The trickiest part of customizing dimensions on a standard item is to maintain the proper scale. You may not think it, but adding a mere inch here and there could very easily throw off the entire feel, look, and integrity of a piece. All that being said, it is possible to customize as long as it is planned out strategically before the craftsman begins framing.
ASID Interior Designer, Marissa Jurado of Primabella Designs came to us with a challenge to create items in our line that would be comfortable for an NFL football player. Marissa wanted to items to be functional for her client, but certainly did not want them to look like "large furniture". After all, other than Alice, who wants their house looking like Alice in Wonderland?
Above are examples of extra-wide Marlborough Barstools and a Gatsby Dining Table from our line, that we created specifically for Marissa, keeping scale and comfort in mind.
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One of the best rewards in having our furniture line is working with fellow interior designers who customize our standard pieces to suit their client's particular needs.  Our Carlisle breakfront design is one of our most popular pieces.  Here are my 3 favorite alterations that design mavens have made to our standard Entertainment unit.
Bill Lane of Lane-McCook & Associates in West Hollywood specified this extra wide (a massive 96") dresser with lots of function drawer space for his client in Manhattan.  It's always a pleasure working with Bill because he is such a veteran and the consumate professinal.  The macassar ebony door fronts were a great selection to showcase the breakfront.  He hit the nail right on the head with this one.
For her Beverly Hills client, Anne Waite, ASID needed a very specific clear brown, walnut finish - But in mahogany wood.  Anne wanted something that would accentuate the elegance of mahogany grain, but at the same time downplay the red tones that are natural to that species.  I'm not going to lie, it was a difficult challenge that took several runs to get just the right shade and sheen. In the end, Anne's final choice was so dead on that we've since made it a standard option in our line.  I love when designers push our line to the next level and open our eyes to new needs that they may have.
Liana Blechinger Fusco and Stephanie Schweitzer of SL Interior Design in New York brought an edgy, Hollywood-Regency feel to our Carlisle dresser by opting to have it painted in a high-lacquer white finish (Benjamin Moore Decorator's White) and adding vintage, crystal knobs. The result was the perfect match for a teenager's room in the Hamptons.
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