Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co. Love the wood cabinetry - very homey!

This looks like a Vent-a-Hood ISLH18 · Emerald, which makes excellent hoods, it is all they do and they do it well: http://ventahood.com/hoodmodels.jsp?id=20
You can see how powerful it is from the specifications:
http://ventahood.com/hoodmodels_specs.jsp?id=20
I wouldn't worry about pulling the smells out. For best results, just go for as short a exhaust duct as possible and most importantly, the straightest line.

Note that depending on the rest of your home, you can actually have a hood that is too powerful and can negatively affect your indoor air quality (IAQ). There was a good article about it in Fine Homebuilding recently. Here's an online story: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-curmudgeon/why-range-hoods-don-t-work

I'm a bit of a messy cook and prefer to have my cooktop next to a wall, rather than an island (it does look stunning here though), which somewhat contains splatters.

:) Rhoda

chlorinequeen Do you need a hood? I rarely use mine.

Lawrence and Gomez Architects Hello, agsedehi, the cabinets in this photo are red birch natural finish in Shaker wide style, manufactured by UltraCraft. Thank you for your question, Juana Gomez

Lawrence and Gomez Architects Granite: 3 cm White Springs (mainly white with gray veining and red marks)