Corbels selected for this page are carved with traditional acanthus leaf design. Wood corbels come in different sizes applicable fire numerous applications. Wood corbels with grater depth are suitable for installation under kitchen counters or kitchen islands to provide additional support. Some corbels are wider than deeper and have flat bottom edge (Charlotte Corbels or Irvine Corbels as an example). This wooden corbels type is designed for furniture application and custom trimwork. Usually wood corbels like that are installed on the top of the pilasters. That is the reason why they called a pilaster corbels.


Many acanthus corbels are slim in appearance, they are long and do not have a significant projection. Wood corbels of this type often used for application on the face of the custom cabinets, furniture or built-ins. These corbels are irreplaceable when it comes to adding architectural embellishments to the kitchen cabinets. All our wood corbels are hand-carved from solid hardwood and ready for final finishing. Wonderful quality carving and outstanding prices make our corbels a valuable addition to any home.

The elegant corbels come in many beautiful historical designs. The great variety makes it easy to match the corbels to any kitchen style. The Acanthus leaf corbel's design derives from a Greek and Roman architectural ornamentation.

The Acanthus trees are found in the Greek Isles. Acanthus leaf is used in an ornamental way and inspired the architecture in the past as well as today. It has been said that a nymph Acantha who was beloved by Apollo, the sun god was the spirit of the acanthus tree. Upon her death, she turned into a "sun-loving tree" named Acanthus.

The Greek were the first to incorporate the acanthus leaf into their design. The Romans followed by using acanthus, but their acanthus designs curled the leaf at the top. Acanthus was used as a popular design in the Medieval and renaissance periods, and is still a clear favorite today.

Our extensive wood carvings collection includes a large selection of hand-carved hard-wood corbels measuring from 3-1/2 inches to over 26 inches high. Perfect for custom wood cabinetry, wall application, or as decorative elements for custom cabinets.

Wood corbels are also perfect components to the wood mantel shelves: to enhance the dramatic effect, carved wood corbels may be utilized into the design by abutting them to the bottom of the wood mantel shelves. The decorative uses for wood corbels are endless: use them to enhance shelves, kitchen hood, kitchen island, entry ways, or to highlight any architectural elements in your home. If your intention is to use the corbel as a means of support, such as underneath a kitchen countertops, the depth of the corbel you choose must be at least 1/2 of the depth of the overhang which it will support. If you intention is to use wood corbels as a means to brace shelving, then you must choose a corbel that is at least 2/3 of the depth of the shelf which it will support, since the wood corbel will be the shelf's sole means of support.

Traditionally, the kitchen is the heart of the home. It is where people congregate and in many cases it is connected to the dining room, the breakfast nook, the garage and/or the living room. The kitchen should reflect the wants and the needs of the owners. When the layout perfectly caters to your specifications, it is great to have the kitchen with the right architectural elements so it doesn't look like just anybody's kitchen.

When choosing the architectural elements, you should decide on the focal point of the kitchen. The Kitchen Island is usually the gathering place in most kitchens due to its size and the fact that it is conveniently placed in the center of the kitchen space.

One thing to remember is that while the kitchen is a completely different part in you home, it is still part of your home and should not clash with the overall decor. There are a lot of different kitchen styles, but it is easier to decide upon the kitchen design if the kitchen is separate from the rest of the house, which in most cases it is not; you must think of ways to tie the kitchen in with the rest of your house almost seamlessly.


The kitchen designs and styles have evolved through the years; the kitchen decor in your house should too. Corbels are a great way to bring some style and architectural structure to your kitchen. The best part about the corbels is that they come in a wide variety of different styles which can be incorporated in the existing style of your whole house. Corbels can also be worked into the rest of your home decor to reiterate a theme. You may also be able to achieve that look by using some of our other wood products, such as quality carvings and wood rosettes to fill in the gaps and add personality to the kitchen cabinets and other built-in furniture in your home. There are styles that work better with a more understated and simple kind of designs and more embellished corbels with more elaborate designs. You can stain them to match the wood of your dining room table and other wood products in your kitchen and any adjacent rooms.

