The hood is the one piece everyone sees first. Five forms, finished in your cabinet color, built around a properly sized vent insert.
Bell-shaped sides give the curved hood a soft, classic presence — the natural match for shaker and inset kitchens with warmer, traditional details. It carries the most visual weight of our five forms, so it rewards a range wall with breathing room around it.
Straight sides on a steep taper make the sloped hood the most adaptable form we build — clean enough for a modern kitchen, warm enough for a traditional one. If you are unsure which hood fits your kitchen, this is where we usually start the conversation.
The angled hood breaks at the shoulder and rises vertical, which gives the range wall a defined, architectural line. It pairs well with slim shaker and European doors, and it keeps its presence even when finished in the same paint as the cabinets.
A gentle taper and a simple trim band make this the quietest of our hood forms — it frames the range without competing with it. The custom hood in the finished kitchen on our home page is a stained take on this same profile.
When the four standard forms do not fit — an off-center range, a vaulted ceiling, a stained-wood accent against painted cabinets — we build the hood to the kitchen. Stained bodies with contrasting trim and matching floating shelves, like the one in our featured finished kitchen, are the most requested combination.
| Hood | Pairs best with | Where it belongs |
|---|---|---|
| Curved | Shaker, Inset | Traditional, French-leaning kitchens |
| Sloped | Shaker, Slim Shaker | The safe pick — fits most kitchens |
| Angled | Slim Shaker, European | Modern kitchens that want a statement |
| Tapered | Shaker, Escada | Quiet, balanced painted kitchens |
| Custom | Any | Odd ceilings, stained accents, mixed materials |
The finished kitchen on our home page pairs a custom white hood with floating wood shelves. Plan yours with your cabinet style in one free design session.
The wood body is a custom surround; a proper vent insert sits inside it. We size the insert to your range and duct the exhaust correctly as part of installation.
Yes — hoods are finished with the same paint or stain as your doors, which is one advantage of buying cabinets and hood from one supplier.
Together. Hood width and depth affect the upper cabinet layout on the range wall, so we lock both in the same design session.
