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Custom Furniture for Yoga

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

The traditions and practices that constitute yoga, though they may differ in their approaches, all strive for “integrating mind, body, and spirit to achieve a state of enlightenment or oneness with the universe.”  In a broad sense, you can find an affinity between yoga and the holistic approach of custom furniture.  Custom furniture makers can [...]

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Coming Soon to a Workshop Near You: Custom Standing Desks 2, “The Rising”

Posted by Pedro in For Makers, The Pro Shop on September 12, 2011

Are you sitting down?

Good grief, stand up right now!  Haven’t you read Jim Carlton’s recent article, “Standing Desks are on the Rise,” in the Wall Street Journal Online?  Apparently, employees at Facebook, Google, and other Silicon Valley companies are in mortal terror of sitting at their desks.

In this video accompanying the article, Mr. [...]

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Take These Custom Bookcases for a Spin

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 19, 2011

If you associate rotating bookshelves strictly with stores and waiting rooms, think again.  Sure-fire conversation pieces for your living room or study, custom bookcases designed to stand away from the walls can function as multi-faceted room dividers and provide plenty of storage with a compact footprint.  And if you happen to be shopping for retail [...]

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What is Millwork?

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on May 27, 2011

What is custom made millwork?  Woodworker Gene Lyman’s description of a key arched pediment entryway reproduction created by Gene Lyman – Cabinetmaker – Country Cupboards is a good place to start looking for an answer: “This is an exact reproduction of a high style 18th century entryway. The classic tapered ogee key at the top [...]

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Elevate Your Style with Custom Made Metal Railings

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on April 19, 2011

The sky is the limit when you choose custom metalworking for your railing needs.

How would you like to get there? Beanstalk or airplane?

Perhaps you’d prefer to climb a mountain?

Indoors or outdoors, with custom made metal railings you can select a design and motif that can transform your stairs, balconies, or decks into [...]

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Built-in Cabinetry for Your Flat-Screen TV

Posted by CustomMade in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, Maker Spotlight on February 16, 2010

“Now that you’ve bought that new flat-screen TV you face the problem: where am I going to put it?”  If you’re facing this dilemma, guest blogger Tony O’Malley of Tony O’Malley Custom Woodworking has some suggestions for your consideration.

Your old TV was a chunky cube; the new flat-screen is a sleek elongated rectangle. Your [...]

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