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Cats Included: Custom Cat Furniture

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

No, our CustomMade artisans who create custom cat furniture are not shipping cats to their customers, but they will design custom furniture for your home with your feline pets in mind.

What constitutes cat furniture? Towers and scratching posts like these shown on BuzzFeed would make very cool playgrounds for your cats.  But let’s face [...]

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Secret Compartments and Concealed Doors: Hidden Storage Ideas

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on March 2, 2012

What do you see in this photo of a custom cherry seven-drawer bureau with cabinet by Bissell Fine Woodworking?  Ebony knobs, dovetailed drawers, a mitered base.  A roomy cabinet with an adjustable shelf.

Can you find the secret compartment?

Give up?  Furniture maker Richard Bissell won’t tell. “After all, if we showed how it works [...]

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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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Custom Projects that Honor Veterans

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

Today is numerically interesting: 11/11/11.  Happens every hundred years.  However, 93 years ago, there was an 11/11/11 of monumental and historic significance.  The hostilities of World War I, “the war to end all wars,” ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.  (The official peace treaty followed seven [...]

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The Best of Everything: CustomMade in Cigar Aficionado

Posted by Pedro in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on August 28, 2011

The “Made for You” section of Cigar Aficionado magazine showcases the best hand made and custom items from around the world, and CustomMade is proud to be featured in the upcoming October 2011 issue.

Take a sneak peek at the feature below.

Made For You

In a world of fast food and one-size-fits-all sensibilities, how [...]

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Open Concepts for Custom Jewelry Boxes

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on June 30, 2011

Custom jewelry boxes don’t have to be boxes.

Do you need a way to show off pieces from your jewelry collection when you’re not wearing them? Are you looking for a convenient way to quickly store your rings while you wash your hands? CustomMade artisans can create custom wooden jewelry display cases, as well as [...]

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Custom Bedroom Furniture: The Hope Chest

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 3, 2010

Although the practice of passing hope chests from mother to daughter has waxed and waned in popularity in America, these intriguing items may merit a reassessment.  A custom built hope chest could be, in its own right, a beautiful, heirloom quality bedroom furniture piece, as well as a wonderful gift to mark the passage of [...]

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