Custom Designs

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  • Sale! Four ski chairs in red, yellow, green and blue lined up against a brick wall

    Mystery Ski and Snowboard Hybrid Chair, Let Us Surprise You

    Original price was: $499.00.Current price is: $491.00.

    You do not pick the mural on this one, we do. It is a finished hybrid Adirondack chair built from retired skis and snowboard, already made and sitting on the shop floor, priced lower because you are letting us choose. Sold as is with no returns or refunds.

  • Blue and white layered mountains with a large moon on an Adirondack ski chair outdoorsSki chair on wood chips with a blue mountain range and rising moon painted on the back

    Mystic Mountain and Moon Adirondack Ski Chair

    $795.00

    A full moon hanging over a silver and blue mountain range, painted by hand across the chairback. One Adirondack ski chair, built in Colorado from four to five pairs of retired skis on a Douglas Fir base. Quiet colors, serious construction.

  • Set of four ski chairs with cream tips fading into navy mountain peaks, lined along a wall

    Mystic Mountains Mural Adirondack Ski Chairs – Set of 4

    $2,980.00

    The Mystic Mountains mural carries across all four chairbacks in soft blues and grays, a palette that gets along with whatever deck stain you already have. Four Adirondack chairs, each built in Colorado from retired skis on a Douglas Fir base. Sixteen to twenty pairs of skis went into this set, which is a fair amount of downhill history for one patio.

  • White and blue skis painted as layered mountain ranges on two matching rocking chairsPair of Adirondack ski chairs with white and blue mountain peak murals against a mural wall

    Mystic Mountains Ski Rocking Chairs – Set of 2

    $1,595.00

    Layered peaks fading into mist, hand painted across two seat backs in weatherproof exterior oils. They are full size Adirondack ski chairs built in Colorado from retired skis, and they already rock on repurposed oak wine barrel slats. Sit in one for ten minutes and you will forget what you came outside to do.

  • Pair of Adirondack ski chairs painted with a northern lights mountain mural on dark walnut frames

    Northern Lights Mountain Mural Ski Chairs, Dark Walnut Base, Set of 2

    $1,295.00

    Green and violet northern lights ripple above the peaks on both of these, set over a dark walnut base that keeps the whole scene grounded. You are getting two matching Adirondack ski chairs, which takes eight to ten pairs of retired skis to build. Painted by hand in exterior oil and sturdy enough to live outside together.

  • Four whiskey barrel stave Adirondack chairs and a round table on a deck by a stone fireplaceRing of whiskey barrel chairs around a fire pit on a patio with a barn behind

    Original Oak Whiskey Barrel Adirondack Chairs – Set of 4

    $3,995.00

    Four Adirondack chairs cut from reclaimed oak whiskey barrels, which is the right number for a fire pit and two people who like sitting outside. Each one runs about 40 inches tall, 34 deep and 28 wide, with a wine stem glass holder in the arm. No stain involved, the color came from the whiskey.

  • Eight oak whiskey barrel Adirondack chairs circled around a stone fire pit on a patioRing of whiskey barrel chairs around a fire pit on a patio with a barn behind

    Original Oak Whiskey Barrel Adirondack Chairs – Set of 8

    $5,995.00

    Eight Adirondack chairs cut from reclaimed oak whiskey barrels, which means eight different color patterns depending on how each barrel was toasted and how long the whiskey sat in it. Each chair runs about 40 inches tall, 34 deep and 28 wide, with a wine stem glass holder built into the armrest. Enough seating for the whole fire pit.

  • Sale! Party skis with removable clear ski boot shot glasses mounted on bright graffiti print retro skisRow of shot skis with shot glasses mounted along their bases displayed outdoors in the yard

    Party Ski Retro K2 Premium with Removable Ski Boot Glasses

    Original price was: $239.00.Current price is: $199.00.

    Retro K2 Premium Custom Party Ski bindings w/ removable ski boot glasses

    This is the coolest ski anywhere & demands to be the life of the party!

    Consider it like a team sport, but without the need of any actual athletic skills.

    Great conversations often start over this signature item, and even better memories.

    Premium Custom Party skis w/ removable glasses & bindings for easy removal and washing of the boot glasses- marked with Green circle for easy, Blue Square for intermediate and Double Black Diamond for experts!!!

    We can paint anything on them you want as well- additional fees may apply for custom artwork at $75/hour.

     

  • Hybrid ski and snowboard chairs with coral and teal pastel mountain murals and red painted armsPair of ski chairs with layered coral and teal mountain murals and pink ski tip armrests

    Pastel Mystic Mountains Hybrid Ski and Snowboard Chairs – Set of 2

    $1,441.00

    Soft pastel ridgelines fading one behind the other, like foothills on a morning when the fog has not burned off yet. A pair of hybrid Adirondack chairs built in Colorado from retired skis and snowboards on a Douglas Fir base. Quieter than most of what we make, and people notice them anyway.

