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Finesse With a Chainsaw ?!?!

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on February 21, 2012

To some, chainsaw carving may sound like a gimmicky parlor trick, a world away from fine art design. Long considered one of woodcraft’s more interesting (and more dangerous) methods, chainsaw carving is a precision technique used to create ornate, custom wood sculpture. This hazardous approach to wood carving produces pieces that are unquestionably fine art.

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Don’t Look Askance at a Sconce

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on February 14, 2012

Wall sconces have come a long way since their first existence as candle holders. Today, wall sconces are used as artwork as well as a sophisticated source of pleasant light in a room.

Wall sconces create a unique accent tο any room. Both beautiful and practical, thеу provide decorative task lighting, gentle illumination for artwork, [...]

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Striking Balance: The Art of Jason Breitenbucher of AzArtistry

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on February 9, 2012

The attractions of the natural world and the modern world so often seem to pull us in opposite directions.  Where some might find an endless struggle or impasse, Jason Breitenbucher of AzArtistry finds balance through his custom fine art.  He writes:

Native to Arizona, where I reside – my body bound and shaped [...]

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Portlandia says “Put a Bird On It”? Make it a custom bird!

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on January 24, 2012

If you’re a fan of the new hit series Portlandia starring Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, you’ve heard the adage “put a bird on it” a time or two. This refrain was taken from a comedic skit that suggests when a bird is placed on a functional object it heightens that object to art. The [...]

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Your Home Remembered in Reclaimed Wood Furniture

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

Although home remodeling is a wonderful opportunity to turn to the future and develop a new look for your space, your home’s unique history and your family’s own stories can be a part of that future though unique custom furniture that literally reclaims and incorporates pieces from your past.  Take a look at a few [...]

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Custom Finds Inspired by the Year of the Dragon

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on January 17, 2012

In Chinese astrology, the year of your birth always has a corresponding animal attached to it. Simultaneously, that animal is linked to one of the five elements of earth, water, fire,wood, or metal. Depending upon the exact specifications of when you were born, you could be a Tiger in Earth Cycle or a Rabbit in [...]

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Why I Heart Custom Chairs!

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on January 10, 2012

Sitting. We do it every day, all the time. There’s nothing interesting about sitting, and the same can often be said about what we’re sitting on. Most of the time we put very little thought into exactly what it is we decide to rest our weary bodies on. As long as it can withstand our weight [...]

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Meditations of a Woodworker – Stewards of the Past, Present and Future

Posted by Marcie in For Makers, The Pro Shop on January 2, 2012

Guest contributor CustomMade woodoworker Patrick Kennedy of Superior Woodcraft, Inc.

I often sit in my 1760 farmhouse daydreaming about how craftsmen created the home’s hand-hewn beams, posts, pegs and wide plank floors and doors.  I think about the hard work required to fell the trees and shape the wood into useable, structural, materials which [...]

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For Christmas Yet To Come, Custom Decorations

Posted by Pedro in Custom Inspiration, For Customers on December 21, 2011

While your Christmas tree is still up and before you hit the after Christmas sales, take a moment to consider having Christmas ornaments custom made for next year’s holiday season and many more to come.  Need a little inspiration? Have a look at some wonderful creations in glass, metal, wood, and leather by our CustomMade [...]

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10 Totally Unique Custom Finds

Posted by Marcie in For Customers, Our Favorite Custom Finds on December 20, 2011

The Merriman-Webster dictionary defines custom as: “an item made to an individual’s specification.” It really is that simple, although I’d like to add to that definition by saying, “an item made BY HAND to an individual’s specifications.”  Be it wood, metal, glass or stone,  custom made goods fitting this definition can be as simple as [...]

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