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Let’s Talk Treen

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on December 16, 2011

No, it’s not a child developmental stage that comes before tween, but its boundaries, too, can be a little nebulous.

Treen is an archaic word used mostly, appropriately enough, in the world of antiques to describe objects made from a single piece of wood.  The term was resuscitated largely due to the collecting and writing [...]

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Leftovers Fit For Company

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on December 14, 2011

What comes to mind when you think of leftovers? Something you pull out of the fridge and throw together when you don’t feel like preparing anything else. This can work when feeding your children, but certainly not what you’d serve when you have company or a special party.

CustomMade woodworker Brian Mcalpine of Eternal Furniture [...]

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Insect and Spider Motifs for Custom Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 26, 2011

And now, for a story about catching a different kind of bug, artisan Peter Loh of Peter Loh Studio Furniture explains the origin of his maple, rosewood, and zebrawood “Recluse” entry table:

With smooth flowing curves, Recluse is an image of furniture in motion. Inspiration came in the guise of an insect bite [...]

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Custom Inspirations for Your Holiday Table, Part 2: Custom Dining Tables for Any Gathering

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on November 20, 2011

If there is a time of the year that will put maximum stress on your kitchen and dining room furniture, it’s the rapidly approaching holiday season.  The challenges are diverse: planning parties for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or New Year’s; entertaining children home for vacation and family and friends visiting from far away; microwaving bag after [...]

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Live Edge Inlaid Ambrosia Maple Dining Table

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, For Makers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on November 8, 2011

This hand-crafted table by Haymore Enterprises, Inc. is the prefect artistic representation of the phrase “still waters run deep”.  Quiet, understated, with a hint of the unexpected.

The Live Edge Ambrosia Maple Dining Trestle Table is crafted by master woodworker Clyde Haymore. With over 30 years experience in both commercial woodworking and custom design furniture [...]

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Futurepieces Past: Multipurpose and Moveable Custom Desks Inspired by Innovative Historic Designs

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

Halloween Eve is the perfect time for talking about ghosts and fears.  If you search carefully, you’ll surely find a few ghosts in the CustomMade galleries.  If you read our blog, you might even find a post or two that frightens you.  Or perhaps, you just don’t believe in ghosts.  As for those scary stories, [...]

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What is Casework?

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on October 21, 2011

If you’re doing your homework before you invest in custom furniture or custom made cabinetry, you may have encountered descriptions of sample pieces that specify who did the casework for the project, particularly if you’re looking at a home remodel where multiple artisans may have been involved.  Although you might not find the term “casework” [...]

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Special Requests: Custom Jewelry Boxes

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on October 16, 2011

You’ve no doubt seen children having more fun with a box than with the gift it contained.  Maybe you even remember how much fun that was.  If you’re a grown-up and you’re looking for a gift box that can rival what’s inside, that’s a little more difficult.  Custom jewelry boxes by CustomMade artisans are your [...]

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Echoes in Wood: Custom Carving by Woodworking Studio

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 13, 2011

What inspires an artisan to create a custom carved sculpture that is not just lifelike but has a sense of vitality in itself?  CustomMade woodworker Mark Yundt of Woodworking Studio has a special appreciation of wood’s capacity for life and transformation, which he shared in a story for The Morning Call newspaper by Kathy Lauer-Williams:

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Space Saving Advantages of Custom Built-Ins

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on October 7, 2011

Are you trying to decide between freestanding or built-in custom furniture for your home?  A recent article in the Ottawa Citizen by Jennifer Cox, “Custom advantage: Use built-ins to maximize space and storage,” highlights some of the advantages of choosing built-ins for your next home remodeling project.

Custom made built-ins will allow you to utilize [...]

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