  • Ocean sunset mural with a couple's silhouette on a snowboard bench, names carved into the frontSnowboard bench with ski armrests and a binding cup holder in the shop yard

    Personalized Adirondack Snowboard Mural Bench

    $2,500.00

    Bring us your photos and our painters work them into a mural across the back of a snowboard bench. The one pictured started as two honeymoon photos and became a 10th anniversary surprise. Douglas fir base, 36 inches tall by 36 deep and 64 wide. Custom paint work runs $75 to $2,500 depending on the detail.

  • Sale! Single snowboard bench painted with red rock spires and a snowy peak, set on redwood legs

    Pikes Peak and Garden of The Gods Single Snowboard Bench

    Original price was: $995.00.Current price is: $995.00. $597.00

    Pikes Peak standing behind the red rock fins of Garden of the Gods, hand painted in exterior oils across a single retired snowboard. The bench is built in Colorado and measures 44 inches tall by 36 inches deep and 60 inches wide. Weatherproof, so the porch is fair game.

  • Sale! Adirondack ski chair painted with blue peaks and clouds, Colorado flag stripe along the seat front

    Pikes Peak, CO and Manitou Incline Chair

    Original price was: $1,441.00.Current price is: $1,441.00. $864.60

    Pikes Peak with the Manitou Incline running straight up the shoulder of it, which happens to be the view out our shop door. The Incline is 2,744 steps. This chair is zero steps, and we consider that an improvement. Hand painted in Colorado on an Adirondack chair built from retired skis and a Douglas Fir base.

  • Rows of wide powder skis in teal, purple and red leaning against a yellow wall in snow

    Powder Skis for Projects, Set of 4 Pairs

    $399.00

    Fat skis, wide bases, and more usable surface per ski than anything else we sell. Four pairs of modern powder skis for your own projects, picked by you from photos we text after the order comes in. If you are building a tabletop, start here.

  • Row of party skis fitted with colorful boot shot glasses in the bindings, indoors

    Premium Custom Party Skis with Removable Boot Glasses and Bindings

    $249.00

    With these Premium Party Ski Drink Bindings you will become the life of the party! Sure to bring an abundance of memories, these signature items are built with good times in mind. While fun, these skis are also durable, containing shatterproof glasses and easily removable bindings for cleaning. Customize them to your liking!

    • Hand Painted
    • (4) Shatterproof glasses w/ bindings
    • Easy Cleaning
    • Customizable (see options below)
    • Multiple difficulties!

    We can paint anything on them you want as well- additional fees may apply for custom artwork at $75/hour.

     

  • Sale! Queen ski headboard fanned from bright mismatched skis above a made bed between two lampsKing bed with a headboard built from black vintage skis and southwestern pillows

    Queen Sized – Ski Headboard (any colors)

    Original price was: $1,195.00.Current price is: $1,195.00. $717.00

    Queen width, built from real retired skis lined up across the wall behind your bed. You choose the color arrangement and we can adjust the height or the number of skis so it fits the room you actually have.

Custom Ski Furniture Built From The Idea In Your Head

Most orders in this category start with the same phone call. I saw a chair on your site, but what I really want is, and then comes something we have never built before. A mural of the run where two people got engaged. A hockey stick bench for a basement bar. Four chairs stained to match a deck in Breckenridge. That call is the front door to this whole category, and nearly everything in the grid above began exactly that way.

Custom Designs is the made to order side of Colorado Ski Chairs. Every piece is built in Manitou Springs, Colorado from real retired skis, snowboards and other gear that already had a first life on the hill. Nothing here gets stamped out of a mold, so treat this page as a set of starting points rather than a catalog.

Find the closest thing to what you want in the grid, then tell us how yours should be different. Colors, scene, size, wood stain, one chair or a matched set of four. If the idea does not appear anywhere on this site, that is a normal Tuesday around here.

Woman seated in an Adirondack chair made from red, white and blue skis on a patio

Built from your own gear

Send us the skis that have been living behind the lawn mower since 2009. They come back as something you sit in with a beer.

Jagged snowy peaks, a winding river and violet clouds painted across a tall ski chair back

Hand painted murals

Peaks, sunsets, national parks, dogs, camper vans. Painted by hand in exterior oils, never a decal.

Woman relaxing in a white ski chair carrying a resort logo across the backrest

Branded and logo work

Your brand color painted on, your logo floated on top as a decal so the mark stays exact. Quoted on a call.

How a custom order actually works

One. Tell us the idea in whatever shape it is in

Photos, a screenshot, a rough sketch on the back of a trail map, or just a description over the phone. People send a picture of the view from a cabin deck and ask for that. Others send a logo file and a brand color. Both are plenty to start with. You get a person who builds these things, not a form that emails you back on Thursday.

