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Building a Shed under a Deck – Allan Lilly

Posted by Seth in Concepts & Buyer Guides, Custom Inspiration, For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on October 15, 2010

Today while chatting at Wood Talk Online, I came across the Panofish Blog. There were so many awesome projects and videos, I had to pick one and share it with you. Enjoy!

I used 3dsmax to model my deck and shed.  I recently converted the 3D deck & shed plans into sketchup so that [...]

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Custom in Hollywood

Posted by Seth in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on October 11, 2010

If you aren’t a celebrity, or someone with near-limitless expendable income, I’m sure you’ve imagined what it would be like to be so.  Interestingly enough, even the most famous and affluent people recognize the difference between mass production and custom.  Author Tom Babilla explains in his article “Designer Jewelry ? Custom-made” on [...]

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Mini Golf, Martha and Makers…Oh My!! – Maker Faire: A Designer’s Play Land. by Cassie Hamel

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, The People Behind CustomMade, The Wide World of Custom Making on September 30, 2010

There was blood, sweat and spray mount fingers last weekend as seven of us from the CustomMade team piled into cars and drove our way over to Queens, NY for our first ever Maker Faire. Under a tent surrounded by boundless creativity, we were provided a 10′ x 10′ space: a blank canvas made of chain link [...]

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2010 World Maker Faire big hit with CustomMade!

Posted by Seth in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, The People Behind CustomMade, The Wide World of Custom Making on September 27, 2010

Though I was unable to make it this year, my colleagues from CustomMade were sending me texts and picture messages with highlights from their weekend at the 2010 World Maker Faire! Arielle expressed her interest in sharing some of her experience. So without any further adieu, here she is!

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Transforming Furniture Part 2: A whole new level

Posted by Seth in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on September 21, 2010

As a follow up to the post Transforming Furniture Part 1, this time we take a look at some amazing videos that show multi functional furniture at its best. Break out the popcorn, its showtime!

First, I stumbled upon these videos that really peaked my interest while fishing for the latest in transforming pieces. Below [...]

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Pretty Handy Girl shows us how she goes custom in her Kitchen!!

Posted by Seth in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on September 3, 2010

The following article was written and published on the DIY blog by Brittany (AKA Pretty Handy Girl) Check out her blog for frequent updates on some more awesome DIY tips, stories, photos, and explanations!

Chalk it up…to a busy day.

…to another busy day in the life of Pretty Handy Girl!

I had fully [...]

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CustomMade at IWF Atlanta 2010

Posted by Seth in For Makers, The People Behind CustomMade, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 27, 2010

If you are now or ever were into woodworking, the chances are pretty good that you’ve heard of or even attended the International Woodworking Fair. The “IWF is the largest showcase of machinery, materials, supplies and services in the Western Hemisphere for these and related industries.” Whether you work in remodeling, furniture, recreation, or make anything [...]

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These guys are cleaning up and sticking it to mass production!!

Posted by Seth in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 26, 2010

The following is and excerpt from a post was published on the Wall Street Journal Digital Network by Amir Efrati on August 26, 2101.  Please check out the original article here.

Business Plans That Rest on Imitation By AMIR EFRATI “When Steve and Grace Hassid need a new [...]

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Custom made all the way down to the floor!!

Posted by Seth in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 24, 2010

The following publication was coordinated by our friend Tanya and written by Irina Zhorov over at BarefootFloor.  BarefootFloor has their own blog, featuring home ideas, remodeling advice, DIY tips, and more. Special thanks to Tanya and the rest of Barefootfloor for sharing with us today!

If [...]

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Open Runway finds new home.

Posted by Seth in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 17, 2010

Our friends from Open Runway have moved to a new location, but still wanted to show their good faith in us and in the custom revolution! Check out their blog about where they are, where they’re going, and a little farewell showing what some of [...]

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