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Mermaid Designs for Your Custom Projects

Posted by Pedro in on June 20, 2012

Has the recent Animal Planet program, “Mermaids: The Body Found,” sparked your imagination and made you consider mermaid designs for your next custom home décor projects? These beautiful but mythical beings (yes, it was a faux documentary) have inspired people for ages, and mermaid designs and motifs have appeared in countless works of art.  Take [...]

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Custom Furniture on the Move

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on May 12, 2012

If you’re a fan of CustomMade, it’s very likely custom furniture moves you.  Now have a look at some of the whimsical furniture captured in motion – walking, dancing, and crawling – that CEO and co-founder Mike Salguero features in his Stylelist Home blog from 5/3/12.  Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he [...]

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Secret Compartments and Concealed Doors: Hidden Storage Ideas

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on March 2, 2012

What do you see in this photo of a custom cherry seven-drawer bureau with cabinet by Bissell Fine Woodworking?  Ebony knobs, dovetailed drawers, a mitered base.  A roomy cabinet with an adjustable shelf.

Can you find the secret compartment?

Give up?  Furniture maker Richard Bissell won’t tell. “After all, if we showed how it works [...]

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Pride, Passion, and Play: Custom Furniture by Mark Newman Design in Wood

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on February 16, 2012

What best characterizes the experience of commissioning a custom project?  What makes it unique among the many offerings in the new experience based economy? One hallmark of the custom experience may be the pride felt by both the artisan and the customer in the making of a custom piece as well as in the finished [...]

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Time Alights: Custom Jewelry Boxes and Display Cases for Watches

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on September 4, 2011

Flip through your TV channels; pick up your smartphone; glance at the corner of your computer screen (which you can now find on your TV and your phone, too).  You’ll see the time on an electronic banner digitally ticking away.  As pervasive as time trackers are nowadays, luxury wristwatches and pocket watches remain elegant, distinctive, [...]

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The Stories Behind Reclaimed Wood Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 19, 2011

CustomMade has strived to spread the word about the environmental benefits of custom furniture made from salvaged wood and to break the stereotype that equates eco-friendly furniture with a particular design style or type of consumer.  Your custom barnwood furniture or pieces made from other recycled materials can be as diverse and stylish as items [...]

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