I just bought a new house and would like to put in granite countertops. The only problem is one row of upper cabinets is supported by a wood beam that connects to the countertop. The cabinets are also supported on the side by one wall. The beam and the connecting wall are on different sides. The cabinets are not supported from the back at all. In order to put the new countertops in I would need to remove the support that connects to the countertop. I am afraid that if I remove it I won't be able to reconnect it to the cabinets or the new counters. I have two choices, there is enough space above the cabinets that I could connect them to the ceiling and then drywall over the supports or I could create a support on the backside and drywall over it. I will post some pictures too in a minute.

The thing I would like to do is find a creative way to create a new support beam. If there is a place where I could buy a premade one that would work too. Has anyone ran into this problem before? I am planning on either painting or staining the cabinets and so matching wouldn't be a problem.

This is also my first posting, so... hello all!