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Reclaimed Materials from Historic Locations

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on July 28, 2012

The diaspora of reclaimed materials from the world famous Coney Island park in Brooklyn, NY, was the subject of a recent article in the New York Times.  Over the past few years, discarded Brazilian ipe wood from the iconic Coney Island boardwalk, sometimes literally rescued from dumpsters, writes Liz Robbins, has been used to create [...]

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For Your Modest Secrets and Potent Loot: Sculptural Furniture and Turned Vessels by Hudson Design Studios

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on July 12, 2012

What would you place inside the Valentine Cabinet by Hudson Design Studios?

CustomMade artisan Kerry Hudson has some suggestions for both drawers of this exotic work:

Things to store in the top drawer: good intentions; a lock of your partner’s hair; a love letter gone yellow with age; your forebear’s locket; or the [...]

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Dress Your Custom Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on January 1, 2012

Draping clothes across the backs of chairs and sofas is a sure sign of home comfort (though it might frustrate some members of your family).  Take a look at this bench with Sindhi shawl by Chrysalis Woodworks.

This piece of custom furniture, however, simulates that experience with padauk and mahogany wood, mirrors, and paisley.  Artisan [...]

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Crown Your Home with a Weathervane by Tuck & Holand

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on April 16, 2011

Although the weathervane has a history that dates back to Ancient Greece, for many of us the image of a weathervane shaped like a rooster spinning on top of a barn conjures up nostalgia for rural Americana.  Though many weathervane designs were deliberately humorous, in the days before instant weather updates these devices had an [...]

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Animal Motifs in Custom Made Jewelry

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on April 13, 2011

Are you an animal lover? Add a sense of play and the spark of nature to your custom jewelry with animal motifs.  Get your favorite creature great or small in an eye-catching piece that will show off your passion.  The incredible diversity of the animal kingdom can inspire almost limitless ideas.  Come see the fauna that [...]

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