Design Solutions from award-winning Master Designer, Peter Salerno. In this edition Peter illustrates several applications for corbels in other areas of the home.

1. Corbels can be functional elements for the support of:

1-A Mantel Shelf Corbel: CRV5097, Crown: CM8820 Frieze: FR8920, Center: CRV5040	1-B Mantel Leg Corbel: CRV5091 Jobsite Mantel: MAN8102	1-C To support an Archway Corbel: CRV5097
1-D To support an Elliptical Opening Casing: CA302, BB153 Corbel: CRV5092	1-E Crown: CM8810, Panel Mould: PM8520 Carvings: CRV5055, CRV5066, CRV5069 Corbel: CRV5121

2. Designing with Corbels in the Home

Corbels need to support the rooms’ other mouldings and wood applications. If crown mouldings, panel mouldings, adornments, capitals, plynths and rosettes are used, the corbels need to have the same or similar carving details, such as acanthus leaves, florals, grapevines, flutes and shells. White River™ has a range of corbels that start with the simplicity of a mission corbel and go to the beautifully aesthetic Bellflower corbels. Can different corbels be used in the same room? Yes, within reason — corbels should have a common thread. For example, an acanthus corbel will work with a bellflower corbel, but a grapevine corbel may be a bit too strong with the bellflower — both would be making big theme statements. If the designer uses crown, panel mouldings, and adornments in the same project, the carving details should be similar.

1-F To support Beams Beam: CR882, FR8956 Corbel: CRV5110	1-G To support Shelving Crown: MLD5848, Corbel: CRV5100
1-H To enhance Cabinetry Valance Crown: MLD5860, MLD5868 Valance: RH6080 Cabinetry Crown: MLD5864 w/ MLD6002, MLD5914, Top Corbels: CRV5121 Bottom Corbels: CRV5120, Rosette: CRV5590

3. Ways to Modify Corbels

To maximize the versatility of corbels, items such as crowns, friezes, and plynths can be added.

This scrolled corbel (CRV5116) is embellished with a panel mould (MLD5966) and a decorative crown (MLDMLD5844)	A Mission corbel (CRV5102) is given added width, height, and depth with a simple crown (MLD5869)	Corbels (CRV5098) can form a large bracket by meeting at a decorative point (CRV5614, CRV5618, Crown — MLD5864 w/ MLD6002)	A corbel (CRV5194) is given added depth and a decorative bottom edge with a plinth block (CRV5149, Crown — CM8820)

4. Corbels from White River™*

Corbels need to complement the style of the mantel, mouldings in the room, and cabinetry. White River has a range of corbels — from a simplistic mission design to a beautiful bellflower motif.

*Go to our White River Woodcarvings section to find many more corbel styles and sizes!