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Candy Isn’t as Dandy as a Custom Liquor Cabinet

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on May 31, 2012

Liquor may be quicker, but candy isn’t as dandy as a custom liquor cabinet.  Our CustomMade furniture makers can design and build bar cabinetry for you to fit any style and space.

With an adventurous, whimsical design, your custom made liquor cabinet can be as sweet on the outside as the inside.

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Makers Create Paradise City

Posted by Marcie in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on May 29, 2012

This article was written by CustomMade team member Tammy Kingan.  Tammy is part of our Maker Success Team and wants to introduce all makers to the wonderful possibilities available to them on CustomMade.com.

I literally could not have asked for a more perfect weekend to be at the appropriately named Paradise City Arts Festival in [...]

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Time to Surf! Whimsical Glass Custom Clocks by Terri McCallister of LuLu Glass

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on May 23, 2012

Time may fly when you’re having fun, but with whimsical glass custom clocks by LuLu Glass time just might stop for a little fun at the beach.

This fused glass surfboard clock with its cool turquoise background and bright, colorfully accented boards can bring a fun, retro feel to any room in your home.

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Explore New Depths with Custom Inlays by Lighthouse Laser Arts

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 17, 2012

Explorers who followed their compasses and sailed beyond the horizon helped expand our understanding of the earth.  The world is no longer conceived as a flat expanse but a three-dimensional sphere.  The compass rose collection of inlaid flooring medallion by Lighthouse Laser Arts pays homage to nautical exploration and showcases another triumph over two-dimensional restrictions, [...]

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Make Your House Unique with Kyle Buckner Designs

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on May 3, 2012

“Can’t find what you want in the stores?” CustomMade artisan Kyle Buckner founded Kyle Buckner Designs so he could create custom furniture with which his clients could feel a connection.  “Anything you can imagine, we can make,” he writes.  Kyle’s CustomMade portfolio is filled with stunning examples of his signature contemporary collections, which he can [...]

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“Mad Men” Furniture: Mid-Century Modern Custom Designs

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on April 25, 2012

Love “Mad Men” and “Mad Men” furniture?  The critically acclaimed series has captured the ethos of early 1960s America as well as the mid-century modern style of the time in incredible detail, with meticulously designed sets, wardrobes, and both original and reproduction furniture.  “Nearly every shot of ‘Mad Men’ is filled with objects from an [...]

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Childhood Treasures Inspire Custom Made Jewelry

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on April 14, 2012

Not ready to put away your toys? Rediscovering them through the eyes of your child (or spouse)? Your favorite childhood TV characters, toys, and video games can cross over into the world of custom made jewelry, writes CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero in his Stylelist Home blog from 4/10/12.  Be sure to follow him on [...]

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Industrial Furniture Style

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on April 6, 2012

A spectre is haunting the design world: the spectre of industrial style.

What was once synonymous with workaday life, writes Lisa Frederick in the industrial style Ideabook for the home design website Houzz, has become a trendy style characterized by a focus on “utilitarian surfaces, stripped-back architecture, and salvaged objects” and a refreshing, unpretentious, “proletarian [...]

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Surf and Turf: Custom Surfboards and Furniture by MakerUSA

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on March 8, 2012

In any custom project, the customer and the artisan bring their diverse expectations and experiences to bear as they share and refine a vision for their creation.  The collaborative nature of custom work, that intersection of perspectives and skills, is particularly apparent when a team of makers is involved in the process.

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“What Once Embraced the Fruit of the Vine” – Reclaimed Wine Wood for Your Custom Home Accessories

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on March 3, 2012

Did you know that wine wood, the wood used for aging and flavoring wine, can be reclaimed by CustomMade artisans and given new life in beautiful custom accessories for your home?

Why use wine wood?  In addition to the environmental benefits of reusing a valuable resource, this medium has an aesthetic dimension that Randy Pearson of [...]

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