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This Pro Value Mission bar column is a decorative wood column sized for raised bar and counter applications, part of the Mission Columns program in alder.
Standard counter height is 36 inches. A raised bar top — the kind that pulls stools up to an island or peninsula — typically runs 42 inches. That extra 6 inches changes which column belongs there, and this one is built to that height. When an island or peninsula carries a raised eating surface, a 36 inch column reads short at the end panel. A 42 inch column carries the vertical line all the way to the bar top and closes the look of the base properly. That is the single reason to specify this version over the 36 inch column in the same program.
At 3-1/2 inches in both width and depth, this column presents a square section rather than a shallow applied slice. A 1-1/2 inch deep split section goes flat against a panel; a 3-1/2 inch square section stands away from it as a more substantial vertical element. The species is alder, supplied unfinished. Alder is a common choice alongside cabinetry programs because it accepts stain evenly, and it is offered here in the same species pool as the cherry and maple versions in the Mission Columns line so a shop can match the column to whatever species the surrounding case work is built from. No finish is applied at the mill, which means the finishing step happens in the shop alongside the rest of the project.
Cabinet shops building raised bar islands, designers specifying furniture-grade detail at a peninsula, and contractors fitting out a kitchen where the eating counter is elevated will all find this column useful. It suits the exposed end of a bar-height island, a peninsula return finished to the floor, or a raised cabinet base that needs a vertical anchor at the corner. The Mission program's clean lines and modest ornamentation make it a natural fit in transitional and contemporary kitchens as well as traditionally styled spaces. This is a decorative applied column with no load rating; it is trim, not a post.
The 42 inch height aligns with a raised bar top. If the counter surface is standard height, the 36 inch version is the right call. If it is a raised bar or eating counter, this one finishes the base at the correct elevation.
It is a fuller square section at 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, not a shallow split piece. It projects 3-1/2 inches from whatever surface it is applied to.
No. This is a decorative column, not a structural post. It carries no rated load capacity.
The Mission Columns program is also offered in cherry and maple. Check the other listings in this family for the species that matches your project.
When the counter goes up, the column should too. This 42 inch alder Mission column closes the exposed end of a bar-height island cleanly, in a square section that reads as a finished architectural element rather than an afterthought.