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This Pro Value Traditional Columns program piece is a decorative square column sized for the exposed end of a kitchen island, peninsula, or cabinet run at standard counter height.
A column at the end of an island does two things: it closes the raw framing and it introduces a vertical element that reads as intentional rather than incidental. At 3-1/2 inches square, this piece is a fuller section, not a thin applied sliver, and it presents a column face that has real visual weight at counter height. That proportion suits traditional cabinetry programs where the architectural detail is meant to be noticed. The 36 inch height lines up with a standard counter, so the column runs from the floor to the underside of the countertop without requiring a cut in typical installations. It also works at the end of a run of base cabinets, at a peninsula return, or anywhere a vertical break in the cabinetry calls for a more formal finish.
The column is alder, a species common in cabinetry programs because it accepts stain evenly and holds a consistent surface across the face. It is supplied unfinished, which means the finish system applied to the surrounding cabinetry can be carried directly onto the column without building over an existing coat. Traditional programs in alder are a common pairing because the species is stable enough to take the heavier profile and panel work that a traditional style involves. Cherry and maple are available in the same series for shops whose cabinet programs run in those species.
Cabinet shops finishing islands in a traditional style reach for this column when the end panel detail needs architectural weight rather than a simple flat slab. Designers specifying kitchen programs with raised-panel doors and formal molding profiles use it to carry that vocabulary through to the island base. Contractors installing pre-built cabinetry use it to finish exposed ends cleanly with a column that is already in the same species as the boxes. This is a decorative applied column. It carries no structural load and is not a substitute for a bearing post.
It is a full square section at 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, not a half or quarter section applied flat to a panel.
No. This is a decorative column. It is not rated for structural or load-bearing applications.
Yes. The Traditional Columns program includes cherry and maple in addition to alder.
Unfinished. The piece is supplied as raw alder and is finished on site to match the surrounding cabinetry.
Choose this column when the island end needs a traditional finish that holds its own against raised-panel doors and formal molding profiles, and order in the species your cabinet program is built from.