Corbels introduced on this page are adorned with grape and floral design. These corbels will look wonderful in traditional kitchen as well as in a cottage style kitchen.

All corbels are available in multiple sizes and carved from premium selected hard wood - red oak, white oak, hard maple, cherry, and some of them are available in birch or alder as well.

Corbels with carved grape design are very popular for installation on the cabinets of Tuscan-style kitchen. The Tuscan kitchen designs use rich colors in the palette of gold and rich earth tones. Stone and rock are commonly used to create a more rustic feel in the kitchen. The kitchen lighting tends to be softer than the lighting in other rooms of the house. It is also important to find some antique accessories for the Tuscan style kitchen.


Our corbels can be finished in whatever way you would like them to be, so making them look antiqued is a snap. Corbels with floral design are often used on French-provincial style cabinetry and custom furniture. French provincial kitchen style is ruled by symmetry and balance. The color palette has a great variety of colors; most of those colors are muted by black and grays. The style tends to use a lot of natural materials in it; so sticking close to the look of the wood (even if it is stained) would help pull the look together.


Each one of our gorgeous hardwood corbels is unique and each serves a different purpose aside from the difference in the designs. Some corbels are more durable and strong in they design to be used for support of kitchen countertops, while others corbels are more for decorative appeal. Some of the corbels models are made with both specifications. The large sizes of the grape and floral corbels make them perfect for Kitchen Island application. Large corbels add a significant aesthetic impact as well as a solid support for a counter.

Wonderful selection of hardwood corbels with grape design introduced on this page. Grape motifs carved on corbels have been around since the Roman and Greek times. Grapes themselves have great powers such as unclogging arteries. The "French Paradox" shows that even though the French food is so high in fat, the wine that is consumed along the side of the meal, neutralizing the cholesterol in a way, ensuring a longer life. Bacchus to the Romans and Dinysus to the Greek, the God of wine was viewed as the promoter of civilization and a lawgiver. He was a lover of peace and the patron deity of farming. No wonder the grape design was widely used in architectural ornamentation and has carried over to today corbels and wood carvings adornment. The first time that the grape carving appeared was in the Mediterranean era. It started out as smaller designs, but then through out the eras the grape carvings became more elaborate and larger.

Corbels with floral designs add a delicate or whimsical touch to the room. Floral carving started out as early as the Pyu Era in the Second and the Third Myanmar Empires in before becoming one of the British colonies. The wood-carving art moved through the ages into the Konbaung dynasty becoming more intricate and exquisite. In the Amarapura times people concentrated a lot on the carving of flowers in more detail (clumps and single), while in the Yadanabon twigs and leaves took the center stage. Soon enough, all parts of the flowers were carved into a single carving: the petals, the stems, and the leaves. Floral carvings on the corbels and other architectural embellishments stood as a social status symbol in the Burmese culture. Carved flowers add a delicate touch to any environment, that is might be a reason why floral corbels are so popular. Flowers have an amazingly surprising impact on the brain. Flowers trigger happy emotions as soon as people come in contact with them. In Rutgers University study, an overwhelming number of people showed genuine signs of happiness in all age groups. When flowers are present in the everyday life of a person they reportedly feel less anxious, less depressed, and more able to enjoy the quality of life. The presence of flowers enhance the erson-to-person contact with family and friends. According to the Greek myths the flower comes from a body of a dead nymph that was turned into a flower by the goddess Chloris. Once she was in the flower form, Aphrodite gave the flower her beauty and Dinysus gave the flower the sweet scent. You are only a few clicks away from bringing home the sweet and relaxing flower motif with our beautiful wood corbels.

Collection starts with the Nashville corbels and Modesto corbels. These hardwood corbels are engineered specifically for countertop support. The Nashville corbels as well as Modesto corbels both have an elegantly cut away sides that add a great stylized look to any room. The open-side design of these corbels provides a light and airy look and at the same time gives necessary support to the kitchen counter. While corbels act as a strong support, the beautiful curves make it look effortless and decorative. Mentioned corbels are available in two sizes. The large size of these corbels will be able to support a countertop with an overhang of 14-18 inches. The smaller corbels are designed for countertops that have 7-13 inch overhangs.

