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Gold iron lamp

Posted by Caroline Bagby in on January 29, 2013

CustomMade is an online matchmaker connecting Buyers who want one-of-a-kind Creations with professional and passionate Makers. Check out one of our favorite Creation Stories below that highlights a Maker turning a Buyer’s idea into a reality.

The Inspiration A golden lamp that was nowhere to be found.

The Request Create a lamp identical to [...]

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Repurposed Furniture: Custom Upcycling for Your Home

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on June 29, 2012

Do you have repurposed furniture in your home? Are you sure? You may be repurposing right now.  Have you brought your work home and spread it out across the dining table? Are you resting your feet on a coffee table? Our practical and creative urges are constantly finding new ways to use our furniture.  Fortunately, [...]

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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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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.

The beauty of [...]

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Unique Custom Finds: It’s Definitely Hip To Be Square

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on March 21, 2012

Shapes are a basic element of design and the square is arguably one of the most familiar and trusted. Some designers often equate square with boring.  While it’s true that other unexpected shapes may attract more attention, when it comes to custom design and inspiration, never underestimate the ‘hipness’ of a square.

Below are incredible examples [...]

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Are You Ready for Some CustomMade Football?

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on February 5, 2012

Super Bowl Sunday. The big day has finally arrived.  Are you rooting for the Dynasty or the Giant killers?

If you’ll be watching the game just for the commercials, here’s a post from the vault of the CustomMade blog that will interest you far more than this entry.

Still here? Good.

Need to express your [...]

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Backed into a Corner? Come Out Swinging with Custom Cabinets

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 22, 2012

Whether you’re redoing a room that’s pinched for space or trying to give a remote corner a more welcoming face to the world, custom made cabinetry specifically designed for your home’s most troublesome intersections is the solution you’ve been seeking.  Do you need particular cabinet doors?  Have to contend with a challenging arrangement of existing [...]

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Custom Mailboxes

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 14, 2012

Hidden in plain sight, many objects we touch daily exist for us mentally only in functional terms if we consider them at all.  And we usually consider them only when they break down and need to be repaired or replaced, like when the humble mailbox meets an ignominious end at a truck’s bumper or after [...]

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Classic, Space Saving Custom Entertainment Centers by Philip Snyder of PS Woodworking

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on December 29, 2011

Do you have “a set of working plans” or “just an idea or vision” for a custom woodworking project?  Artisan Philip Snyder, owner and operator of PS Woodworking, can bring your project to life, even if you’re just starting with a need for extra storage and some dead space.  Working out of Napa, CA, Philip [...]

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Faraway Places in Your Custom Cabinets

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 10, 2011

Have an exotic inspiration for custom cabinets?  How about a custom china cabinet or sideboard influenced by designs from Tibet, Japan, or farther afield? Whether the spark comes from your travels, a book, or a film, you can find a CustomMade artisan to bring your custom made cabinetry to life.  Here are a just a [...]

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