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This Pro Value Metro split column is a decorative applied column sized for the exposed ends of raised-bar islands, tall cabinetry runs, and entertainment cabinet panels. It brings an architectural column profile to a flat surface without the depth of a freestanding post.
The 42-inch column is the one you reach for when the cabinet or island it finishes runs taller than standard counter height. Raised-bar seating areas, upper-bank cabinet runs, and entertainment or media units with full-height end panels are the natural applications. At that height, an unfinished end panel reads as an unresolved edge, and a column face resolves it. The Metro profile keeps the line simple enough to work alongside contemporary door styles without competing with them.
The 1-1/2 inch depth against the 3 inch face width identifies this as a split section. It is not a freestanding column; it is a half-section made to sit flat against a vertical surface. The 3 inch face is what shows. The 1-1/2 inch depth is what it takes from the room, which is a trim-level claim on the walkway around an island rather than a structural one. This is a decorative piece. It carries no load and is not a substitute for a structural post.
Maple is a dense, fine-grained hardwood that stains and paints consistently, which is why it appears across cabinetry programs built to be finished on-site. Specifying the column in the same species as the surrounding cabinetry gives the finisher the same substrate to work on, producing a more uniform result than finishing a different species to imitate it. This column is also offered in the Metro program in cherry and alder, so the choice of species is a cabinetry-driven decision rather than a style one.
Cabinet shops building or refitting a raised-bar island with an exposed end panel will find this column the right height out of the box. Designers specifying finished-end details on tall cabinet runs use it to add relief without depth. Contractors finishing an entertainment wall or a pantry cabinet end reach for the 42-inch rather than the 36-inch wherever the unit clears standard counter height. All of them are working with a decorative applied trim piece, not a post.
It depends on whether the island has a raised bar section. Standard counter height is typically 36 inches, and the 42-inch column corresponds to the raised-bar or tall-cabinet height. If the island is counter height only, the 36-inch version in the Metro program is the more common choice.
1-1/2 inches. That is the depth of the split section, which is the dimension that determines how much it projects into the walkway or space in front of the panel.
No. This is a decorative applied column with no structural rating. It does not carry load.
Yes. The Metro program includes cherry and alder in the same split column profile, so the species can be matched to the surrounding cabinetry.
Choose this 42-inch maple Metro split column when the end panel you are finishing runs to bar height or above, and you want an architectural column face at trim depth rather than structural depth.