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This Pro Value Metro Island Column is a decorative wood column for island ends, peninsula returns, and exposed cabinet panels where the surrounding cabinetry is built in maple.
At 3 inches wide and 3 inches deep, this column presents a square section at the end of an island rather than the narrow applied face of a split column. That added depth changes the visual weight of the piece: the end of the island reads as a proper column, not a trim applique, and the profile holds its proportions when the island is viewed at an angle rather than straight on. It suits islands with a thick end panel or a framed base where there is room to land a full section, and it works at the corner of a peninsula return where a shallow applied piece would look undersized against the cabinet mass.
The column is maple, supplied unfinished. Maple is a dense, consistent-grained wood that accepts both clear finishes and pigmented stains, and it is one of the most common species in production cabinetry. Ordering the column in the same species as the surrounding carcass and doors means the stain or finish system can be applied to the column in the same pass as the rest of the woodwork, and the grain character comes from the same botanical source rather than being approximated in a different species. The Metro program offers this column in cherry and alder as well, for jobs where the cabinetry runs in those species instead.
Cabinet shops finishing a maple kitchen island will find this the most direct fit: same species, same program, ordered alongside the cabinetry rather than sourced separately. Designers specifying a contemporary kitchen with visible island ends use it to bring a vertical architectural element to the base without adding structural complexity. Contractors working a renovation where the existing cabinetry is maple order it to match a replacement or extension run. It is a decorative applied piece and carries no load rating.
A fuller square section. Width and depth are both 3 inches, so it stands as a complete square column rather than a half-section applied flat to a panel.
No. This is a decorative column, not a structural post, and no load rating applies to it.
Yes. The Metro Columns program also comes in cherry and alder for jobs where the surrounding cabinetry runs in those species.
It is supplied unfinished, so it can be stained or finished on site to match the surrounding woodwork.
When the island is maple, this column lets the end finish in the same wood, finished in the same pass, without sourcing a separate species or approximating the grain.