Idea to incorporate old wall return into kitchen design

[bruce_miranda]

We are having our kitchen extended and one of the end returns is being used to mount the beam, so it will stick out. Problem is that this wall will have the kitchen counter and the beam breaks it up. The vertical return will stick out 500mm proud of the rear wall, so still within the limits of the kitchen worktop but more than the top kitchen units.

Does anyone have any ideas or pictures of how this can be incorporated into the kitchen design without it looking really odd!

[bruce_miranda]

The dummy pier idea has already been discounted by the Mrs