Kitchen hoods are essential in not just the modern kitchen. Going back in time, this installation was necessary to ensure that the kitchen didn’t get too hot or stuffy as the cooking intensified.
The only downside was that the range hoods looked ugly. This negatively affected the aesthetic and design of the kitchen, making it a rather undesirable installation. That was until designers finally found a way to blend these kitchen hoods with the rest of the kitchen or “disappear” completely.
Popular Kitchen Hood Designs For Your Inspiration
Today, the internet is awash with popular and gorgeous kitchen hood designs. These designs have been crafted using popular kitchen styles, such as country or contemporary, and offer great customization specific to the homeowner.
Thus, your range hood will look even better than it did in someone else’s kitchen five years ago.
Great news! So, where do I start?
Right here. In this piece, we’ll go through some popular and inspiring kitchen hood designs you can use in your next or current kitchen remodeling.
1. Long and Wide Chimney
This style is not so popular among many homeowners, except those with large stoves. Thus, there is a greater need for ventilation in the kitchen.
A long and wide chimney is designed to remove as much heat and steam from the kitchen as possible. Thus, the design would incorporate a low-slung chimney, typically lower than you’d find in a normal kitchen.
But won’t that squeeze the kitchen? In a way, yes. And that’s where open shelving comes in.
Open shelving around such a range hood frees up space visually and physically. If you wish to keep a few things tucked away under lock and key, you can opt for closed-door shelves at the bottom of the stove and the lower cabinetry.
2. Custom Stainless Steel Range Hood
If you wish to go fully custom and find a creative way to incorporate your kitchen hood with the rest of the kitchen, you should explore this design option.
This custom design uses a multipart backsplash to creatively blend in the kitchen hood with the rest of the kitchen. Right behind the range hood is a backsplash section with multi-colored, nicely patterned tiles that add a great aesthetic to the overall design. The kitchen hood itself is made of steel, and its dark gray tone effortlessly blends in with the gray walls.
You can also use open shelving to create more space with this design while sticking to the patterned, two-tone color scheme prevalent in the entire design.
3. Traditional White Kitchen
Traditional White Kitchen Range Hood
If you don’t wish to be too experimental, you can return to the basics and stick to a traditional white kitchen featuring white shaker-style cabinets and a kitchen hood sandwiched between them.
The closed cabinets suggest a more traditional kitchen than the open shelving, which tends to be more contemporary. More importantly, this closed shelving creates a visual block that visually hides the range hood from the rest of the kitchen.
Yes, that steel installation is still visible. However, it is less conspicuous, thus giving the kitchen a unified look.
Other design elements in the kitchen, such as the cabinet hardware, can be matched to the color tone of the kitchen hood.
For instance, dark silver or gray cabinet pulls, and a dark silver or gray fridge would help further visually hide the glaring range hood in this design while still staying true to the authenticity of the traditional white kitchen.
4. Under-Cabinet Range Hoods
Under-Cabinet Kitchen Hood Design
If you wish to hide your range hood from plain sight, this design is your best option. The under-cabinet range hood cleverly hides the glaring range hood from the rest of the kitchen, thus drawing immediate visual attention away from it.
This design would look great with a sage green kitchen color scheme with shaker cabinets at the top. However, instead of the traditional design where the range hood is fully exposed, one of the cabinets can hide this installation, thus totally removing it from the glaring view.
A great thing about under-cabinet kitchen hoods is that they are compact. This helps hide them away while still incorporating an elegant design that will blend seamlessly with the rest of the kitchen.
Another great thing about this design is that you don’t necessarily have to remove your current cabinet installation to fit this kitchen hood. You can optionally buy one that blends in well with your cabinet design and have it fixed right above the cooktop.
Its small size and camouflaging design will go a long way in keeping it out of sight.
5. Marble-like Range Hood
If you’re less worried about visibility and more about aesthetics, a marble-like range hood might be a great design option. This range hood is perfect for a contemporary kitchen with marble countertops, a minimalist design, and a striking two-tone color scheme.
The countertops and kitchen hood must be made from the same marble to make this work. This design aims to create a waterfall effect that trickles down from the range hood to the countertops and, finally, the kitchen island.
This unifies the entire design and creates a stunning effect that the kitchen hood greatly supports.
To fully complement this kitchen design, you should also consider using flat-panel kitchen cabinets, a white backsplash, and black appliances.
What if your kitchen hood design could incorporate both modern and rustic elements? This design option allows you to do just that.
The idea is to have a modern range hood blended with rustic cabinetry contrasting white walls and countertops. This is one of the most creative kitchen hood designs you can explore.
The kitchen hood is neatly covered in a modern dark gray pattern contrasting with the backsplash. This design creatively incorporates the range hood into the kitchen.
For this cabinetry design, you can opt for flush cabinet pulls, which add a contemporary touch. Since the white backsplash and walls create an airy and spacious feeling, you can further support this theme by opting for open shelving at the top.
