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Whether you are in a market for a zinc, copper, iron or pewter consider a made-to-order metal range hoods during your proximate home improvement adventure. Whatever your choice will be, we guarantee you that your next ideal (because you co-design it) custom range hoods will add value to your interiors and create a priceless atmosphere in your kitchen.

Metal has its own way of finishing and differs with characteristics. They have a specific feeling and appearance. For example, island and wall zinc range hoods you can order hammered and smooth. However, there are extra options concerning the color. While the first mentioned can be made in coffee or honey, the other finished in natural metal. Both of them can be hand polished as well. On the other hand, iron hoods come in the rustic style involving sanding with fine sandpaper and then darkening, untreated or naturally oxidized. Pewter which is in reality pure aluminum comes in a variety of options as well such as hammered, smooth, mat and high glass. Those metal vent hoods look almost like a mirror when looking at it and can be installed in all kinds of kitchens. You can easily find them decorating modern, country, old fashion European, Spanish hacienda and lofts or small apartments. Handcrafted metal range hoods are an excellent idea for those who are in favor of genuine products and do not want to settle for a standard and common design.

Our product is done manually by experienced metalworkers so each and all decorative range hoods are one of its kind. Buying an appliance of this size and importance, undoubtedly you would like to choose a style you love and that is suitable for the rest of the kitchen decoration. Made-to-order metal range hoods can be made of a variety of materials. As far as production plant concerns, we manufacture copper, iron and zinc range hoods in standard and custom dimensions. Some designs include more than a single metal. Whether your range is a wall mount or island, all of our products are offered in either versions.

Occasionally, we are asked to supply a custom metal stove hood to accommodate it for a  tall ceiling kitchen. It can be done by producing a whole new custom range hood that would be longer than usual size or we can also add a chimney to the existing appliance. Our metal made-to-order range hoods from pewter are equipped with a discount 200 CFM insert with two-speed blower, light and filter. Any design can manufactured venting outside the house or recalculating back to the kitchen. Custom copper hood production and order delivery is estimated for four weeks to any region of the US mainland, more or less six to Canada.

Decorative ceramic tiles for a kitchen wall are not only practical material but they bring a lot of colors and old European flavour to the space you are remodeling. They provide a long lasting wall look that is easy to care and maintain. There are many different tiles on the market and we are offering many of those options in our online ceramic tile outlet. You can choose store categories such as relief tiles, wall murals, broken mosaic tiles and many more.

The good news is that you can use decorative ceramic tiles in virtually anywhere you want and continue enjoying their warmth and beauty. The only limitation would be outdoors with potential cold climate as they are not frost resistant. Any surface is suitable for those stunning pieces. Consider ceramic tiles for a kitchen backsplash, wall and counter. In your rustic dining room using Spanish hacienda designs go smoothly with wooden furniture and other vintage items. Talavera white and blue tiles are an excellent option for the outdoor decoration of your garden, firework, door frame but they are regularly used in the kitchens as well to brighten the room. Handcrafted ceramic tiles have a tradition and it is important cultural heritage of Mexico brought by the Spaniards in the 16th century and transformed by local artisans. They have actively played a distinguished role as an important utilitarian and decorative element in architecture and if you take a glimpse at it, you will see how important they were, as they can be found in a  broad range of spaces from kitchens, fountains, facades, interiors of luxurious hacienda homes to churches.

Our best sellers are handmade relief tiles. They are handcrafted the way the pattern is raised above the decorative ceramic tile background. They are quite expensive but on the other hand incredibly decorative. Often used for kitchen wall, backslash, stair risers and swimming pool. You can buy them 4x4 and 6x6 sizes in over three hundred styles. Those painted relief ceramic tiles for a kitchen are also about one and a half inch thick and made of semi-porcelain material. It can withstand low temperatures so ceramic tiles made of it can be installed outside the house in regions of the country with winter conditions.

Another popular product among the Mexican tiles are the kitchen tile murals. The natural scenery for those incredible works of art is a kitchen. Our Mexican tile murals are perfect for decorating backsplash with images representing farmhouse daily life, fruits wine, Spanish colonial architecture and country scenery and many more. Therefore, do not leave your walls bright like everyone else and opt for creating a unique rustic ambiance with with our custom home improvement products. Apart from protecting your cooking area from splashes and stains, without a doubt, decorative ceramic tiles for a kitchen wall will make a great statement piece in your kitchen.

