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Custom Humidors: Fine Gifts for the Custom Man

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on December 6, 2011

All too often, gift-giving is focused on women and children. Being a woman myself, I tend to like that bias. But, I realize it’s not fair. For this reason, I decided to dedicate this blog to men. Specifically, to the special breed of man who enjoy a fine quality cigar.

He enjoys the feel of [...]

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Moving Walls: Custom Sliding Doors

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on October 1, 2011

A custom sliding door is a wonderful way to save space and add flair to any doorway in your home.  You can choose styles as diverse as Japanese shoji screens or rustic barn doors, varied materials, and even automation systems that make opening and closing your doors effortless.  Here are a few examples of sliding [...]

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Environmentally Friendly Inside and Outside: Custom Furniture by Stick and Stone Studio

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

Need a table for a neighborhood gathering? This beautiful carved trestle table by Tom Sippel of Stick and Stone Studio can seat ten guests around a 3” thick live edge English elm slab tabletop.

That doesn’t include the neighbors carved into the base.

Woodworker and sculptor Tom Sippel creates unique custom furniture using traditional techniques in his studio [...]

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Touched by Lightning, Reclaimed Wood Continues to Grow

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on September 11, 2011

“The wood wants to grow.  Always.”

With this powerful statement by artisan Chris Beidel of Pernt, THIS Visits begins a video interview with the CustomMade artisan about his journey from architecture to furniture design.  In a recent blog post on live edge design, we’ve featured this cherry slab bench by Chris, made from a [...]

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Love Handles? Try Custom Cutlery

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

There are two sides to every piece of custom cutlery.  For example, both the blade and the handle of a knife combine function and art, but there’s a reason the former is the business end.  The handles of knives, forks, and spoons, on the other hand, are made literally to be taken in hand and [...]

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Custom TV Stands: for your specific TV model and your decor

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on August 3, 2011

A custom TV stand is a transformative addition to your home furniture collection. The price range of custom TV stands varies according to materials used and design and labor time, but it’s worth it to house your TV so perfectly that it melts into the room.

You can choose from a variety of styles, such [...]

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What is Live Edge Design?

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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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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The Tortoise and Hare Revisited: Custom Accessories for Your High Tech Life

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on June 8, 2011

The intersection of the high tech and the custom made is about to get very busy.

Lighter, smarter, faster computers, phones, and media devices offer a vast array of custom options for using these high tech wonders, from downloading your wallpaper and ringtones to choosing how and where to communicate with your friends, enjoy your [...]

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Bring New Life to Reclaimed Wood with Custom Frames

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on May 24, 2011

The works of art and personal photographs you’ve decided to protect and display prominently in your home must have some special significance for you.  Why not house your prized items in custom frames made from materials with special significance as well? Reclaimed wood is a widely available and environmentally friendly resource that also possesses unique [...]

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