With the ongoing demand for high-powered cooktops, an efficient kitchen vent is essential. The hood that conceals it, on the other hand, can be a work of art.
Brushed copper with polished stainless steel band and bronze riv…
Brushed copper with polished stainless steel band and bronze rivets. Project: Brownstone Renovation, New York; Designer/Fabricator: Brooks Custom, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
Brushed stainless steel with a mirror-polished decorative steel …
Brushed stainless steel with a mirror-polished decorative steel band. Project: Modern House, Spring Valley, N.Y.; Designer/Fabricator: Brooks Custom, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
Courtesy Richard Brooks Studio
Brushed stainless steel hood with frosted-glass inserts. Project…
Brushed stainless steel hood with frosted-glass inserts. Project: Country House, Nantucket, Mass.; Designer/Fabricator: Brooks Custom, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
Scagliola stone hood. Project: Norman Residence, Aurora, Ohio; B…
Scagliola stone hood. Project: Norman Residence, Aurora, Ohio; Builder/Fabricator: Palmieri Brothers, Solon, Ohio.
Jonathan Jackson
Custom copper hood. Project: Spanish Oaks Showcase, Austin, Texa…
Custom copper hood. Project: Spanish Oaks Showcase, Austin, Texas; Designer/Fabricator: Luis Jauregui and Jim Gandy, Austin, Texas.
Jonathan Jackson
Custom copper hood. Project: Spanish Oaks Showcase, Austin, Texa…
Custom copper hood. Project: Spanish Oaks Showcase, Austin, Texas; Designer/Fabricator: Luis Jauregui and Jim Gandy, Austin, Texas.
Jonathan Jackson
Custom copper hood. Project: Spanish Oaks Showcase, Austin, Texa…
Custom copper hood. Project: Spanish Oaks Showcase, Austin, Texas; Designer/Fabricator: Luis Jauregui and Jim Gandy, Austin, Texas.
Restaurant-style ranges are still a popular request when it comes time to outfit the kitchen. Cooktops worthy of professional kitchens—complete with wok burners that rival the flames of hell—aren’t going away any time soon. You know the drill, and you’ve probably even spent more than your share of time explaining CFMs to clients. All of which is to say that an efficient vent remains more essential than ever. But a vent also presents a design opportunity, because the hood that conceals it can be as beautiful as the blower is utilitarian. In other words, the vent has to suck, but the hood sure doesn’t need to. For some inspired examples of beautiful hoods, check out the slideshow.
Amy Albert is editor of Custom Home and a senior editor at Builder. She covers all aspects of design. Previously, she
was kitchen design editor at Bon Appetit;
before that, she was senior editor at Fine
Cooking, where she shot, edited, and wrote stories on kitchen design. Amy
studied art history with an emphasis on architecture and urban design at the
University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Los Angeles. Write her at aalbert@hanleywood.com, follow her on Twitter @CustomHomeMag and @amyatbuilder, or join her on Custom Home's Facebook page.
