Where to Look

When looking for wooden corbels you will find them sold at home improvement stores, architectural salvage yards, woodworking specialists and from stock at online retailers.

Depending on the scale of your project you may want to seek out a pre used or antique corbel from a second hand shop, upcycling centre, local market, charity shop, architectural salvage yards or car boot sales.

As a hobbyist, DIY decorator or home maker you can spend enjoyable time looking through the varied stock of the market in your area. See what catches your eye.

What to Look for

It’s important to consider the material, style, size, and load-bearing capacity of the corbel to ensure it suits your specific needs and complements your desired aesthetic. Wood corbels are usually needed in pairs but often suppliers price them per piece.

Have A Check List

Before you go hunting, run a check on a selection of sizes of corbels that best suite your project. You might not be able to find the exact size fit that you first had in mind. Be prepared to adapt your corbel requirements to what is available.  So look at a range of sizes you could comfortably work with and especially consider the height of the space for your corbels.

A number of timber specialist suppliers in UK offer a range of reproduction wood fireplace corbels and architectural corbels from their shop or website for fast and easy home delivery orders. Here are a few to choose from

Click and Buy Corbels from Stock

Professional joinery fitters, architectural specifiers and cabinetmakers will look to a reliable brand supplier of wood carvings.

Wild Goose Carvings have been established suppliers of wooden corbels to industry professionals for 40 years. They provide home and business delivery – buycarvings.co.uk

Dresser Mouldings – dressermouldings.com

The Victorian Emporium – thevictorianemporium.com

Langbridge Home Shop – langbridge.co.uk

Swansea Timber – swanseatimber.co.uk

Etsy – etsy.com/uk/

eBay –ebay.co.uk

Republic of Ireland

Woodworkers – woodworkers.ie

USA & Worldwide

Wild Goose Carvings – buycarvings.com

Design Your Own Wood Corbels

Tap into your inner creativeness and also support your local craftsman. Find a picture of a simple cut shape bracket that you like in a magazine.

Make visit a National Trust house or browse antique furniture books for inspiration. Draw a picture of the corbels that take your fancy. Do what you can to draw it to scale and don’t forget the height. Then ask a local joiner to cut out a profile of the corbels on his band saw.

You might be lucky enough to be able to find a fully experienced wood carver or sculptor near you, to create a detail set of decorative corbels to order. For further list of local craftsmen, contact Heritage Crafts – heritagecrafts.org.uk/wood-carving/