The Tennessee flower corbels and the Sonoma grape corbels are incredibly versatile in their use options. The large and medium corbel sizes are great for kitchen counter support as well as under kitchen hoods; they work wonderfully with overhangs of 6-15 inches. The extra-small and the small corbels are perfect for accents on the custom cabinets. Smaller corbels add some support for delicate details and act as an elegant architectural adornment. The Tennessee corbels and the Sonoma corbels have beautiful embellishments on the face of the corbel as well as the sides.

The extra large Tennessee corbels and Sonoma corbels are perfect for Kitchen Islands. Large corbels offer amazing support and when strategically placed on all of the four corners of the kitchen island, they become a focal point of the kitchen design, setting the tone for the decorating theme.


Usually located right in the middle of the kitchen, the Kitchen Island tends to be a special place. Kitchen Islands are designed to provide an extra cooking surface and often used for gathering, so it gives all the more reason to dress it up. If the overhang of the kitchen island's countertop is greater than 18" it is better to support it with kitchen island legs or corbels that are designed to serve as kitchen island legs - Philadelphia island-legs corbels and Napa island-legs corbels.


Other extra-large corbels on this page can be used for this purpose. The Dallas corbels and Sacramento corbels can be used for Kitchen Islands as well; they will add dramatic detailing to the design, as well as attention in the right place of the kitchen.

The Monroe corbels add curves that are pleasant to the eye in any space. The corbels are versatile in they use. Large sizes of the Monroe corbels offer amazing and bold ornamentation and great support. The top and the bottom of the corbels are flat so they can be used as a pilaster-topper. They are also wonderful corbels to use inside door openings, arch ways, and underneath kitchen hoods. The small sizes of the Monroe corbel are visually appealing and are irreplaceable for accents and adding detail to kitchen cabinets and other custom furniture pieces.

The Sanford corbels and Santa-Monica corbels have different designs: Sanford is adorned with wild flowers and the Santa-Monica features a grape design. The two corbel designs can be coordinated with bracket designs such as Nashville (flower motif) or Modesto (grape theme), making it a breeze to make a complete design. The Large Yale corbel is heavily embellished and is incredibly versatile. The sizes within that corbel differ dramatically; the smaller one is 6 lbs, while the larger one is 13.4 lbs. It is an important thing to keep in mind when selecting this corbel for a certain use. It is not only a great support for countertops, but it is amazing for entry ways. With this selection of corbels, it is hardly possible to choose the wrong corbel. d into the overall molding pattern design, lending to a finish that is uninterrupted and uniform.

What is a Wood Bracket? A wood bracket is a structural element which supports furniture and architectural elements such as shelves, bookcases, plant hangers, mantles and more. Wood brackets are essential for support of kitchen countertops, especially if it is a granite counter. Brackets are very similar to wood corbels in function; however, brackets are generally thinner than corbels, and often decorated with cut away carvings. Corbels and wood brackets are both architectural accents but brackets, being narrower, are great for countertop bars and for supporting wider shelves.



Wide selection of wood brackets available to be incorporated with many different kitchen styles. There are a lot of beautiful historical designs carved on the wood brackets. Most popular bracket's designs feature leaf scrolls, grape motif and acanthus leaf carvings; wood brackets with these designs work well in Traditional kitchen. Some of the wood brackets are carved with oak design. Oak and oak leaf is a symbol of strength and endurance. Oak is not only a national tree to many countries, but it is also one of the symbols of Zeus, the god of all gods. In the United States today oak leaf is used to signify the rank in the US Army. Representing strength the oak leaf motif is sure to inspire many and will carry a positive sentiment every time they would look at the wood bracket's design. The classic beauty of the wood brackets with oak leaf design will also be able to fit into many different decorating schemes.

What's the difference between Corbels and Wood Brackets?

Both corbels and wood brackets are support pieces that can carry weight. The force that holds the wood brackets or corbel in place counteracts the force that is applied on top of the brackets preventing an overturn when the weight is applied to the top. Corbels and bracket are architectural elements usually made from wood, stone, or metal that projects from the wall and overhangs to allow support of various items.

