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Custom Furniture on the Move

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on May 12, 2012

If you’re a fan of CustomMade, it’s very likely custom furniture moves you.  Now have a look at some of the whimsical furniture captured in motion – walking, dancing, and crawling – that CEO and co-founder Mike Salguero features in his Stylelist Home blog from 5/3/12.  Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he [...]

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Not the Same Ol’ Song and Dance: Music-Inspired Furniture and Other Custom Projects

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on April 28, 2012

What’s your favorite style of music? Have a favorite musician? Do you like to dance?  Let the music be your muse for your next custom project, writes CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero in his Stylelist Home blog from 4/18/12.  Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he continues to spread the custom word.

What [...]

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Childhood Treasures Inspire Custom Made Jewelry

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on April 14, 2012

Not ready to put away your toys? Rediscovering them through the eyes of your child (or spouse)? Your favorite childhood TV characters, toys, and video games can cross over into the world of custom made jewelry, writes CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero in his Stylelist Home blog from 4/10/12.  Be sure to follow him on [...]

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Custom Motorcycle Leather

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on March 31, 2012

What are you having custom made?

Whadda you got?

Custom motorcycle leather comes to CustomMade and CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero takes a look at the latest rebel looks that go beyond basic black in his Stylelist Home blog from 3/14/12.  Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he continues to [...]

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Wormy Chestnut Custom Furniture

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on February 18, 2012

What’s in a name? How does wormy chestnut strike you? CustomMade CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero discusses the distinctive appearance and rich history of this reclaimed wood in his Stylelist Home blog from 2/12/12.  Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he continues to spread the custom word!

Despite a growing awareness of the [...]

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Broaden Your Décor Palette with Reclaimed Pallets

Posted by Pedro in For Customers, Founder's Blog on February 4, 2012

Have you ever considered pallets as a source for beautiful reclaimed wood for custom furniture? Here is CustomMade CEO and Co-founder Mike Salguero’s contribution to the Stylelist Home blog from 1/24/12.  Be sure to follow him on Stylelist as he continues to spread the custom word!

People might think pallets are strictly for moving furniture, [...]

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CustomMade.com Volunteer Day at East End House!

Posted by Seth in For Customers, For Makers, Founder's Blog, The People Behind CustomMade on November 19, 2010

On Friday, November 19th, the CustomMade crew took some time out from chasing website bugs, implementing new features, and helping our Artisan subscribers get signed up – we decided to volunteer at the East End House near our office in Cambridge, MA. For over 135 years, East End House has offered [...]

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Custom Made vs. Factory Made Chairs

Posted by Seth in For Customers, Founder's Blog on November 18, 2010

Mike and I think there is a common idea that threads through every artist and art enthusiast; quality will forever reign over quantity. This idea is the back bone of why the custom made chair is far superior to those of the mass produced non-customizable persuasion. No matter what genre of art that you particularly [...]

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Content categorization help

Posted by Mike in CustomMade Maker Sucess, Founder's Blog on October 28, 2010

So we at  CustomMade have a little problem!

In the past 22 months, we have gone from a website with 1,200 photos to a site with over 10,500 individual listings and around 25,000 individual photos.

This increase in content in a short period of time has caused us to get creative about how we approve [...]

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A Word of Thanks

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, Founder's Blog on October 22, 2010

The CustomMade community is founded on the belief that the things we need to create a home can be made better by a human being than by a robot and an assembly line. We are keeping this belief alive through CustomMade, but we aren’t alone.  Our woodworkers, metalsmiths, ceramics, glass artists, all of [...]

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