I am in the process of a slow step by step kitchen renovation. The house was built in 1914 and has original cabinetry and wood work, shellacked, not painted. I found a great contractor/cabinet maker who was able to use the original cabinet fronts (the cabinets were not even boxes) and use them to hide a dishwasher and a couple pull outs. The sink is white ceramic, the high arched faucet is pfister rustic bronze, which looks more like copper than the darker oil-rubbed bronze, and the counter is formica (a light gray faux marble). There is a schoolhouse light fixture in the middle and 2 small ones over the sink. The fridge is stainless steel but is in an alcove a bit off the kitchen so not really seen. Just bought a new stove - ilve nostalgie in white (not yet delivered). The stove sits between two door frames (same wood finish as everything else), with only 15" cabinets to be installed on either side, which will match the rest of the wood finish. The plan is for chimney shaped range hood above the stove with floating shelves on either side, again in wood to match the rest. The backsplash will be tiled, probably in a light blue rustic looking tile but that hasn't been chosen yet. How high and wide the tile goes is also up for debate but a different question. I love the contractor - we work well together and he has great ideas but he is a big fan of white, and I am not. I love the white sink and stove but otherwise plan on adding some color, and he has already talked me out of elaborately designed moroccan tiles). He thinks we should get a white range hood over the white stove and no matter how long I think about it, I don't like the idea of all that white. I thought about a dark copper-y one but he pointed out the shelves on either side then wouldn't stand out as it would be the same tone as the wood, and he's right. The original inspiration photo had a stainless steel hood which is what I had thought all along, but he pointed out in the photo there is a SS range. I think SS would look more rustic and hence a bit more authentic and while I'm not a fanatic about authenticity (and am on a budget), I want to keep the FEEL of the original. I would love some feedback on all this. First photo is "inspiration" photo. Next 2 are the part of the kitchen with the original cabinets that was just redone. (The dishwasher is behind the "drawers".) The bottom photo is the space under discussion. The wainscoting is removed. The stove will be centered with cabinets on either side like the 1st pic. Thanks in advance!