The main difference between a corbel and a brackets is that brackets are thinner than corbels. Corbels tend to be chunkier where the depth and width are around the same size. Most wood brackets tend to be much deeper than wide.

For example, the Chicago Large bracket the depth of the bracket of 7-3/4 inch is more than three times its width of just 2-1/2 inches. Comparing it to Large Fluted Mission corbels that measure 7-1/2 inches in depth and 7 inches in width. Both are great for architectural accents, and are structurally sound to support counter tops and wide shelves where greater depth is required. The brackets vary in design from sleek and understated (Newark wood brackets) to beautifully elaborate (Monteclair hood brackets or Marietta wood brackets).

Most often wood brackets used to support shelves or for additional support of the kitchen counter. To use them as a shelf support you have to select the right size wood bracket. To do so, you have to make sure that the depth of the wood bracket covers about 70% of the overall shelf depth, making the shelf more secure. For heavier shelves and countertops, it is better to select a wood brackets that are 1 or 2 inches smaller than the depth of the shelf or countertop.

With a wide variety of wood bracket's styles and sizes available, choosing the right brackets for your kitchen counter can become a confusing task. In reality it is not so difficult, and can be narrowed down to three simple steps:

1. Identify the right size of the wood brackets for your specific application.

In general, the depth of wood brackets should be at least 1/2 of the countertop's overhand depth.

For example, if the overhang of your countertop is 12 inches deep to provide adequate support to the counter you should use wood brackets that range from 6 to 9 inches in depth. When installing wood brackets for a shelf the minimum depth should be at least 2/3 the depth of the shelf. For example if your shelf depth is 12 inches then chose a wood bracket that is at least 8 inches deep.

2. Determine wood brackets quantity.

It is easy to determine how many wood brackets you need to support your kitchen counter. For proper support of the countertop you will need wood brackets installed every three feet apart.

For example, if your granite countertop is 6 to 7 feet long, you will need 3 wood brackets to provide proper support. In this case, two of the wood brackets should be placed on each end of the countertop and one wood bracket should be placed between them.

3. Choose the wood bracket's style.

Wood brackets definitely should compliment your kitchen design and go well together with the style of your kitchen cabinets. Wood brackets carved with grape motives like Tucson wood brackets or Santa-Monica wood brackets will add a Tuscan flavor into the kitchen. If your kitchen is Traditional or Transitional in design you might like to use bracket with elegant curves and classic lines like Chicago wood brackets.

If your kitchen cabinets do not have any embellishments it doesn't mean that wood brackets for the countertops have to be simple as well. Actually, it is a perfect way to add an elegant touch of understated sophistication to unembellished kitchen.

Wood brackets with leaf design are very popular and extremely versatile; they can be incorporated in variety of kitchen styles. Jacksonville wood brackets with expressive and graceful scrolled leaf on the sides will add elegance to any kitchen. The open-side wood brackets like Melbourne brackets or Washington wood bracket will provide an adequate support for the countertops and in the same time create a light and airy feeling.

Wooden brackets carved with lovely spring flowers like Sanford wood brackets are perfect for French provincial style kitchen or Cottage kitchen. Carolina wood brackets and Delray wood brackets will compliment well Shaker kitchen style, Arts-and-crafts kitchen as well as Mission style kitchen.

Application of Wood Brackets

There are a lot of ways to integrate wood brackets in to your interior. Brackets can be used as an independent decorative element which do not actually reinforce any weight. You may place the wood brackets symmetrically on each side of a countertop or in addition to existing supports for a series of shelving. Brackets can perform a function, or simply serve to accent existing home decor elements. Wood brackets range in size from very large to very small, and can add quick aesthetic value to many different home decor features. Wood brackets can be used on the vertical surfaces of custom cabinets along with wood onlays and wood rosettes. You can also use the same style of wood brackets in many sizes in the kitchen developing a comprehensive design idea that can be followed through out the kitchen.

Wood brackets are ideal for additional support of the marble or granite counters and wall application as well as for easy installation
underneath:
- any type of kitchen countertops
- kitchen island
- bar top
- shelves
- fireplace mantel shelf