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Corbel

Collection

Add this fun architectural salvage

collectible to your farmhouse.

BY LESLIE SAETA

I have always been in love with chippy vintage

corbels. I look at them as decorative pieces that represent all the things in our

lives that give us support: our families, our homes and our closest friends.

WHAT IS A CORBEL?

A corbel is a bracket that is embedded into a wall so it supports whatever is above

it and counteracts any tendency for it to overturn or fall outward. The word corbel

comes from the Latin word corvus, which means “raven,” and also derives from a

French word meaning “crow,” because of the corbel’s beaklike shape.

Use corbels in strategic areas to

add architectural interest, such

as the ceiling transition from one

room to another.

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