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Iconic American Design for Your Home: Custom Spool-Turned Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on March 9, 2012

What is spool-turned furniture?  Although most frequently associated with antique beds and cribs, furniture of all kinds can feature distinctive lathe-turned columns that resemble stacked sewing spools.  This wood turning style has also enjoyed repeated resurgences of popularity in the United States.

As Amy Azzarito of Design*Sponge writes in “Past & Present: Spool Beds and [...]

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More Than Meets the Eye: Transform Your Ideas about Adjustable Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 17, 2012

Why invest in custom adjustable furniture? You can use space more efficiently in a small home or room, and your pieces can be constructed to dismantle and transport easily when you relocate.  We’ve previously discussed some of the advantages of adjustable furniture, and a term like “efficiency” sounds objective enough not to merit too much [...]

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Meet Sarabi Studio: Handcrafted Minimalist Furniture

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on February 1, 2012

Furniture with a minimalist theme follows the infamous mantra “less is more”. With crisp, sharp lines, free of distracting detail and clutter, minimalist furniture sits gently within a space, quietly making a bold impression.

The talented artisans of Sarabi Studio in Austin, Texas are master craftsmen in the art of minimalist furniture design. Lead designer [...]

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Custom Mailboxes

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 14, 2012

Hidden in plain sight, many objects we touch daily exist for us mentally only in functional terms if we consider them at all.  And we usually consider them only when they break down and need to be repaired or replaced, like when the humble mailbox meets an ignominious end at a truck’s bumper or after [...]

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Custom Humidors: Fine Gifts for the Custom Man

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on December 6, 2011

All too often, gift-giving is focused on women and children. Being a woman myself, I tend to like that bias. But, I realize it’s not fair. For this reason, I decided to dedicate this blog to men. Specifically, to the special breed of man who enjoy a fine quality cigar.

He enjoys the feel of [...]

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Meet Your Maker: David Sipos of Minka Woodworks

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on November 17, 2011

Meet David Sipos, owner of Minka Woodworks,  and known for his intricate furniture, interiors, and outdoor structures using the tried and true techniques of the Japanese. David has earned a reputation amongst design enthusiasts after many years spent mastering his trade, studying and apprenticing under different architects and carpenters. Using traditional techniques such as dovetails [...]

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When Worlds Collide, Custom Home Remodeling Shines Through

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 13, 2011

What do this traditional style cherry jukebox by Lost Canyon Woodworks …

and this Victorian town house in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY have in common?

They both have a surprise on the inside.

Features such as the solid cherry wood, hand carved lions, flashing lights, stained glass, and a model of an old radio station [...]

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Custom Made Sculptures with Musical Themes

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on October 23, 2011

This stainless steel violin and sonata by Metal Expressions, Ltd., “wrapped in the first line of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 2,” has reached a pause.

In the following video, metal artist Ronald Stinson shares his background, demonstrates his techniques, and explains the final step in his creative process.

Another aspect of my [...]

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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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Creative Collaboration: Custom Furniture and More for Restaurants and Nightspots

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

If you’re entering the restaurant business, you most likely have a very good idea of the cuisine you wish to offer and a pretty good idea of the ambience you want to establish.  However, unless you’re a polymath, you’re probably not a woodworker, custom furniture maker, or stained glass artisan, but the furniture and décor [...]

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