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Wormy Chestnut Custom Furniture

Michael Salguero | Posted 02.12.2012 | Stylelist Home

Michael Salguero

Despite a growing awareness of the environmental and economic benefits of using reclaimed wood for furniture, obstacles to its wider acceptance persist.

How A Pier Became This Gorgeous Cabinet

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 02.08.2012 | Stylelist Home

What if we told you this wood was no ordinary wood -- that it had actually been buried in the ground until CustomMade Artisan Eric Mathew of Dragline ...

This Table Used To Be A Musical Instrument

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.31.2012 | Stylelist Home

If you thought drums were only for making music, you're wrong! But, it's okay because we did too. That is, until CustomMade Artisan Tim Sway of Tim Sw...

Broaden Your Decor Palette With Reclaimed Pallets

Michael Salguero | Posted 01.24.2012 | Stylelist Home

Michael Salguero

In the hopes of fostering more awareness and openness to the many varieties of recycled and salvaged resources available for custom furniture, here are a few very beautiful and eco-friendly items made from pallet wood by CustomMade artisans.

What This Chair Used To Be?

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.24.2012 | Stylelist Home

Folding chairs have gone out of style recently, mainly due to the horrid neon yellow image they conjure up. But, we're thrilled that CustomMade artisa...

A Retro Game Becomes A Table

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.17.2012 | Stylelist Home

You might say that arcade games and well-crafted furniture don't exactly mix. But here's proof that opposites can come together to create beautiful de...

A Table Made Of What?

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.10.2012 | Stylelist Home

Photo by Into the Woods Studio You might think yardsticks are only useful in helping to build furniture, but this side table turns that idea on i...

4 Wrenches A Bench Makes

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.05.2012 | Stylelist Home

Photo by David Stine Woodworking Who'd have ever thought that 1950s wrenches originally used in refineries could be used as parts for furniture...

This Bookshelf Is Made From What?

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 12.28.2011 | Stylelist Home

Photo by Alex Fethiere of Metalcraft Think this bookcase is only a bookcase? Don't be so quick to judge--it was made by melding three stainless s...

You'll Never Believe What This Table Is Made From

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 12.06.2011 | Stylelist Home

Photo from Studio 1212 Of all the things we dream of repurposing, an old vacuum cleaner doesn't exactly come to mind right away...or ever. But it...

We'll Drink To This Piano Bar

Stylelist Home | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 11.29.2011 | Stylelist Home

Photo from Michael Meyer Fine Woodworking The piano is one instrument we wish we knew how to play, not only because it's an impressive skill to h...

A Car Gear Shift Gets An Unexpected Second Act

Stylelist Home/The Huffington Post | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.17.2012 | Stylelist Home

Photo by Innovative Wood We all know one glass of wine with friends can easily turn into three or four, but just in case that last bottle doesn't...

A Light Fixture Made From...What?

Stylelist Home/The Huffington Post | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 01.17.2012 | Stylelist Home

When you hear 'exhaust pipe,' your mind definitely goes to cars, and not to custom light fixtures. But not for CustomMade artisan Carl Trimble of Trim...

Guess What This Table Was Made From

Stylelist Home/The Huffington Post | Kaitlyn Davis | Posted 12.25.2011 | Stylelist Home

What do you get when you combine African mahogany, aluminum and a WWII airplane rudder? A beautiful repurposed desk made by CustomMade artisan Dav...

PHOTOS: You Won't Believe What This Table Is Made From

Stylelist Home/The Huffington Post | Brie Dyas | Posted 11.27.2011 | Stylelist Home

We've seen tables made from space-age metals to tree stumps, but we can't say we've ever seen one made from a jet engine. And that's exactly what ...

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