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A girl and her dollhouse (my early love affair with custom made)

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on March 4, 2010

Every Thursday, interior designer Sally Henninger shares her thoughts on design, furniture and the custom made world.

Like many passions, my love of interior design began at an early age.  After receiving a dollhouse from an older cousin, I remember the excitement of being able to pick the furnishings and have something of my own [...]

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And the winner is

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on March 3, 2010

Congratulations to Bryce Van Dyke, winner of the 2010 CustomMade.com Design Challenge!

His Orca Coffee Table is amazing and he has won the opportunity to work with one of our woodworkers to have it custom made for him using Rockler tools and supplies.

Thank you to all of our entrants – the designs were incredible [...]

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It’s All in the Details

Posted by CustomMade in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, Maker Spotlight on February 25, 2010

We asked subscriber Darrell Peart of Darrell Peart Furnituremaker to write about how he executes the features of Greene & Greene style.  Mr. Peart delves into the details and reveals the importance of order, hierarchy, and time in the Greene & Greene style.

Designing and working in the style of Greene & Greene is all [...]

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Design Challenge 2010 – Vote Now!

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on February 22, 2010

Cast your vote now for the best original design in the 2010 CustomMade Design Challenge!

We asked you to design a piece of furniture that you’d like to have custom made by one of our woodworkers and you sent us some amazing entries.  In fact, so many great designs came in that we decided to [...]

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Design Challenge 2010 – Deadline Extended!

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on February 12, 2010

We’ve been truly amazed by the incredible entries received so far for the CustomMade.com Design Challenge sponsored by Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. In fact, we’ve enjoyed seeing these designs so much, we’ve decided to extend the challenge one more week – the new deadline is Friday, February 19!

Plus, we’re going to let everyone vote [...]

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Culin & Colella, Inc. win 2010 Design Portfolio Award for Residential Furniture Built-In!

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, Maker Spotlight, The Wide World of Custom Making on February 10, 2010

Congratulations are in order to CustomMade.com subscribers Culin & Colella, Inc., winners of the 2010 Design Portfolio Award for Residential Furniture Built-In!

Winning Project: Entertainment Center

This entertainment center features butternut solids and veneers and carved elements.  The size of this entertainment center caused several challenges including pre-assembly for fitting and installation. It took horizontal [...]

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Design Challenge 2010 – Sneak Peek!

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on January 29, 2010

There are two weeks left to enter the CustomMade.com 2010 Design Challenge (sponsored by Rockler Woodworking and Hardware) but already we’ve been amazed by the entries.  We can tell that a lot of thought went into the unique and creative furniture designs we’ve received so far.

Lamps, book cases, buffets, tables…we’ve even seen a pipe [...]

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CustomMade.com Design Challenge 2010 – Official Rules and Regulations

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on January 22, 2010

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

No Purchase Necessary

The following are the official rules for the CustomMade.com Design Challenge 2010 (“Challenge”):

1. Sponsors: The Challenge is sponsored by CustomMade Ventures Corporation, located at 99 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 and Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, located at 4365 Willow Drive, Medina, MN 55340 (together “Sponsors”).

2. Eligibility: Any [...]

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Design and Win Custom Made Furniture

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on January 18, 2010

THE ENTRIES ARE IN!  VOTE NOW FOR YOUR FAVORITE.

Have you been looking for the perfect piece of furniture for your home or office but can’t seem to find what you need? Think you could design it better than the mass manufacturers? Here’s your chance.

Introducing the CustomMade.com Design Challenge sponsored by Rockler Woodworking [...]

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