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Be Inspired by the Things that Appeal to You: foureyes furniture

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, 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 [...]

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Are You Ready for Some CustomMade Football?

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 5, 2012

Super Bowl Sunday. The big day has finally arrived.  Are you rooting for the Dynasty or the Giant killers?

If you’ll be watching the game just for the commercials, here’s a post from the vault of the CustomMade blog that will interest you far more than this entry.

Still here? Good.

Need to express your [...]

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Broaden Your Décor Palette with Reclaimed Pallets

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on February 4, 2012

Have you ever considered pallets as a source for beautiful reclaimed wood for custom furniture? Here is CustomMade CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero’s contribution to the Stylelist Home blog from 1/24/12.  Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he continues to spread the custom word!

People might think pallets are strictly for moving 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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Custom Cabinetry for Your Radiators

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 30, 2011

The area around your radiator may not look the part now, but with the right custom cabinet, that space can feature versatile and eye-catching furniture.  Quality custom built cabinet makers can create built-ins and surrounds that take full advantage of radiators’ typical locations and sizes without interfering with their normal operation.  If radiators heat your [...]

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Vintage Style for Your Custom Home Theater Systems

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 20, 2011

The sleek designs of state-of-the-art flat-screen TVs are changing the way we watch broadcast programming and movies at home.  The dimensions and weight of the latest generation of TVs make available many options for housing custom entertainment centers: wall mounts, credenza style stands, pop-up consoles, and shallow profile built-in cabinetry.

Stylistically, however, the new flat-screens [...]

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Designing Your Custom Entertainment Center

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 2, 2011

Whether you’re looking for the best way to house your new flat-screen TV or just trying to get your DVDs stored in one location, a custom entertainment center will help you get the most from your media devices.  Choose a style that fits your home décor. Select a built-in or freestanding design and then ask yourself [...]

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Consoles and Pop-ups: More Flat-Screen TV Options for your Custom Home Entertainment Centers

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 9, 2010

Back in February 2010, CustomMade artisan Tony O’Malley of Tony O’Malley Custom Woodworking wrote a guest blog about custom built-in cabinetry for your flat-screen TV.  When you have to choose between built-in or free-standing cabinetry, Mr. O’Malley reminds us of a not insignificant point. “Of course you can’t take a built-in with you if you [...]

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