Setting aside the material, that hood pictured is way too shallow. You can see that it is not covering the range properly. Anything cooking on your front burners would not be exhausted out. If you cannot order from them a deeper hood (21'-24" deep), I'd pass.

Pretty hood! So the upper cabinets that are on either side of my induction range have vinyl "skins" that match the unstained maple shaker wall cabinets which have a solid wooden face frame. And under this side panel of vinyl skin is MDF. Much to my surprise, neither the vinyl skin nor the MDF have changed in shape or texture or appearance in nearly 20 years-I have a family of seven kids. My range hood is solid wood (veneered however) with a high-quality insert. So from this standpoint, it wouldn't be a deal breaker to have a vinyl skin on the outside.

One concern I would have in your situation is cleaning the gold vinyl surface. I think that might be a deal breaker since cleaning grease (though it isn't the inside of the hood, it will still get dusty and greasy on the outside over time) sometimes requires something stronger than soap and water.

What does the warranty say? How much more are other options?

I haven’t researched it much but did see a lot of you tube videos showing how to cover a hood yourself with this vinyl product. Not only hoods, but all other kitchen appliances!

@The Kitchen Place thank you for your post and the photo. I bet the vinyl wrap is similar to the black stainless wrap. What a disappointment it would be to have appliances start peeling.

I would only buy that if I were remodeling with the intent to sell. It looks cool, but I'd be afraid of longevity.

@missb_remodeling I agree. This is a vacation home that is really too large for us. We are remodeling to resell in approximately 2 years.

You could use a more appropriately sized insert and get a cover made that was sheathed in Chemetal or some other sort of metal decorative surface.

https://www.chemetal.com/design-series/800-traditional-classics/

Yes, good idea. I can have a custom hood made, but they are very expensive.

A simple form like that may not be outrageously expensive.

Fingers crossed!

What are these cabinets called? No hardware, smooth

I thought I'd share what I finally went with as far as a gold hood. I got quotes for custom hoods, but they were more than I wanted to spend and went with the gold Zephyr Mesa hood.

Although I preferred the other look, for the cost savings, I am very happy with this. It works well too. The color is softer in person than in my photo.