Wall mount. In a pyramid or canopy shape in stainless steel with baffle filters (not mesh). An undercabinet installation limits the height of the hood to 7-9". A taller wall-mount hood in a canopy or pyramid shape allows more capture of the steam, smoke and grease.

Wall mount. Not just for better functionality (see FriedaJune's response above) but also for looks.

I think a wall-mounted hood - whether standalone or inside a custom hood - looks much better and more high-end than one that's installed under a cabinet.

[Yes, I do think about looks, but only after function! :-) ]

We had that exact choice to make and chose wall mount, chimney style. I like the look so much better and if the ducting has to run up through the cabinet it becomes fairly useless anyway.

Thanks for your feedback.

Wall mount. Not just for better functionality (see FriedaJune's response above) but also for looks.

I think a wall-mounted hood - whether standalone or inside a custom hood - looks much better and more high-end than one that's installed under a cabinet.

interesting you think looks more high end...to me high end is more about brand/quality/performance

[Yes, I do think about looks, but only after function! :-) ]

buehl you know me already lol!

It's funny is seems like I either like big and gaudy or basic. I want Cheryl Hewitt's but not in my budget :D

im not loving the stainless canopy chimney style because I don't like how it's two pieces on the chimney section. Is that just me?

Lots of pictures added! I'm open to suggestions!

Help me pick one! Which one do you like? Keep in mind I'm doing a chocolate cherry shaker cabinet in a casual contemporary Mediterranean home.

1 undercabinet wood

2 undercabinet stainless low profile

3 modern stainless chimney

4 Wood and stainless

5 large decorative metal

6 canopy stainless chimney

7 Euro stainless chimney

8 wood

9 undercabinet stainless

10 large decorative wood

11 large wood canopy

12 large stainless - not in budget:(

Your kitchen isn't big enough for the elaborate hoods. I'd do 9, the pro style canopy hood. I've seen them with a stainless panel to the ceiling instead of cabinets.

herbflavor i like your simple but classy pick. dh and i agree and like your back splash idea. what are your thoughts on #8 without the cabinets above hood and just a wood panel? the hood is still all wood and bumped forward a bit?

mayflowers good point! didn't think about that you thin a couple of those could be overwhelming?! yikes! my KD always says I have a big kitchen...not really just high ceilings. thought i might get away with it if i moved cabinets away from it and with my high ceilings? but i'm a less is more kinda girl. i like your choice with #9 basic and simple and nice contrast against the dark cabinets. in fact that is very similiar to the one dh and i are leaning to. that is the one i've called the manufacturer on twice this week to make sure i understood installation where to mount. i think part of why we are leaning that way is because it keeps the cabinet line clean and simple looking and not too clunky. also, since i received a new door sample from my kd i want more and more of those pretty wood doors! ive seen the one your talking about too.

I have #6 being installed tonight by hubby. 36" over a 30" range. It will be the only thing on the range wall.

I replaced an old barely working white under cabinet model.

Our last kitchen remodel included a OTR micro vent out hood. It served it's purpose when my boys were growing up.

I now want function and clean simple form in my kitchen.

I do like your last photo a lot. Have you looked into having a metal shop do that hood, with an insert. Or a cabinet maker do it out of veneer. ???

You should post a photo of your kitchen and the KD drawing when you ask a question about preferences so that you get responses specific to your situation.

I like the first hood too but I think it's a little traditional. Are you using traditional or contemporary elements with your dark cherry cabinets? Do you have photos of your sample door? Have you thought about pulls, counter, and backsplash? Those are the elements that will push your Shaker cabs into either contemporary or traditional styling. You may have mentioned them before but it's hard to remember from thread to thread what all your plans are.

Well, editing this to put range stuff into the range thread... in case you missed, I'd written up MW stuff here first! Duh. Coffee!!!

My future one will be under cabinet. The cabinet is small but will contain immediate cooking oils and salt, pepper and ground garlic - that sort of thing. Most used stuff! Easy access for me.

Range is against an outside wall.

Object on range is a lamp shade. Don't ask me... ask GC...

Terri good for you! Post a picture when you can. I too love the last one but I think it's out of budget I will look into seeing the cost of fabrication just for what it's worth.

Mayflowers hope this helps! Here is last KD drawing I have. He has since made changes, but this gives you the idea of the space.

The door is a shaker with chocolate stain on cherry wood.

May use marble subway tile for backsplash pictured here sitting on matte white floor tile.

Hardware - Long bar pulls

pictures came out short a squaty from my phone, but if you click on the pictures it looks correct size.

I think you mentioned a gray quartz counter too? With the bar pulls, it is a contemporary direction. I'd eliminate the cabinets over the hood to break up the wall of dark wood. You should use a larger hood than your stove, which will help make that wall a focal point.

I hate cleaning my chimney hood. It's hard to make it streak-free, especially on the chimney.

If you scroll up you will find where I edited the topic for this thread to be range hoods! (Instead of MW which ended up in here by mistake... Sorry!) At any rate, I don't know how well it works yet, as the electric is only being connected to the range this week.

artemis thanks for the feedback. I went back and read that twice thinking I was missing something I was thinking needed more coffee LOL :)

Your range hood looks nice and simple doesn't take away from your kitchen. looks like you're making great progress wish I were where you are !

Thanks for sharing the pics... looks log cabin style so cool!

Mayflowers I have two slabs of a very basic white quartz on hold at the slab yard. I went there really wanting to do a faux marble quartz and I took my natural marble subway tile with me unfortunately I found that the natural marble and the faux marble don't look that great together . I kind of had my heart set on doing something marble and will not do marble on the countertops so really my only option is to do it on the backsplash. I currently have Marble countertops in our master bath and though it's gorgeous it's not great for use. I cook a lot so I just think it would be too fussy for me.

Regarding your suggestion of a chimney Hood I forgot that is one thing that I thought of too regarding the cleaning of it. I'm so glad you brought that up I forgot about it till now. I do not need any more work or another stainless item in the kitchen to be cleaning all the time or getting on a ladder to do so!

You are right about it breaking up the cabinets but my DH thinks we are getting that on the window wall already and he likes the nice simple flow and look to a straight line of cabinetry. I can't say I disagree and I do see that in a lot of contemporary kitchen designs. I agree that it can be a focal point but I'm not sure I want it to be. Again with the chimney type I don't love that it's two pieces, the fact that it looks a little clunky, and i'm going to have to clean it all the time with it being a focal point.

I'm thinking I want the focal point to be the beautiful cabinetry and the backsplash.