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Dreams and Themes: Custom Headboards

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.

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Kickstarting a New Beginning: David Rasmussen Design

Posted by Pedro in on June 22, 2012

In an article in the Wall Street Journal last spring, the artichoke table by David Rasmussen Design was featured as an example of the remarkable custom furniture projects consumers could start through CustomMade.  The distinctive side table helped spread the word about the amazing artisans to be found through our website.

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Custom Gift Boxes for Any Occasion

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

With graduation season and Father’s Day just around the corner (and let’s assume you’ve already secured your custom Mother’s Day gift), it’s a good time to look into custom gift box ideas that will not only make a memorable presentation but also be a meaningful part of the gift itself.  CustomMade artisans can create gift [...]

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Custom Made Cabinetry that Conceals and Reveals

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on September 18, 2011

Storage space, workplace, and gathering spot all in one.  Kitchens rarely feel big enough for the multiple roles they play in our lives.  When you need more room, you turn to the cabinets.  If your cabinets are turning on you, it’s time to consider a custom made cabinetry solution.  Our custom cabinet makers can help.

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Take These Custom Bookcases for a Spin

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

If you associate rotating bookshelves strictly with stores and waiting rooms, think again.  Sure-fire conversation pieces for your living room or study, custom bookcases designed to stand away from the walls can function as multi-faceted room dividers and provide plenty of storage with a compact footprint.  And if you happen to be shopping for retail [...]

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Artists at Work: Ergonomic Custom Furniture

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

“Suffering for art” is a very romantic ideal, but if your creative pursuits, whether as a hobbyist or professional, leave you tired or in physical pain, custom furniture with an ergonomic design can be part of a practical solution.  CustomMade artisans can apply the principle behind ergonomic custom home accessories – making the human interface [...]

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Custom Interior Doors

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

Think of all the spaces that doors cover inside your home: rooms, pantries, closets, utility areas, etc.  They occupy too much real estate on your walls to overlook them or just treat them as purely functional pieces.  Custom interior doors can meet your practical requirements (especially if your spaces are too challenging for standard doors) [...]

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Nothing Like the Sun: Moon Motifs for Custom Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on June 14, 2011

As a symbol, the moon is rich in associations with mystery and poetry.  Visually, whether seen plain and high in the night sky or through a veil of clouds or the branches of trees, the moon’s face and phases are universally recognizable.  If you’re searching for a decorative touch to add to your next custom [...]

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What is a Dovetail Joint?

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on June 10, 2011

If you open a well-built handmade desk or dresser, you may find a distinctive tail-and-pin design in the corners of their drawers.  That design is more than cosmetic; it’s the source of the strength and longevity of the venerable dovetail joint.  Furniture built using this method to join two pieces of wood has been found [...]

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Curious About curio cabinets? Check out Bill Rafferty’s custom cases

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers, Maker Spotlight on June 2, 2011

Growing up in New York, we called them “tchotchkes” – the little knickknacks and doodads we’d collect, our treasures. My sisters and I displayed them on this dainty wicker contraption our grandfather gave us, and boy were we proud of our display of sea glass and musics boxes and treasure trolls. Black Liberty Curio Cabinet by [...]

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