Our customer Fred, who works at Home Depot decided to buy a brand new copper kitchen sink with apron from Custom Made online store for his house while renovating it. He had a number of concerns prior to going ahead with his purchase. Many of his worries likely pass through most customers heads when they are evaluating upgrading with an apron kitchen sink. He got motivated to enough to write a post outlining the issues, backed by his Internet research. The comment includes his experiences after a certain period of time having an apron sink installed. Consider what he had to say about his own experience: “Here you go – I adore my copper farmhouse sink! It is usable and at quite beautiful. I regret nothing and would purchase it again if I had to…” An undermount copper kitchen sink enjoys many advantages over other materials. It is, like Fred highlights, a remarkable and elegant handmade product. It is a wonderful material as well. You will create an incredibly personal ambiance in your kitchen and the custom copper sink will become a focal point of any room you will install it in. This metal is flexible and therefore we are able to hand hammered real pieces of art with various shapes in the offer and original designs inside the sink’s basin.

Being heavily used in the kitchen it is also important to remember that an undermount as well as made-to-order copper sink requires no maintenance. High-quality metal, like the one we are using in our production, virtually takes care of itself. To maintain your hammered copper kitchen sink, rinse with water and dry completely with each use to prevent spotting. Not to mention that it is the  hygienic metal of all. The surfaces eliminate more than 99% of bacteria known to be human pathogens within just two hours. As far as the designing aspects concern, luckily it goes perfectly with many other metals if you want to keep your kitchen shiny also fits gracefully with many colors especially with light ones which are optimal ideas for dressing up. Imagine a spacious all-white cooking area with an unique sink that will catch an eye of every guest as it is a unique kind decorative furnishing. It will add warmth and character to any areas that are under renovation. What is more, our copper sink looks equally great in a vintage as well as in a modern design kitchen. You can place it as an accent element to a very minimalist decor or as a complement to the Southern style, containing a wall mount range hood and relief ceramic tiles.

If you are remodeling big or small and buying a new copper kitchen sink, take a look at custom home improvement category. If you have any additional questions or comments, our customer service is to help.  Contact us or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Tumbler for useful kitchen tips and ideas.

Quite the opposite to the mainstream trend, we think a rustic kitchen vent will always provide the comfort of your favorite dish prepared by your mum so forget about white cabinets, polished nickel hardware and impeccable marble counters. A distressed metal vent hood will become a good addition in a custom kitchen decor.

Distressed, is our new metal finishing option for vent hoods and other home improvement products for a kitchen. This technique, unlike typical hammering, makes the range hood look more nowadays but within this rustic appeal that almost all our products have. To obtain the finishing, it is required a great experience of the artisan that is using a special hammer to create the effect. The finishing can be used for raw metal as well as patina colored copper. The blog post image shows distressed pattern positioned vertically, however, it can be handcrafted on any design wall and island hood in any other direction. In what kitchens can you imagine a distressed vent hood? In pretty much any! The trend is very popular and this kind of range hood will pair to perfection with shabby furniture, wooden countertops, a worn country table, a metal candle chandelier and a copper sink. It will give you this cozy and very natural appearance to a kitchen where you can feel relaxed even if there a huge mess after your “cooking adventures”.

On the other hand, though, there are many of us that love bridging the best of farmhouse and contemporary words. The real challenge is to find the ability to combine opposing vent design styles into one dynamic but coherent interior. When it comes to kitchens, you could go in two different directions: you could use old world architectural details of the room to set the stage for the few modern vanities or lofty layout to expose some innovative elements such as our hammered metal vent hood California style which will attract the attention of all guests and family. This contrast will provoke a bigger impact then if you decorate all the room in a single style.

Now that you have seen in how many decorating modes you can actually install a distressed range hood, you should also know that all of our metal hoods are fully customizable. With us, you can customize the size and features according to your idea. Our collection can be just a starting point of your own vision of the perfect kitchen. Send us your requirements and our experienced craftsmen will make it a reality. Each original vent hood is truly a high-end union of form and function.

