Furniture with a minimalist theme follows the infamous mantra “less is more”. With crisp, sharp lines, free of distracting detail and clutter, minimalist furniture sits gently within a space, quietly making a bold impression. The talented artisans of Sarabi Studio … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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This is the second part of a two part article written by CustomMade guest blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture. Doug brings marketing tips to woodworkers through his own experience of running a successful, profitable custom furniture business in … Continue reading
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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, … Continue reading
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The following article is written by CustomMade guest blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture. Doug shares insightful and useful marketing tools for woodworkers looking to showcase themselves and their work in order to educate consumers about custom and increase … Continue reading
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This 3D computer model of a Bentley luxury concept car by graphic artist Andreas Fougner created a buzz last month among automobile enthusiasts for its merging of modern design with custom woodworking. Andreas writes: The inspiration for this concept comes … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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