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Maker Spotlight on November 16, 2012
Do reclaimed wood projects conjure images of antique furniture or traditional styles?
They don’t have to.
CustomMade artisan Avi Mossiyov of Hand Made Furniture Design can create pieces in contemporary, modernist, and industrial styles from reclaimed century-old hardwood timber.
Part of reclaimed wood’s allure is the special beauty and visual character of the aged materials. [...]
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Maker Spotlight on August 2, 2012
Are you self-conscious about starting a custom furniture project based on your own inspiration or asking CustomMade artisans to modify their furniture designs featured in their CustomMade portfolios? What feels like a natural creative impulse to some, perhaps to most of our CustomMade fans, to others can feel like taking something beautiful and turning it [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on June 29, 2012
Do you have repurposed furniture in your home? Are you sure? You may be repurposing right now. Have you brought your work home and spread it out across the dining table? Are you resting your feet on a coffee table? Our practical and creative urges are constantly finding new ways to use our furniture. Fortunately, [...]
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 CustomMade CEO and co-founder Mike Salguero as well as current and former CustomMade subscribers as [...]
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Maker Spotlight on December 22, 2011
Do you have just the right amount of space for a custom furniture or built-in project but only a rough idea of what you want? A RockyTop WoodWorks customer found himself in this situation.
Here is an excerpt from the review the client wrote for artisan Rick Hensley:
He creates everything from rustic [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on October 21, 2011
If you’re doing your homework before you invest in custom furniture or custom made cabinetry, you may have encountered descriptions of sample pieces that specify who did the casework for the project, particularly if you’re looking at a home remodel where multiple artisans may have been involved. Although you might not find the term “casework” [...]
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Our Favorite Custom Finds on September 13, 2011
Maker Jeffrey Sgroi of Jeffrey Sgroi Designs in Raleigh, NC makes this eye-catching “bike chain” themed bookcase. It’s about 6′ tall and can be made in two species of contrasting wood of your choosing.
Jeffrey Sgroi’s work is always inventive and his studio is equipped with just about every woodworking and fabrication gadget under the [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on June 19, 2011
Think of all the spaces that doors cover inside your home: rooms, pantries, closets, utility areas, etc. They occupy too much real estate on your walls to overlook them or just treat them as purely functional pieces. Custom interior doors can meet your practical requirements (especially if your spaces are too challenging for standard doors) [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on March 29, 2011
When choosing furniture, you never have to settle for assembly line pieces sold at the local discount store. Artistic custom bookcases can bring much needed focus and attention to your book collection. Books that we cherish are often passed down from one generation to another, handed with love from parent to child. They deserve more [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on February 24, 2011
With the right custom storage, you can transform an ordinary looking home into a beautiful organized masterpiece. When you have a place for everything and everything is in its place, organizing can become a lot easier. Custom storage can offer you the solution to create not only order but also style in each room. When [...]
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