oh wow, your kitchen is gorgeous! I'd personally go with a stainless hood.

I agree, stainless. And my thought is, be sure to get at least a 36 inch wide hood - both for capture, and also because it is on a bare wall and I think it needs to be a little bigger than the stove, visually.

Ditto, everyone above stainless steel! What a beautiful kitchen.

SS and large hood - agree with sayde

Blondie- It's beautiful! I sent you an email :)

I'm not an expert on your style, so am not sure what would be best for that...But saw stainless, too, as my initial reaction. But that's my fondness for mixing the traditional and the contemporary edge.

I LOVE how your inset ovens and fridge turned out, and am drooling over your marble...

All in all, your kitchen turned out GREAT.

Thank you all so much! I wanted to put up a picture of the pot rack I had custom made so you could see the grapevine details- pots are in need of cleaning because sink is not functional yet:

I agree with everyone - stainless hood would be beautiful. What a pretty kitchen - I love a kitchen with no uppers.

Can you tell me your wall color - very nice blue.

Prill,
After trying three different shades of blue, I ended up with "Salt Glaze" by Martha Stewart @ Home Depot. The quality of the paint was not nearly as good as BM, but the color was excatly what I was looking for. It looks almost pure white during the day, and in the evening it darkens up to a really pleasing shade of calming blue. I ended up with this because it did not overpower the marble.

Your kitchen is so serene and lovely! Great job! Another vote for stainless!

I've been waiting to see those cabs and lights installed! You're doing a nice job pulling everything all together. My fav is how you inset the ovens into the wall. Genius!

I see a stainless hood too. I think SS always goes nicely with whites and icy blues.

Thank you Breeze- the wall towards the french door, where the appliances end, is actually the back wall of my walk in bedroom closet, so it worked perfectly! It also serves to give more sound-deadening between kitchen and bedroom. I adore the lights- they are just charming and look so pretty during day or night.

I love your pendant lights. They are really neat. Do you have plans for a backsplash? And if so what. And what is your hardware going to be.
The pot rack is so neat with the ledge for the lids.
For my tastes (so worth nothing) the room is a little cool and I'm wondering how,or if, you are going to warm it up. The floors are a great start - but just wondering.

blfenton, thank you. I have not decided about a backsplash yet, but I love the arabesque tiles - link below- and also the square tiles set on point. I think as soon as I come up with a hood option the backsplash option will be easier to make.

Here is a link that might be useful: White Arabesque tiles

The "Dune" hood by BEST by BROAN would be a great choice. I read eclectic from your space. The Dune has a stainless chimney-with glass as the hood. An all stainless hood would risk overwheming your prettyish/eclectic kitchen.Maybe other brands have that blend of glass with stainless-just cool for your spot there.

Great kitchen! I agree a stainless hood would look great. I have a question for you about space? What is the square footage in the "middle" of your U? OR, give me the width b/t the cabinets.

We are underway with a remodel and in the design stage now. One option is taking out out an island and making a peninsula. I would only hae 7 feet in between the cabinets and I'm wondering if this is "workable". We have 2 adults and 3 kids in the house. The peninsula would come out 7' 8" and the wall with the range is 9'6". I'd have a 5' pantry and 48" fridge across from the U/peninsula.

I agree with herbflavour that your kitchen is going to be so pretty with its more feminine lines in the lighting fixtures and that's why I was asking about your backsplash. The arabesque would look neat in your space and carry the curves of your fixtures down into the kitchen proper and carry the curves of your cabinets.
Now, the hood you could go a variety of ways and I like the stainless steel idea. I think I would keep it straight and simple and maybe the same lines in your hardware. Don't go too heavy/industrial looking although (now I'm going to be facetious) "The heavy industrial range hood juxtaposed against the more feminine curves of the accessories creates a certain tension in the room." lol. But seriously, I don;t think you want to overwhelm the room with it.

rhome, you made it possible- thank you for being there- and being so patient!
herb, I had not considered glass but think it's a wonderful way to soften up the look of a chimney hood. I noticed Frigidaire makes one in my price range- link below:
I am really open for backsplash ideas too. Just want to keep it looking cool and icy.
Kitch2011, the size of my kitchen is much bigger than it looks because of the way I tool the pictures. The actual width across from countertop edge to edge is exactly 8 feet. i must say it would be ok if it were less wide. Countertop edge to edge frony (by sink) to back (coffee area) is almost 12.5 feet. Hope that helps!

