Children love seeing everyday objects magically come to life in films like Fantasia and Beauty and the Beast, but have you ever seen custom furniture that could move itself?

This busy fellow, one in a series of "Unspecified Figures" created...

What has music inspired you to do today? Did your favorite song get you out of bed this morning or help you run that extra mile? Perhaps your favorite band took you back to another time, or a new song gave you a new perspective on life.

Music moves...

Remember "Rubber Ducky?"

"We all sang it when we were little, right?" asks CustomMade artisan Alison McGlamry of McGlamorous. She created this necklace as an homage to the cute, yellow, chubby fella, "Rubber Ducky, You're the One," complete with glass duck, Austrian crystals,...

The motorcycle is a modern American icon of freedom and individuality with a streak of rebellion.

So why is motorcycle fashion dominated by black leather?

When CustomMade leather artisan Nanci Rogers of Ace High Leathers first dove into the world of motorcycles, she found that high-end accessories were...

Despite a growing awareness of the environmental and economic benefits of using reclaimed wood for furniture, obstacles to its wider acceptance persist. One subtle prejudice in particular is a powerful dissuader when it's time for potential customers to choose building materials: names.

If you have no special knowledge...

People might think pallets are strictly for moving furniture, not building furniture. Perhaps, as another example of negative attitudes in our society towards "dirty work," the use of pallets in the transportation of goods, from warehouse floors to ship holds to trailers, may evoke connections with dirtiness and...

At CustomMade, we talk to many a consumer who has little understanding of the time, effort and process involved in actually making the things they buy, such as furniture and jewelry, by hand. Having moved away many decades ago from getting all of your clothes made by the local tailor...

I am an avid reader of The Huffington Post. In fact, if you talk to my wife Karlene, she would tell you I am addicted. I love reading the political and social stories, and love how quickly I can get caught up on the world's news.

Through my reading...