

Where to begin if you’re interested in collecting handmade furniture?  Have you settled on the criteria for your selections? Defining and refining the rhyme and reason for your collection is a fun way to start, and most likely you’ll continue to define and refine your tastes with every piece you add.  Will you focus on [...]

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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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