To add personality to a plain vanilla room consider installing two corbels, or wooden brackets to frame a doorway or opening to add interest and appeal. In an older home the bracket may be ornate as part of an architectural feature of the room, and usually painted or finished like the woodwork. They’re often sold as architectural salvage. New brackets can go from straight and streamline to ornamental, made of wood and polymer, a plastic material, and sold online and in lumber yards.
Adding these brackets to an alcove or passageway is a small detail that adds charm and interest to an otherwise ordinary space. It’s an ideal DIY fix-up for a first-timer because it’s easy to do. First, choose brackets that complement your decorating scheme and coordinate with any existing molding in the room. Then paint or stain the brackets; when finished fasten the brackets to the wall with construction adhesive.
