Stay away from those cheepchinesecrapola cabinets and cabinet sellers designing the space. The design does not work.

Pick an American made line. And no wood hood. It costs thousands above a stainless one. And hire a real KD.

I have a wood hood and really like it and the look. I think it is personal preference. If I had a access to an Amish carpenter, I'd go for the wood one. I have an Amish pie-safe and island - some of the best made stuff I own. I have not had problems with the hood but it is stained oak, I use my vent and it is steel lined inside.

Don't be afraid to talk to a metal fabricator about options. In our case, it ended up being $1000 cheaper to have someone make us a hammered copper hood cover than to have the cabinet maker make up something out of plywood to match the cabinets! It's an amazing focal point, and we joke about our "bargain" copper range hood. You could easily have something made up in stainless that was more decorative than just a standard chimney fan.

American Assembled imports are not the actual definition of American made. They are really skirting the line calling them that. A big warehouse and a a couple of screw guns do not count as a “factory”. Someone could really go to town with a lawsuit over that.

Those same cabinets litter the internet forever under various names. They’re all the same. And all cheepchinesecrapola.

The light in here isn't great at the moment, but to give you a general idea...We love it!

To me stainless was a no-brainer. I've ruined wood cabinets from steam from crockpot / coffee maker / rice cooker before. I can't imagine boiling water on the stove with a wood hood above. Stainless still gets greasy and then dust sticks to the grease if you don't clean often enough.... but still cleans up nice, with a microfiber cloth / hot water / dawn dish detergent. Followed by stainless steel polisher. Easier than having to re-paint!

I think simple stainless good CFM hood is the best choice.IMO most wood hoods look out of place in regular kitchens and provide no better venting and cost a huge amount for no real purpose. I like kichens to be first practical and then pretty and I think a wood hood is just not practical. I think you will have to decide the look you want. Not one of your idea pics shows a wood hood so that tells me not to do it. I like the hoods that go up with no cabinet on top

I'm minimizing the range hood in my current remodel. We're opening our kitchen to the living room and most hoods I see would just overwhelm the room in our urban home. I'm going with something like this: https://www.houzz.com/projects/264194/greenwich-street

Mine was about $1000 installed - simple wood hood / liner with 390cfm vent.