What visions can greet you in the morning or send you to dreamland at night with custom headboards. Our CustomMade artisans can help you crown your bed with fantastic scenes, meaningful motifs, and personal twists on classic designs. Sleep on these completed custom headboards from the CustomMade galleries for some design inspiration. Whatever size […]
What would you place inside the Valentine Cabinet by Hudson Design Studios? CustomMade artisan Kerry Hudson has some suggestions for both drawers of this exotic work: Things to store in the top drawer: good intentions; a lock of your partner’s hair; a love letter gone yellow with age; your forebear’s locket; or the collar of […]
Do you have repurposed furniture in your home? Are you sure? You may be repurposing right now. Have you brought your work home and spread it out across the dining table? Are you resting your feet on a coffee table? Our practical and creative urges are constantly finding new ways to use our furniture. Fortunately, […]
What is rustic chic? For some people, rustic style is akin to “decorating like an old western saloon.” Real and mythic images of the Old West, rural America, and iconic log cabins (and saloons) are cultural touchstones that, of course, loom large in our style vocabulary. So where does something like this rustic wood coat/towel […]
Custom storage ideas can make a big difference in even the smallest spaces. Add a practical twist to a cozy nook with custom furniture that will hold your attention as well as your belongings in a novel way. Take a look at some works by CustomMade artisans that feature unique storage ideas and perhaps you’ll […]
Hidden in plain sight, many objects we touch daily exist for us mentally only in functional terms if we consider them at all. And we usually consider them only when they break down and need to be repaired or replaced, like when the humble mailbox meets an ignominious end at a truck’s bumper or after […]
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 […]
What comes to mind when you think of leftovers? Something you pull out of the fridge and throw together when you don’t feel like preparing anything else. This can work when feeding your children, but certainly not what you’d serve when you have company or a special party. CustomMade woodworker Brian Mcalpine of Eternal Furniture […]
It’s easier to identify furniture made from live edge wood than to understand what live edge means. When you look at custom live edge furniture, you probably can imagine if not see the profile of the tree that yielded the wood for the piece. If you examine the edges of the wood slabs, the rough, […]
Long before radio and any recording technology, the music box was the only portable playback device and the only way to listen to a song without performers present. Despite the plethora of options available today for enjoying music anytime and anywhere, the distinctive sound of a traditional music box still has a romantic appeal for […]