Two. We price it before anything gets cut

Size, how much painting the scene needs, how the mark goes on and how many pieces you want all move the number, which is why custom and branded work is quoted on a call instead of listed. You know the price and the timeline before we touch a saw.

Three. We build it, and you see it happen

Skis get cut, shaped and mounted on a Douglas Fir base, the painting happens in exterior oils, and the piece cures before it goes anywhere. Most customers get progress photos along the way, partly because we like showing them off and partly because it is the easiest way to catch a change while a change is still cheap.

What we build from, and how much of it a piece takes

The most common surprise on a first custom call is the quantity. A finished chair looks like it should be one pair of skis. It is not.

  • One Adirondack ski chair takes four to five pairs of skis. A matched set of two takes eight to ten pairs.
  • A snowboard chair needs at least three boards. A single snowboard, on the other hand, does make a coffee table or a bench, which is a different piece and a very good one.
  • A hockey stick chair takes twelve to fifteen sticks.
  • A golf club chair takes one full set, so eleven or twelve clubs.
  • Oak wine barrel staves come into the mix for rockers, side tables and bar pieces.

If you are sending your own gear and you do not have enough of it, that is fine, and it is the usual case. Send the pairs that actually mean something, we fill in the rest from our stock of vintage and retro skis, and yours go in the spots you will look at. If the skis are long gone entirely, tell us the brand and the era and we will get close.

Murals are painted. Logos are not.

Worth knowing before you call, because it comes up on every branded job. A hand painted mural is painted by hand in exterior oils, never a decal. Peaks, sunsets, aspens, a national park skyline, a dog, a van on a dirt road, all of that goes on with brushes.

A logo is a different animal. A logo is never painted. It goes on as a logo decal floated onto the painted background so the mark holds its exact shape and its exact color, which is what a marketing director actually wants to see in a lobby photo. Aluminum appliques and plastic appliques are alternatives, each priced differently, and the logo can sit on the front or the back. Branded pricing is quoted on a call.

The parts that do not change

However far a design wanders, the bones stay the same.

  • Adirondack chairs run 45 inches tall by 36 deep by 32 wide, with some builds at 55 tall. Comfortable for people from 3 feet to 6 feet 10.
  • Douglas Fir base, so the piece sits flat on a stone patio instead of teetering.
  • A cup holder made from a repurposed ski binding, gripping a drink the way it once gripped a boot.
  • High quality exterior oil paint, colorful and weatherproof, so the piece can live outside all year.
  • 400 lb weight capacity. Feel free to snuggle with your sweetie!
  • 3 year hassle free warranty. Yup.
  • Rocker conversion runs $75 more on repurposed oak wine barrel slats.

Timing, delivery and shipping

Made to order work runs two to four weeks, depending on how much painting is involved and how busy the shop is. Heavily detailed murals and large sets sit at the long end of that. If your date is tight, say so on the first call, and take a look at our ready to ship pieces, which are finished and waiting.

We deliver locally across Colorado, including Colorado Springs, Denver, Breckenridge, Vail and Aspen, and we ship nationwide to the lower 48. Most chairs ship free to the lower 48. Oversized and multi piece orders get quoted separately, because a set of four does not travel the way one chair does.

Frequently asked questions

I have an idea but no drawing. Can you still build it?

Yes. Most custom orders arrive as one photo and a paragraph. Describe the scene, the colors and where the piece is going to live, and our painters take it from there. Nobody has ever been turned away for a bad sketch.

Do I see the design before you build it?

Yes, on anything with artwork involved. We confirm the layout, the colors and the placement up front, and you get photos as the piece comes together. Changes are easy early and painful late, so we front load that conversation on purpose.

Can you paint a specific mountain, resort or trail?

Yes, and it is one of the most requested jobs in this category. Send a photo taken from the angle you remember rather than a postcard shot, because the version in your head is usually one particular view from one particular chairlift.

Can you build something that is not a chair?

Yes. Benches, tables, wall murals and panels, porch swings, cornhole sets, birdhouses, guitar stands, office wall art and handcrafted ski lift bench replicas have all come out of this shop. Tell us what the room needs and we will tell you honestly whether we can build it well.

Can I send my own skis for a custom build?

Yes, and it is a big part of what happens here. Call before you ship anything so we can talk through quantities and confirm that what you have will work. Mismatched pairs are welcome and usually look more interesting anyway.

Do you do custom work for businesses?

Yes. Breweries, ski shops, resorts, real estate offices and corporate lobbies order branded chairs, benches and wall panels, sometimes one for an entryway and sometimes a dozen for an office. Logo work goes on as a decal or an applique, and pricing is quoted on a call rather than listed.

Ready to describe the thing that does not exist yet? Call 303.775.7273 and we will work it out over the phone. While you think it over, browse Chairs, Benches, Tables, Wall Art, Sentimental, Branded Items and Ready To Ship.