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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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A CustomMade Employee’s First Experience as a Custom(er)

Posted by Marcie in Custom Community, For Customers, For Makers on July 11, 2012

This article was written by Heather Bailey, team member and all around good person on our Maker Success Team.

It was Monday morning when I was struck by an unexpected revelation. I’ve been an employee at CustomMade for nearly three months. I’ve spent my days talking to makers, giving them tips for interacting with customers, [...]

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Stone Sculptures Realistic Enough To Eat

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on March 26, 2012

Using recognizable American pop culture in art never looked so delicious. Although it may look good enough to eat, I wouldn’t unless you want to lose several teeth in the process.

These extraordinary custom stone sculptures are part of the “Realism in Stone” collection by New York based artist Robin Antar. Her objective is to create a [...]

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Meet Custom Furniture Maker Jacek Ryszka—From Poland With Love

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, For Makers, Maker Spotlight on March 22, 2012

Listen carefully, the wood is talking.

Jacek Ryszka, designer and woodworker at J.R. Signature Creations, understands wood perfectly. He says the particular grain of wood is key to the success of a beautiful custom piece and knows immediately if a slab of wood will make a good coffee table.

From master chef to master craftsman, Jacek Ryszka [...]

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A Marketing & Business Model Checkup, Part 2: Your Business Model Clean-Up Checklist

Posted by Marcie in For Makers, The Pro Shop on December 21, 2011

This is the second part of a two part article written by CustomMade guest blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture. Doug brings marketing tips to woodworkers through his own experience of running a successful, profitable custom furniture business in Atlanta, GA.

Part 2:  Your Business Model Clean-Up Checklist

In the second half [...]

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Uffs for Your Uggs: Custom Boot Toppers That Will Give You Happy Feet

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on November 29, 2011

It’s hard to make those bulky, clunky winter boots look cute. And happy feet are nice, but what about knock-out-drop-dead-where’d-ya-get-those-gorgeous feet?!?

Boot toppers are everywhere. Wearing something over the top of your boot—be it a rain boot, cowboy boot, riding boot, or bootie—creates a fun, decorative accent. It’s a unique way of updating the style [...]

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Forsythia Chair by DST Studio

Posted by Marcie in CustomMade Maker Sucess, For Customers, For Makers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on November 1, 2011

Well, peel me a grape. The beautiful custom made Forsythia Chair would have made Cleopatra envious!  I love the perceived movement in this unique piece. The ripple effect design forms an uninterrupted curve while structurally creating a natural, ergonomic arch (although I’m not sure if I want to sit on it, or simply run my hands [...]

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Paul Turzio’s Custom Solutions for the Contemporary Space

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 9, 2011

CustomMade designer Paul Turzio designs cabinetry and custom furniture for the entire home, including kitchen, bath, media room, library, bar, bedroom, built-ins and freestanding custom furniture pieces. Paul’s firm, Ideas & Solutions, has designed interiors and commercial spaces since 1984.

Paul’s service represents a design-through-installation experience that is attentive and patient, originally creative, and professional [...]

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