It depends upon the hood, stove, cabinets, countertop, tile, and kitchen design. Provide images of all that information and you will get better educated direction.

The house is still under construction so I will do my best to include pictures that I have. This is the area in the kitchen where the hood will be installed above the gas cooktop. The cabinets are antique white. The cooktop is stainless and the countertop is Cosmos White Drift. There is an 8 ft. island which contains the sink and dishwasher. Since the hood is not available yet, I included a picture from the website. It has glass on the bottom. I did not remember the crown at the top of the cabinets. I have looked at a lot of pictures and there are so many various ways to handle this. I appreciate any suggestions as they will be installing the hood and backsplash soon.

When cabinets do not go to the ceiling, neither should the backsplash.

Agreed, bottom of hood or will look odd on top.

Thanks Jen. Do you have a picture of yours?

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate your input.

What are you planning to use as the backsplash? Make sure the clearance is ok from the stovetop for whatever the backsplash material is and if necessary use the required backguard.

My blacksplash is Mesmerish Spirit MM30 by Daltile.