Posted by Pedro
in For Customers,
Maker Spotlight on November 29, 2012
Your kitchen wears many hats. It’s a gathering place for friends and family and a working space both for cooks whipping up a special dish and kids doing their homework at the counter. When you embark on a custom kitchen project, you’ll have a chance to design this all-important room around the way your family [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on May 18, 2012
What does your kitchen say about your design personality?
On NPR’s “Daily Picture Show” blog from March 2012, John Asante discussed photographer Ellen Silverman’s photography series, Spare Beauty: The Cuban Kitchen, and invited readers to reflect on their own kitchens in “What Our Kitchens Might Say About Us.” He wrote: “It’s an interesting concept that [...]
Posted by Marcie
in For Makers,
The Pro Shop on January 2, 2012
Guest contributor CustomMade woodoworker Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft, Inc.
I often sit in my 1760 farmhouse daydreaming about how craftsmen created the home’s hand-hewn beams, posts, pegs and wide plank floors and doors. I think about the hard work required to fell the trees and shape the wood into useable, structural, materials which [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on September 23, 2011
When the Scottish architect, designer, and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) was commissioned to design and build Hill House, before “creating an elevation drawing or even a floor plan,” he spent a few days with the family of his client, Walter Blackie, in their then current home and observed their everyday life so he could [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on April 20, 2011
A house is not a home unless you are reflected in its decor and ambiance. Knowing yourself and the specific conveniences and styles that are important to you will help maintain a balance that is reflective of you and your lifestyle. It will make your home a piece of you that cannot [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on March 21, 2011
Accurately reflecting your own personal style is an important goal when remodeling your home, and nothing accomplishes that like custom remodeling design. Every detail from start to finish has your imprint. Every room will be special. Whether kitchen or bath, bedroom or living area, custom home remodeling work ensures that it’s done right.
Posted by CustomMade
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on March 13, 2011
Kitchens are often the favorite room in the house, yet, many kitchens do not have enough cabinets. Practical cabinets add compartments, shelves, drawers and more for exceptional kitchen storage space. Usually crafted by hand out of fine quality wood, these masterpieces that make kitchens so much easier and more attractive [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on February 28, 2011
Purchasing a home is one of the biggest decisions an individual can make. Purchasing a brand new home gives an opportunity to create and design the layout and style of each room. As the electrical and plumbing are still under construction, a variety of layouts are possible, especially in the kitchens and bathrooms. These rooms [...]
Posted by CustomMade
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on January 27, 2011
Custom houses are expensive to build but if you know what you want from the start, you can avoid unnecessary expenses. It may have taken you all of your life to finally be financially able to build your custom dream house. Maybe you spent years living in a small house or in a rented apartment. [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on January 17, 2011
Kitchens and bathrooms are perhaps the most visited rooms in any home. It’s no surprise these spaces are so often the objects of homeowners’ renovation dreams. A custom bathroom design or a custom kitchen remodeling project can create a model of efficiency, a miracle of space, and the perfect fit for your family’s routine. Custom [...]
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