A true pilaster is a decorative feature that gives the effect that it is used to support a ceiling in or outside a building.
A pilaster in a kitchen context is a decorative vertical column and adds a nice little feature to give more of a traditional look to your kitchen.
An example pilaster on show in one of our real customer kitchens.
Types of kitchen pilaster
When designing your kitchen with pilasters in mind, you need to consider if you want pilasters on the base units, the wall units or both, if you want to keep the units all lined up. Don’t forget to factor in pilasters into your kitchen plan, as they measure around 100mm in width.
Some examples of our kitchen pilasters, taken from our Innova Linwood Oak styles are shown below. There is 1 pilaster for base units and 2 different height ones for your wall units to match the height of unit that you choose.
Floor pilaster – 890mm high x 100mm wide x 85mm deep
Short wall pilaster – 772mm high x 100mm wide x 85mm deep
Tall wall pilaster – 952mm high x 100mm wide x 85mm deep
Using pilasters as a support for a worktop
Pilasters can be used at the end of a kitchen run to support a worktop, providing they have been secured properly. Pilasters aren’t usually used this way, as one side is usually hidden away. Because of this, pilasters are only painted on 3 sides.
Kitchen pilasters
Here are some more examples of kitchen pilasters used in some of our customers’ kitchen installations.
Pilaster cross section
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Do you sell pilasters separately?
January 24, 2026 at 1:10 pmHi Sean, I’m afraid we have a minimum order value of £750 for new kitchen purchases.
January 26, 2026 at 8:53 amHello, do you have any guidance on fitting the pilasters. I have 4 for each corner of an island.
September 25, 2023 at 4:50 amHi Rebecca, we have no guide on fitting the pilasters but you just need to use brackets or screw into it. There are many different ways that people want a pilaster to look, flush or stepped forward, so this needs to be decided first so the kitchen fitter can attach it.
September 25, 2023 at 10:45 amIs there a reason why the Pilasters are shorter than the end panels?
August 26, 2022 at 9:41 amHi, the pilasters are the correct size. The end panels are supplied oversized and will need to be cut down on site.
August 26, 2022 at 1:33 pmCan pilasters remove corner posts
September 21, 2021 at 12:39 pmHi, in theory, you could put a pilaster in the corner but it would not look right as it would have to stick out 70mm like a corner posts would. You would not see much of it and it would look a little cramped in the corner.
September 22, 2021 at 6:43 amdo pilasters need end panels on each side?
October 29, 2019 at 11:31 pmHi Mark, you do not need to use end panels either side of a pilaster. Here is an example.
October 30, 2019 at 10:42 amDo you supply square chamfered pilasters?
April 17, 2018 at 12:35 amHi Sana, the only pilasters that we can provide, are shown on the page below.
https://www.diy-kitchens.com/kitchen-units/decorative-items/
April 17, 2018 at 6:50 am