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Maker Spotlight on December 14, 2012
What are some of the unique features you’ll find in CustomMade artisan Jonathan January’s reclaimed wood furniture designs?
Some “character marks,” such as “saw marks, bolt and nail holes, mortises, and notches,” testify to the woodworking of builders and artisans from bygone eras, he writes. The natural patinas created after years of weathering bring a [...]
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Maker Spotlight on November 8, 2012
What colors come to mind when you visualize reclaimed wood designs?
Using reclaimed wood for a custom project is a wonderful and eco-friendly way to create furniture and installations with unique backstories. The past lives of reclaimed wood, whether it was once part of a barn, a factory, or even a favorite tree struck by [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on August 3, 2012
What visions can greet you in the morning or send you to dreamland at night with custom headboards. Our CustomMade artisans can help you crown your bed with fantastic scenes, meaningful motifs, and personal twists on classic designs. Sleep on these completed custom headboards from the CustomMade galleries for some design inspiration.
Whatever size bed [...]
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in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on June 27, 2012
Unique clock designs by CustomMade artisans can brighten any room in your home. Custom clocks will not only tell the time but also a story through the materials and style you and your artisan will choose for your one-of-a-kind project. Check out these clock designs from our CustomMade galleries that cover everything from elegant mantle clocks [...]
What comes to mind when you imagine a gun safe cabinet with a live edge design? A rustic style piece? Something with contours that evokes the outdoors? When Michael Corlis of Corlis Woodworks was asked to design a custom gun cabinet by his client, he created an article of fine furniture that challenges conventional expectations [...]
Posted by Pedro
in For Customers,
Maker Spotlight on March 29, 2012
You don’t have to sacrifice beauty and character for simplicity and functionality. CustomMade artisan André Joyau of Heptagon Creations finds inspiration in building materials and geometric forms as he transforms his customers’ furniture ideas into modern, haunting custom works. Take a look at these completed custom tables and handcrafted benches from André’s portfolio that combine [...]
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in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on February 25, 2012
Shopping for kitchen cabinetry? Cabinets can occupy a great deal of space physically and set the tone stylistically for your kitchen, that all-important workspace and gathering place. Whatever variety you can find among available retail pieces will be dwarfed by your material and design options when you have custom kitchen cabinets built specifically to fit [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Concepts & Buyer Guides,
For Customers on July 22, 2011
It’s easier to identify furniture made from live edge wood than to understand what live edge means. When you look at custom live edge furniture, you probably can imagine if not see the profile of the tree that yielded the wood for the piece. If you examine the edges of the wood slabs, the rough, [...]
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