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This Pro Value Metro split column is a decorative applied column sized for the end panels of raised-bar counters, kitchen islands, and tall cabinet runs, where 42 inches is the height that aligns with the counter surface above.
The height distinction between a 36 inch and a 42 inch column is a functional one in a kitchen or bar setting. A 36 inch column aligns with a standard counter. A 42 inch column aligns with a raised bar or elevated island counter, where the extra height is what keeps the column running continuously from the floor to the underside of the surface. Ordering the wrong height leaves a gap at the top or requires field cutting, either of which changes the trim line the whole installation depends on. This column is the 42 inch version.
At 1-1/2 inches deep and 3 inches wide, this is a split section, not a full round or square column. It presents a 3 inch face and projects an inch and a half from the panel it is applied to. That shallow depth is what makes it practical on an island end or a tall cabinet return: the column look is there, but the piece does not push into the walkway behind it or require the island's framing to accommodate a full section. The Metro program keeps the profile clean and unadorned, which reads well in contemporary and transitional settings where heavier ornamentation would be out of place.
The species is cherry, and it arrives unfinished. Cherry is chosen when the surrounding cabinetry is cherry, so the column can be finished in the same system and sit in the same tone family as the doors and drawer fronts it meets. Because cherry is the actual species rather than a stain applied over a neutral wood, the grain and tone character will be consistent with cherry cabinetry built from the same species, though exact color matching depends on the specific finish system applied and is not guaranteed. The same column is available in alder and maple in the Metro program for shops working in those species.
Cabinet shops building or refitting raised-bar islands in cherry, designers specifying a period-compatible column treatment on a tall kitchen wall, and contractors finishing a bar cabinet run with an exposed end are the common buyers for this piece. It is a decorative applied column and carries no structural load. For any application where a post needs to carry the weight of a countertop overhang or a structural member, a rated structural post is the appropriate product.
42 inches is the height that aligns with a raised-bar counter. If your island or counter surface is at standard 36 inch height, the 36 inch version of this column is the right choice.
1-1/2 inches. The 3 inch measurement is the face width, not the projection. On a tight walkway, that distinction is worth confirming before installation.
The Metro Columns program also includes alder and maple. Select the species that matches your cabinetry program.
No. This is a decorative applied column. It is not rated for structural load and should not be used in place of a structural post.
Choose this column when the counter it will run beneath is at raised-bar height, and select the cherry species to finish alongside an existing cherry cabinetry program.