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How to Style a Range Hood in Your Kitchen
How to Choose an Island Range Hood
Not only vital for removing smoke, grease, and odors from your cooktop, the right island range hood can perfectly finish the look of your kitchen. Offering ambient lighting while not in use and turning your beautiful island range into an eye-catching focal point in your home. Below, we explore why a range hood for island kitchens is important, how to style them to elevate your cooktop, and highlight 6 stunning options to consider.
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Range Hood OptionsWhat is an Island Range Hood?
A range hood is a vital part of using a cooktop in your kitchen. It removes unpleasant smoke, chemicals, odors, grease, and moisture from your home as you cook. Most traditional ranges have a built-in hood between the cabinets in your kitchen. When your cooktop is built into your island instead, a specially designed hood connected to your ceiling can take these unwanted fumes away from your cook space.
How to Style a Range Hood in Your Kitchen
Matching your island range hood with your existing appliances creates a cohesive look throughout your kitchen. Traditional stainless steel easily blends with changing kitchen decor and paint colors while black options are easier to clean and keep shiny.
For a non-traditional hood appearance, consider incorporating some newer trends into your kitchen design.
Island Range Hood Trends
Many luxury style brands are moving away from traditional island range hood ideas. Canopy style island range hood options with glass are increasingly popular as their transparent nature allows your beautiful range to remain a focal point in your kitchen. For smaller spaces and modern minimalist set ups, cylindrical options can offer a sleek alternative.
Some island range hood styling ideas to consider for your kitchen include:
- Curves: The rounded shape of a curved hood can complement kitchens with retro, art deco, or minimalist features.
- Glass: A helpful addition to your kitchen island, a glass hood maintains focus on your beautiful stovetop while allowing more natural light to flow in your room.
- Innovative shapes: Canopy, cylindrical, and angular shapes all create a unique and modern kitchen look. Some of these options are ideal for smaller islands and cooktops.
- Luxury traditional models: Some high-end luxury models will always be in style despite their traditional features. The craftsmanship of hand finished steel and exquisitely designed large hoods will always give kitchens a professional glow and elevated style.
6 Island Range Hood Ideas
From modern designs and materials to more traditional style hoods, we highlight 6 island range hood ideas to elevate your kitchen and keep your home healthy.
XO 36 Inch Island Hood
Model # XOMI36GC
Crafted in a unique modern design as we have come to expect from XO, this glass and stainless steel model adds an extremely elegant focal point to your kitchen. Highlighting your island range without overpowering the design, the hand blown glass allows more natural light to enter your cooking space.
Featuring three speed options with additional power boost, this luxury hood crafted in Italy, can easily deal with the smoke and strong odors from a busy island range.
KitchenAid 36 Inch Island Hood
Model # KVIB606DBS
KitchenAid 36 Inch Island Hood
A striking black design to blend seamlessly with your black appliances, this advanced island range hood features an auto fan to automatically adjust the ventilation as you cook. LED lights provide a bright area for cooking and the two halogen lamps are ideal for creating a cozy kitchen look at night.
Model # KVIB606DBS
XO 16 Inch Island Mount Hood
Model # XOCTLI16BC
A contemporary take on a small island range hood design, this minimalist cylinder model from XO is more powerful than you might imagine. With three electronic speeds to choose from and a power boost option for extra smokey dishes, this hood will keep your modern kitchen steam and odor free.
The LED lighting puts your beautiful island range in the spotlight and the grease grabbing aluminum filters are dishwasher safe for easy upkeep.
Thermador® 36 Inch Masterpiece® Series Island Hood
Model # HMIB36WS
Thermador 36inch Masterpiece Series Island Hood
Sleek, shiny, and minimalist. This luxury, square cornered island range hood is wifi enabled for the ultimate in convenience. Quiet, yet powerful fans rid your home of cooking smells, smoke, and grease without ruining the mood with noise. The LED lights have a variety of settings to help brighten your cooktop or create a relaxing, ambient look at night.
