Embellishments

When you tour a historic home, the staircase is often an elaborate focal point, providing visual drama. Many staircases today are minimal. That’s not my style. I prefer more detail. I decided it was time to embellish! I started by looking around online for a piece I liked. I measured the width of the step to make sure I got a piece that wasn’t too small or too large. I ended up finding this one at ArchitecturalDepot.com. I also got…

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I have a large open entryway between my kitchen and family room. I felt there was an opportunity here to add some detail. I began a search online for a corbel. Since it’s a large opening, I felt that it needed a larger corbel. A smaller corbel wouldn’t look balanced. There are many choices from restored pieces, to pre made standard sizes, or custom made. After a long search online, and a lot of thought, I found this one on…

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