I think you have to (get to) go to the ceiling with the way yours is design. In that last photo above, it would look odd to go to the ceiling because the cabs don't go to the ceiling.

I vote all the way to the ceiling.

All the way to the ceiling, for sure. I don't believe they will have to cut the tile to fit the curve. I think they will take the hood off the mounting bracket, tile behind and then replace the hood. That is how they are doing ours, anyway.

Definitely to the ceiling

Another vote for to the ceiling.

To the ceiling for sure.

Hands down to the ceiling.

To the ceiling seems to be the consensus.

Now comes the decision regarding material, shape, size and color. I like the lighter colored tile you displayed. In my opinion, the golden would be too much. I like the shape. I wonder if a tile that is a little larger in scale might be better.

Definitely to the ceiling. If you were to go up only to hood level, you'll be stuck with a 'box' of paint above the hood...and yet another (color) decision to make.

To the ceiling, and I like the tile on the right. With your cabinets to the ceiling it makes a perfect frame for the hood.

ceiling.

Ceiling.

I'm doing mine to the ceiling….so ceiling.

Funny how unanimous this is. We did ours to the ceiling and both the GC and the tile guy looked bewildered by that decision! I think we got at least 3 "are you sure"s out of it. And yes. And it looks great. (They did do it with the hood and chimney off, as mentioned above.)

Another ceiling vote. Just about to do the same thing!

another vote for ceiling:) love that look

Ceiling! Nhbaskets gave you some excellent photos :)

I'd go to the ceiling with your design, for sure. I did mine to the hood, but that's because it was a solid chimney style hood, and also, I have windows on either side, not cabinets to the ceiling.

100% the ceiling.

But, you really don't have much of a choice. Your hood is totally curved. In order to stop it you would have to cut and curve every tile to meet the glass, so it doesn't extend past the hood. The last photo above, where the tile stops, the top of the hood is curved but is flat across the bottom. You will probably also want to remove the hood/chimney and the tile and replace hood after.

Thanks to all the commenters for the advice. Wanted to circle back and share the results:

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A few more pix here.

Well, that was the right decision. Beautiful.

Absolutely the right choice!
LOVE your tile.

Thanks for taking the time to share the results. Beautiful!

Looks great!!

That looks really nice!

Perfectly beautiful!!

gorgeous, you made the right decision.

It looks great! And the tile you chose is very pretty :)

I love it….very nice!

That looks great! Such a lovely tile. Thank you for sharing the pictures!

Stunning! We have the same hood and question but our cabinets don't go all the way to the ceiling. Were you able to easily get the glass back on over the tile since it essentially budges up to the wall without the tile?

Thanks for coming back and showing us the finished product. It turned out beautifully! Great decision.

slvansickle: Taking down the ventilation turned out to be pretty easy. The glass comes off with 4 hex screws on top. The chimney is only really held on by 2 screws into a bracket at the top of the wall. For the motor/body assembly itself, the tile setter was smart and recommended not taking it all down, but backing out the screws enough so that he could slip something behind to use as a spacer. So I didn't really have to disconnect the wiring or vent pipe or anything. Very convenient.

The tile installer traced around the whole thing on the wall before removal with a
pencil, so he'd have a reference line to know where to set tile. He
really only needed to set tile about 1/2 - 3/4 inch beyond that line, as
it'll all be covered by the chimney. Good idea to save a bit of tile.

Just lovely. I missed your post back in May. I'm glad it popped up again.

Oh wow, just seeing your BS. Gorgeous!! Really. I have been looking at BS's though I don't even have a new kitchen yet lol. But am terribly drawn to arabesque, and the counter I am heavily thinking of may just go perfectly with that tile. I love that it's there, but doesn't scream for attention. Just sits peacefully there looking absolutely beautiful.

I went to the other pics and saw this comment: " Extra special thanks to the tile installer,
who expertly made thousands of individual little cuts in this already funky
shaped tile.

Could you elaborate on that please?

Gorgeous. Love this.