A stainless steel finish that looks immaculate against matching appliances. Island range hoods, 36 inches and above, easily vent standard and above average size cooktops.
Frigidaire® 42 Inch Ceiling Mount Range Hood
Model # FHPC4260LS
Frigidaire 42in Ceiling Mount Range Hood
One of the best island range hood ideas for a light and minimal kitchen, this Frigidaire model is versatile. Seamlessly blending with any kitchen decor, the wide canopy glass design casts less shadow, allowing more natural light to flow through your kitchen.
A powerful motor offers three ventilating speeds, moving steam, grease, and smoke away from your cooktop quickly and quietly. Halogen lights illuminate your cooking space and brighten your whole kitchen. This ceiling mounted low profile island range hood is the ideal way to blend form and function, keeping your space clean and healthy while your cooktop remains the focal point.
Wolf 45 Inch Ceiling Mount Hood Shell
Model # VI45G
Wolf 45in Ceiling Mount Hood Shell
Experts at elevating your cooking experience, luxury brand Wolf designed this extra large kitchen island range hood for maximum effectiveness while blending into your kitchen design. Keeping your home healthy with a variety of fan speeds, this high end model is built with heavy duty stainless steel and hand finished edges that look at home over the most luxury of cooktops.
User-friendly front controls on this island range hood offer simple controls to easily find your ideal setting. The LED lighting is adjustable for maximum illumination or quiet nighttime ambiance in your kitchen.
How to Choose an Island Range Hood
Selecting the right island range hood for your home depends on your cooktop set up and the design of your kitchen. Some of the things to consider before shopping include:
- Size: The width of your range hood, island or traditional should be at least the size of your cooktop, preferably bigger. As you cook across the whole width of your range you don’t want steam, grease, and smoke escaping into the kitchen from the sides.
- Power: If you cook a lot of dishes at once or love to make delicious fried foods, a powerful island range hood will keep your home healthy and smelling great. Hood options with multiple settings let you tailor your vent speed to the dish you are cooking.
- Material: If you invested in a beautiful island cooktop, you want to elevate your kitchen’s look with an elegant fan rather than create an eyesore. Available in a range of materials, styles, and colors, try to match the overall styling of your kitchen for a look that blends in seamlessly.
FAQ
Do I need a range hood over my island?
A range hood helps to remove smoke, grease particles, chemicals in the air, and moisture that is released during the cooking process. Keeping your home ventilated with a range hood helps to keep your space healthy, clean, and free from cooking odors.
How to vent an island range hood?
As island ranges stand alone away from your walls and the traditional venting spots, an island range hood is often vented through your ceiling. This is often the shortest route for ventilation and also allows for an elegant design as your hood hangs over your range.
How to install an island range hood?
Installing an island range hood involves mounting and venting the unit through the ceiling. Unless you are an advanced DIY enthusiast, professional installation is recommended to get the job done safely and quickly. At Orville's, affordable delivery and installation services are available 7 days a week. We help to get your beautiful new appliances up and running as soon as possible.
Where to buy an island range hood near me?
Serving the Buffalo and WNY area for over 58 years, Orville’s are the largest independent appliance retailer in the area. With over 25,000 appliances in stock at any time, along with expert installers ready to deliver your purchase 7 days a week, Orvilles can help you find the ideal island range hood for your home.
Why Trust Orville’s?
For nearly 60 years, Orville's has been synonymous with excellence in the home appliance industry. With eight appliance showrooms and a 110,000-square-foot warehouse stocked with 25,000+ major home appliances, we offer the largest selection of kitchen, laundry, and outdoor appliances in Western New York.
Every Orville’s location showcases over a 1,000 different appliance models, with products from today’s best appliance brands. From outlet deals to scratch and dent, we always ensure our customers receive the best value with a Low Price Guarantee. A continuously refreshed catalog of in-stock appliances awaits, ready and available for the region’s fastest delivery and installation service. Experience the Orville's difference today. Visit one of our local appliance stores and discover why we're your trusted source for home appliances in Western New York.
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