Corbel
The decorative and functional corbel loves playing a supporting role in your home's design
A corbel is a structural or decorative bracket placed between a vertical wall and a horizontal surface (ceiling, counter, tabletop, roof). Corbels are made from wood, plaster or marble, and reproduction corbels are often made with synthetic material.
This corbel has scrollwork, which in this case is wood carved to look like an unfurling scroll of parchment.
Acting as a brace for the covered doorway of this entry, this corbel may or may not be structural.
A raised-panel kitchen island has corbels that help support the weight of the marble countertop.
Two corbels are used to support a wood beam and crown molding, creating a fireplace mantel on this stone facade.
Small corbels are used to decorate the eaves of this cedar-shingled home.
Here is a corbel with scrollwork and a stain that matches the beadboard panel of the kitchen island.
Rough-cut wood from many boards was glued together and carved into this corbel.
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