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Strike Up The Band – Custom Musical Instruments

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on May 19, 2011

Are you looking for drums with just the right tone and resonance?  How about a Native American-style flute? Take a look at the wide range of instruments that CustomMade artisans can tailor to your needs and style.  Investing in custom musical instruments can help boost your performance, confidence, and stage presence, whether you’re a professional [...]

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CustomMade Resources for Collecting Handmade Furniture

Posted by Pedro in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers on May 13, 2011

Where to begin if you’re interested in collecting handmade furniture?  Have you settled on the criteria for your selections? Defining and refining the rhyme and reason for your collection is a fun way to start, and most likely you’ll continue to define and refine your tastes with every piece you add.  Will you focus on [...]

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Custom Cheese Servers for Your Next Get-Together

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on May 10, 2011

If you’re looking for a housewarming gift or a way to add a small but practical personal flourish to your own home, our custom kitchen accessories and custom cooking tools gallery is a great place to start.  Anyone who entertains frequently with fine wine and hors d’oeuvres would appreciate custom cheese servers created by CustomMade [...]

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Songs in Wood – Custom Pieces Inspired by Music

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

An old song can take you back to another place and time and stir up powerful associations.  A new song can captivate you and offer a different perspective on your life.  Whether your favorite music helps you get out of bed or get on the dance floor, it moves you.

Have you considered letting a [...]

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Live Edge Furniture: Shapes You Have Never Seen Before

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on April 8, 2011

Trees are living things with no straight edges. Graceful curves, knobby edges, and irregular rings are what make a tree. When constructing furniture, the wood is typically planed and transformed into straight lines with clear edges. Live edge furniture maintains the true nature of the tree by following the true [...]

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Double Takes: Custom Stuff that Looks Like Something Else

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on April 2, 2011

See the water pooling on the table to the right?

It’s not water.  (Too late for April Fool’s!)  It’s a Japanese style water droplet table by Michael Wolniewicz Custom Furniture Design with a water effect designed and hand-finished into the walnut tabletop itself.  Above the table, a three-pronged light fixture hangs over the center of [...]

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Custom Glassworks with a View: Skylines and Glass Art

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on March 29, 2011

Have you ever seen the skyline of your hometown come over the horizon as you return from a trip and thought an old friend was saying, “Welcome back?”  Have you ever felt a little less like a stranger after arriving in a city for the first time and seeing its famous profile against the sky?  [...]

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Just in Time for Timely Wood Designs

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on March 11, 2011

Joining us today is Jerome P. Kaplan of  Timely Wood Designs based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Jerome tells about how a woodworking hobby that began in finding cool designs to build turned into a love for original design and eventually his own business.

My Business, Timely Wood Designs, complete with website and business cards, started [...]

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Come into My Parlor: Tables by Michael Wilson Designs

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on March 9, 2011

If you’re an arachnophobe, please visit our custom table gallery before you look at the pictures below.  You can find many other examples of custom made conference, coffee, and wood tables available from the CustomMade family of artisans.

Still here?  Cool.

Many things have legs, including furniture.  Some things have many legs.  We’ve seen examples [...]

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Benefits of Using Walnut and Black Walnut in Your Custom Furniture Project

Posted by CustomMade in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on March 9, 2011

When people work hard during the week at their jobs and are also busy with families, hectic schedules can lead to exhaustion. Coming home to the serene surroundings of beautifully-crafted custom walnut furniture can provide a setting that promotes a calm and soothing environment. Walnut furniture can be found in a wide array of unique [...]

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