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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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Custom Home Bar Ideas

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 [...]

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Contemporary Custom Furniture by Heather and Fred Studios

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on June 28, 2012

Ready to move away from mass-produced furniture but not sure how to navigate the waters of custom furniture design?  CustomMade artisans Heather and Fred Studios can design and build custom furniture in close collaboration with their customers – be they homeowners, interior designers, architects, or a combination – in a style that’s “contemporary and artistic, [...]

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Custom Boxes in Your Choice of Materials

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on June 15, 2012

At CustomMade, you can have custom boxes created for any occasion from your choice of materials.  Amazing designs by our artisans in wood, metal, ceramic, or glass – or combinations of these – will make your custom boxes as memorable as what you place inside.  Take a look at these custom boxes – jewelry boxes, [...]

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Custom Furniture Design and the Slow Furniture Movement

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on June 13, 2012

Are you concerned that cheap retail furniture, in price and quality, is eroding support for custom furniture design and traditional craftsmanship? If you’re familiar with CustomMade, you’re likely aware of CustomMade’s mission: spreading the custom word and bringing together artisans and consumers who understand the value of fine craftsmanship.  When we hear about others who [...]

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Candy Isn’t as Dandy as a Custom Liquor Cabinet

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on May 31, 2012

Liquor may be quicker, but candy isn’t as dandy as a custom liquor cabinet.  Our CustomMade furniture makers can design and build bar cabinetry for you to fit any style and space.

With an adventurous, whimsical design, your custom made liquor cabinet can be as sweet on the outside as the inside.

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Custom Graduation Gift Ideas

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on April 18, 2012

A custom graduation gift can combine a traditional standard with a quirky sense of humor, add feeling to the formal, and even tell the story of your grad’s unique journey through life.  Stop searching for the perfect gift and have a CustomMade artisan create the perfect gift for you.  Looking for ideas?  Check out these [...]

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Surf and Turf: Custom Surfboards and Furniture by MakerUSA

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on March 8, 2012

In any custom project, the customer and the artisan bring their diverse expectations and experiences to bear as they share and refine a vision for their creation.  The collaborative nature of custom work, that intersection of perspectives and skills, is particularly apparent when a team of makers is involved in the process.

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Nathan Hunter Design: Custom Furniture That’s Something Else

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on March 1, 2012

If you’re thinking of having custom furniture made, ask yourself this question: what do you want to create? You’re about to seize an opportunity to make something truly unique.  CustomMade artisan Nathan Hunter explains:

Clients of Nathan Hunter Design reject the cliché of purchasing mass-produced furniture.  They’ve got something else in mind – [...]

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“Clean Lines with Curvilinear Shapes:” Custom Furniture that Appeals to Women (and Men)

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on January 13, 2012

How do you create a space that will appeal to female buyers without alienating male buyers?

Interior designer Marlene Makowka’s model condominium suite for Tridel’s Argento in Toronto was designed to meet this challenge.  She shares some aspects of her approach with Lisa Van de Ven in the National Post article, “Curvy shapes and light [...]

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