Don't Tell Corbel

 Dec 15, 2010

Kim wanted to beef up her island and figured corbels were the answer. Until she got to Lowe's and realized that corbels were $15 each and would have cost $90 for this project! So she got creative, borrowed a pen from a cashier, much to the horrified dismay of her significant other, and traced the outline of those corbels right onto a piece of lumber. Took it home and cut them out, and her grand total for six corbels? $6.51! Nobody ever said that it doesn't pay to wear your thinking cap, but if they did, I would say they were wrong! Check it out on her blog Simple Needs.




5 comments:

Kim@Chattafabulous December 15, 2010 at 3:11 PM  

Dang, I love it when people do smart things that I should have thought of myself! Looks great!!!

Anne-Marie @ 10 Rooms December 15, 2010 at 3:37 PM  

Clever girl! I love what she has done with her island, so much better.

Erin @ The Impatient Gardener December 15, 2010 at 3:48 PM  

I love it when great design has an even better story behind it. Great job!

craftyashley December 16, 2010 at 11:18 AM  

That does look nice. However, and I'm aware this would get insanely pricey (unless you found some garage sale ones) wrought iron would look fabulous too.

Prissy December 18, 2010 at 8:25 AM  

I agree with everyone else...love the story, creativity and results!

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