Here is a link that might be useful: glass and ss hood

What a wonderful kitchen, just needing that hood, fairly simple in whatever material. Are you SURE you need more uppers? :)

Blondie

Your kitchen is lovely - Love your elements - so much natural light- stunning floors - die for carrara

I was about to go with the rest of the voters above, then re-read your post "the upper cabinets will have mirrored doors, which are not in yet" - Where are the uppers going? Are you sure about mirrored doors by the range? -
Dependent on where the uppers w/mirrors are going it may be too much to do a stainless hood - Too blingy -

If there are not mirrored doors near the range I just LOVE this for your space

Good luck

Here is a link that might be useful: stainless steel hoods

rosie, don't need any more uppers because since my mastectomy for breast cancer i don't do well reaching up. all of my disnes will be stored in the bank of drawers. I have more room than i could possibly fill with the closet.
jejvtr, the cabinets are in , the mirrored glass is not. I have attached a picture of the only uppers in the room, and they will be mirrored like my inspiration pic was, and will have crown molding. they directly across from the sink window where the veiw is really quite something so should make a nice reflection. It's actually my husbands toast and coffe station. He has his k cups in a dwawer, and abreadbox in the drawer beneath! He LOVES it and it was a suggestion from the forum. Also below is a pic of my Schaub Montclam cabinet pulls, andwent with plain matching knobs.

Whoo-hoo. I love those pulls and spent a week or so planning to buy them before I was returned to my real world. Skip the 791-15's and just focus on those bin pulls!

You do know that once people see the light fixtures, they won't look at anything else, don't you?

Have fun stormin' the castle! You are having too much fun!

For some odd reason, the instant I saw your (lovely) kitchen pics, I thought of...wallpaper. Not directly behind the range--I'd do SS there up to the hood. But for the range wall instead of an overall backsplash.

Specifically, I thought of Kelly Wearstler's Imperial Trellis:

I know I have seen it but have no clue who has it, but I instantly thought of a stainless and chrome hood that sort of bells out. It is a little bit beefy so would fit your wall nicely and the curve would look great with your hardware. Too edgy would not work as well with the funky/frilly hardware/lighting shapes.
I love what you have so far and think it is going to be a fun kitchen when it is all done ;)

Hi, blondie, beautiful space, terrific for cooking, very tranquil! I vote with everyone else for the stainless hood -- you've created a convention in which appliances are stainless, and I would stick with it -- curvy is nice with the sorts of cabinet fronts you have chosen and would soften rectilinearity of the cabinets -- beautiful view out the windows into spring!
lynn

Have you ever sat in ladderback chairs? Go try a few of them and then tell yourself how good your comfy ones are. You might think they're stuck in the 80s but they also go with historic interiors.

I've reread your info and am thinking "Gustavian" here. Look for my previous posts on Scandinavian style or start the Googling. Very airy, very happy, very classy and they show you how to integrate other elements. Willowdecor did this.

[Gotta just touch the cup pulls with my eyes again before I hit the Preview button.]

Good call on the Gustavian, florantha.

However, I remain unanimous that wallpaper is the way to go. Something restrained, pretty, pale blue background matching the walls with a quiet but largish silver pattern. Would look great with a stainless hood and range backsplash.

I almost can't believe I am reading this, because I absolutely love wallpaper. I had looked at a beautiful Ralph Lauren print but it was off white only. I woudl love to use a wallpaper "backsplash".
And OH MY GOSH- I typed in Gustavian into Google Images and melted! Absolutely beautiful!! It's all so beautiful!!
Thank you!
Wallpaper that doesn't go but I loved below:

Frighteningly, I have a bird thing going in my house, too. Happened partly by accident (inherited mom's things) and partly as a response to the freaking Audubon party that happens on my lawn every day. I think it's the golf course nearby.

Anyway, you need this picture frame in your kitchen, minus the unattractive married couple:

There are lots of papers to explore besides Imperial Trellis.

Neisha Crosland Majorelle in Mint, maybe:
{{!gwi}}

Ferm Living has some cute (Scandinavian!) paper:

There's peekaboo from twenty2:
{{!gwi}}

You could maybe use Iconic panels, as long as they're not right behind the stove of course.
{{!gwi}}

Marcolo, I have been looking for a small bird decor item to put in my kitchen and this is absolutely perfect. Thank you!
Florantha, you have me hooked. I have been searching for 3 sofas in my living room- sketched them out and never found them. However, as I look at the Gistavian sites, there it is, my perfect sofa. Well out of my price range but good to know it exists somewhere! And the white on white livingrooms- heavenly!

Blondie, your kitchen is beautiful! I agree with everyone else about stainless and with Dianalo's comment the "hood that sort of bells out. It is a little bit beefy so would fit your wall nicely and the curve would look great with your hardware. Too edgy would not work as well with the funky/frilly hardware/lighting shapes. "

The Chinoiserie Iconic panel are great, although might not stand the PITA cleaning test, but I'm cleaning impaired so that may be my issue not yours. The arabesque tiles are drool inducing, in my opinion.

So very pretty, enjoy every moment in your kitchen.

very late to the party, but just wanted to chime in how beautiful your kitchen is! such lovely details. everything you've chosen looks wonderful. looking forward to the finishing touches! :)