I have been on the search for the perfect range hood. I’m not sure why this has turned into such a big deal, but it has. My old kitchen just had the microwave above the stove…it worked for 25 years, but the truth is I am short…and I will probably get shorter with age so I don’t want to continue to have to reach over the stove.
When I first started this journey I thought I would be going with a hood like this…
But I found that my husband kept referring it as the tin man’s hat…some how I can’t look at it in the same way anymore…sorry if you have one.
The man at the store tried to talk me into something like this…
Which is very nice but I can just imagine how much grease and dust would be on that glass.
I then thought I would go with something like this…
I had no idea how expensive it could be…and I really don’t think it will look that good over the wimpy stove top I will be putting in.
The truth of the matter is….I don’t cook. Well I do..maybe a couple of times a week …so it is really funny how much thought is going into this kitchen.
I think I have decided….that is my favorite saying with this house…hehehe…I think I have decided to just have the cabinet maker make something that matches the cabinets..I have heard that stainless steal my be going out…and even though I am buying all stainless steal appliances I would hate to some day have to spend a bunch of money to replace a rangehood that I may have used twice…when I burnt something.
I found this rangehood and for some reason it caught my eye…
I won’t be having that grand stove under it, but I still think it could work.. You need to go to http://thepolohouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/kitchen-renovation.html and check out this whole kitchen…I’m in love!!!!!
I found out that you pay a whole lot of money to add those lighted little cabinets above the other cabinets ..
So I won’t be having those …I just keep telling myself that I am saving myself stress on what to put int them…hehehhee.
If you have a rangehood that I may not have seen browsing thru pinterest please send me a picture.
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I like the one you’re thinking of – less “in your face”. I also DON’T like stainless steel (although I have it). It’s a pain to keep looking nice with all the fingerprints. I’m going to switch to white as soon as possible – just sayin’
I also like the same one as you & I LOVE the lighted cabinets!
Did the person you spoke to mention what is going to be the “new” thing ( or is white & or black coming back ) if stainless steel is on the way out?
I heard that shiny white is on it’s way in…guess people are tired of the fingerprints on the stainless…but I also read that stainless is here to stay…so who knows
I found that baby oil is a much, much better surface treatment for my stainless fridge – it lasts ages compared to the other stuff I had. I don’t have to wipe down fingerprints nearly as often. Put it on, buff it off, that’s it. Smells good, too!
I love the range hood you choose.
I bought really tall cabinets for one area of our kitchen – they go all the way to the ceiling. They aren’t as cool as the little lighted ones but they look great and I can stash all sorts of little-used items up there. That I can’t reach without a stool, and I’m actually tall!