Custom Made Artwork for Homes, Offices, and Commercial Spaces
Custom made artwork is built around the space and the buyer - not the other way around. Corey Ellis creates original welded metal pieces sized, finished, and styled for specific rooms, offices, hotels, and commercial environments.
What custom made artwork actually is
Custom made artwork means an artist builds a new piece for your situation. The dimensions match the wall. The finish matches the room. The intent matches what you're trying to do with the space.
Corey works in welded metal. Most custom work lands as a wall-mounted sculpture, freestanding piece, or feature panel - built once, sold once, owned by one buyer.
When custom made is the answer
A specific dining room, stair, or great room wall where standard art is too small or too generic.
A lobby or boardroom piece commissioned alongside the build-out, sized to the architecture.
Lobby focal point, restaurant feature wall, or amenity-floor sculpture commissioned for the brand.
Sourcing a one-off art piece for a residential or hospitality client where the existing market doesn't deliver.
Original sculpture for a primary or vacation residence that already has the rest figured out.
Retail anchors, gallery features, or developer art programs.
Where the work lives
Corey's custom pieces use copper, steel, masonry nails, and mixed metal - finished in oxidation, patina, blackened steel, polished raw, or enamel depending on the project. Style references span mid-century modern, brutalist, contemporary, and pop art.
How custom orders move
- Inquiry with space, scale, and intent.
- Direction conversation - style, material, finish, scale.
- Written estimate before any commitment.
- Build phase with progress images at milestones.
- Crating and shipping coordinated to destination.
When custom made is worth it
Stock artwork is the right answer when the space is forgiving, the wall is standard, and the buyer wants something now. It is fast, predictable, and inexpensive relative to a commission.
Custom made artwork is the right answer when the wall is unusual, when the design language is specific, when nothing off the shelf has the silhouette or surface the room needs, or when the buyer wants a one-of-one piece that no one else owns.
Most of Corey's commissions land in that second column. A designer with a 14-foot wall and no stock piece that scales. A hotel with a brand and no off-the-shelf sculpture that carries it. A collector with a defined gap in their body of work and a clear sense of what should fill it.
If your situation sounds closer to the first column, the Available Work page or marketplace listings are probably the faster path.
What changes from project to project
Sized to the wall, room, or freestanding footprint - from tabletop to architectural.
Copper, steel, stainless, masonry nail, mixed metal - selected for the look and the use.
Patina, oxidation, blackened, polished, enamel - the surface is decided per project.
Forms designed around the room's geometry, not picked from a catalog.
Concealed cleats, standoff hardware, or freestanding bases fabricated to the piece.
Tone tuned to existing finishes - or a deliberate contrast against them.
Where Corey's custom work lives
Residential work spans great rooms, stair walls, dining rooms, primary bedrooms, libraries, and entry walls. Most residential commissions land between 36 inches and 96 inches across, sized to a defined wall and the furniture in front of it.
Hospitality work covers hotel lobbies, restaurant feature walls, bar elevations, spa entries, and amenity-floor anchors. Hospitality pieces are sized to the architecture and finished for daily public traffic.
Commercial work covers corporate reception, conference and boardroom walls, retail flagship interiors, gallery feature programming, and developer art programs. Most commercial work is coordinated with a designer or art consultant.
Designer-led projects are common across all three. Corey is comfortable working with the design team rather than the end client when that is the preferred configuration.
Frequently asked
- What does custom made artwork mean?
- Artwork built to order rather than pulled from inventory. The artist designs the piece to your space, scale, and direction.
- Can you make artwork that matches a specific room?
- Yes - that's the point. Wall dimensions, adjacent finishes, lighting, and use all shape the final piece.
- What materials does Corey work in?
- Primarily copper, steel, masonry nails, and mixed metals. Specific material choices are made per project based on the look and use.
- How is custom made artwork priced?
- Pricing is quoted per project after Corey reviews the space, scale, materials, and finish. There is no fixed catalog. Sharing a budget range upfront lets the design happen inside it rather than around it.
- Can I see progress while it's being built?
- Yes. Corey shares progress photography at key milestones - direction approval, structural welding, finish, and crating. The build is never a black box.
Custom made artwork at a glance
- Residential wall sculptureStarting:Quote requiredA defined home wall - great room, stair, dining, or primary suite.
- Office / HQ feature pieceStarting:Quote requiredLobbies, boardrooms, and executive floors coordinated with build-out.
- Hospitality commissionStarting:Quote requiredHotels, restaurants, and amenity floors sized for public interior.
- Designer-led projectStarting:Quote requiredDesigners and consultants sourcing a one-off original for a client.
No menu pricing. Every custom piece is quoted per project after the brief is reviewed.
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