There is something about the handcrafted decorative relief tiles from Mexico whose incredible designs are raised to highlight the visual and touch experience. Call us crazy, but there is nothing like a feel of a cool ceramics in 3D that stimulate our senses and give the remodeled room a special feeling. Even though the ceramic relief tiles seem traditional to have inside, they are experiencing a real come-back right now and many interior designers and homeowners. Are using them to intensify their style, whether it is extremely sophisticated or handcrafted classic.

The kitchens and the bathrooms are the major protagonists for handmade decorative relief tiles use as they are the spaces likely to be in need of tiling in general. The relief tiles can be found in earthly and neutral colors, imitating other materials such as stone or wood and that can be used in gentle and clean layouts. To contrary, you can find them in bright and colorful to add a dramatic note to the decor and often to offer a change to the simplicity of the monochromatic (all-white) bathroom. There are many decorative relief tile types on the market. Some hand painted tiles are plain and simple and others have artistic designs requiring a lot of time and effort to produce them. The prices of decorative relief tiles vary as well. Majority of Mexican kitchen tiles that are handmade in the US are quite expensive. Europe is more pricey when artisan made products are concerned. The only choice is buying ceramic tiles online in Mexico. It is the best option for United States residents due to proximity to the source as well as the favorable labor costs. And most importantly, you will be purchasing an authentic handmade creation, inspired in European and Colonial heritage of Mexico and that is priceless.

Traditional high relief ceramic tiles have the prominent 3d features of painted pattern undercut, allowing these aspects to be projected from the background. Decorative bathroom tiles are suited to decorative a kitchen backlash, tabletop and counter. Our collection is strongly influenced by Spanish form where the geometrical designs reigns. They are in fact mosaic talavera tiles with the use of two or three colors palette and abstract patterns. They are available  4×4 or 6×6 inch sizes. These handcrafted decorative relief tiles from Mexico make a great addition to the bathroom, the foyer, the kitchen, or to any room where a pop of style is on the menu.

Contemporary homes today are starting to make use of an old-time favorite as far as decorative tiles concern. Hand made Mexican rustic Talavera tiles are living their revival. Modern preferences have leaned towards painting all walls in white and install a large slab of marble or granite for a kitchen countertop, but the result tends to be quite flat. You can create diverse designs with painted Talavera tiles mosaic countertop and ceramic backsplash that undoubtedly add a lot of character and uniqueness to an upgraded home, and that is the reason why designers are taking another look at different handmade ceramic tiling options for kitchens, bathrooms, exteriors and decorative elements in general.

Planning custom home improvement project in Southern or more precisely Southeastern style, you should consider installing some of our incredible designs in Mexican Talavera tiles that even though are a very classic material, can create contemporary and surprising design concepts that will introduce new, exciting ideas with interesting uses of texture and materials. What a great idea to inject some warmth to the house interiors by installing hand painted Mexican talavera tiles on walls, counters and tabletops. Broken ceramic talavera tiles are for sale with many Mexican patterns painted on terracotta, blue, green and orange backgrounds for the most part. Our ceramic tiles are produced in Dolores Hidalgo, located in central Mexican state of Guanajuato. The tiles are hand cut and handcrafted in a traditional way that was passed from one generation to other.

Being recognized as popular form of decorating haciendas, churches or fountains, the origin of those beautiful hand painted Mexican Talavera tiles leads to Spain. In the 16th centuries, the Spaniards brought their knowledge and the painted Talavera tiles became internationally acclaimed not only for Spanish production but also Mexican. Its unique style came out of a mix of Spanish, Arabic and European cultures. Nowadays, relief handcrafted Mexican tiles are produced as 2x2, 4x4 and 6x6 inch sizes. You can select your decorative ceramic tiles from Mexico with vivid patterns or rustic plain and include trims or tile borders made of the Talavera with the same or contrasting shades to achieve an accent pop of tones. With mosaics, you can design big splashes of vibrant color in the kitchen, entryway or bathroom. If you want a standard type, just use neutral colors to showcase several painted Mexican tiles with bold patterns, like a tabletop hand decorated with Talavera ceramic or you can frame your mirror or doorway with them to get this slight Southern accent.