Posted by Caroline Bagby in on March 21, 2013
Spring has officially sprung! While the promise of fresh blooms, green grass and warm sun is incredibly enticing (especially in this 32 degree Boston weather) cleaning is a little less fun. Sure there’s the post-reward of feeling renewed and refreshed, but that only comes after about six boxes of Puffs and equal amounts of [...]
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Maker Spotlight on August 2, 2012
Are you self-conscious about starting a custom furniture project based on your own inspiration or asking CustomMade artisans to modify their furniture designs featured in their CustomMade portfolios? What feels like a natural creative impulse to some, perhaps to most of our CustomMade fans, to others can feel like taking something beautiful and turning it [...]
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 [...]
Posted by Pedro
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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 [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on June 30, 2012
What’s the toughest design challenge your home bar ideas will face when you try to make them a reality? Whether you have a very particular theme in mind, a challenging space to fill, or just need the right finishing touches, our CustomMade artisans will work with you to build your custom home bar exactly as [...]
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 [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on February 17, 2012
Why invest in custom adjustable furniture? You can use space more efficiently in a small home or room, and your pieces can be constructed to dismantle and transport easily when you relocate. We’ve previously discussed some of the advantages of adjustable furniture, and a term like “efficiency” sounds objective enough not to merit too much [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on January 29, 2012
Each piece of furniture in the Homestead Series by Lyndon Furniture, like this Homestead reclaimed lumber sideboard, not only tells a story but also has a history. Shawn Straffin writes:
About 250 years ago New England was in its infancy. The people who settled our country were undaunted by the task of establishing [...]
Posted by Pedro
in Custom Inspiration,
For Customers on November 13, 2011
What do this traditional style cherry jukebox by Lost Canyon Woodworks …
and this Victorian town house in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY have in common?
They both have a surprise on the inside.
Features such as the solid cherry wood, hand carved lions, flashing lights, stained glass, and a model of an old radio station [...]
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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