What about having a hood that matches your cabinetry that hides the hood insert?

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Depends on budget. Wood hoods are all very expensive. More so than stainless.

The island countertop will be solid white quartz and we might do something different on the perimeter.

If you're doing two different cabinet colors, then pick one stone. If you're keeping all the cabinets the same color, then you can mix two stones.

Should we do a wood hood or a stainless?

Which do you prefer? What do you mean by modern coastal? I live in FL and sorry but have no clue what that would mean.

I think it's a matter of personal preference and budget. There are a lot of different configurations of SS hoods. Have you looked at them to see if you like any of them? What Sabrina showed is done a lot too. Here is something some people do - there is wood trim only on the bottom of the hood. The next picture shows wood on the whole hood.

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Stainless. Easier to wipe and clean than wood. Stainless goes with everything and won't go out of style the way a "modern coastal" wood hood inevitably will. Also, typically wood hoods are not made deep enough - hoods should be minimum 22" deep front-to-back, and preferably 24" deep in order to cover the cooktop's front burners. Wood hoods tend to be built more shallowly, like 18" deep which is insufficient. Wood hoods also mean you need to buy the filters/motor/liner separately which is a PITA, while stainless steel hoods come with that. When you buy a stainless steel hood, make sure to get one that has baffle filters, not mesh filters.

Thank you for the awesome advise. Does everyone think stainless hoods are still fashionable? Don’t want to pick something that is going out… that’s probably the root of my question about wood or stainless.

Why do you think stainless hoods are not fashionable? If anything, the cabinet hood surrounds seems a little stodgy with their blocky wall-of-cabinetry look. If you want to be high-end, a painted metal hood could be a choice.

I really wish you'd explain what you mean by "modern coastal". Or even what you mean by a "wood hood" - painted, stained, matching the cabinetry, shiplapped, or? You could get better advice if only we knew what decor you were looking for. Do you have any photos of a modern coastal kitchen you could post?

This first photo is a Florida kitchen.

Other kitchens with metal hoods:

This kitchen below is extraordinarily expensive. Note that the wall of little drawers are not little drawers; they are actually fridge door panels:

Here’s my stainless hood, customized, from Vent A Hood:

I think stainless professional-style hoods are more classic than wood-encased hoods, the trendiness of which has ebbed and flowed several times. E.g., they were huge in the era of Tuscan kitchens, big in late 80s/early 90s, and are now coming back.

Having had a wood hood, I hated it. It really was very difficult to keep it clean, as it was a magnet for grease and dust. Wood is not only harder to keep clean, but you generally have to use gentle cleaning products with it. So I am doing SS in my new kitchen.

Thanks again everyone for the advice. The aesthetic of our entire home is “modern coastal” which for me means - lots of white and soft color, mostly monochromatic with punches of accent colors, greige or light wood-tone. The “modern “ piece means no nautical stuff like anchors or seashells etc. only crisp clean line and other modern elements. Just trying to ensure both a wood hood or stainless hood are both in vogue.

Sorry, forgot to define wood hood. Means a cabinet style hood in the same finish as the other cabinets in the kitchen.

Does everyone think stainless hoods are still fashionable? Don’t want to pick something that is going out… that’s probably the root of my question about wood or stainless.

If you're not planning on selling in the next 5 years, it doesn't matter one iota what is in or out of style because no one can predict what is going to be in or out. Do what YOU like.

The aesthetic of our entire home is “modern coastal” which for me means - lots of white and soft color, mostly monochromatic with punches of accent colors, greige or light wood-tone. The “modern “ piece means no nautical stuff like anchors or seashells etc. only crisp clean line and other modern elements. Just trying to ensure both a wood hood or stainless hood are both in vogue.

Sorry but once you mention greige, that says to me trendy. Today's greige is yesterday's gray and 10 years ago beige.

It sounds like OP WANTS trendy. Which is fine. Most people do.

“Just trying to ensure both a wood hood or stainless hood are both in vogue.”

Both are ”in vogue” and neither is ”in vogue”. It’s like saying ”are sofas in vogue?” It depends on the style. A victorian sofa with an elaborate carved wood frame is not in vogue. A Florence Knoll sofa designed 70 years ago is as hot now as it was then. An Ikea sofa with a scandinavian look is in vogue.

Similarly, there are many styles of wood hoods, many styles of metal hoods. It depends how you are doing them. I would say that a hood in cabinetry to match your other cabinetry in the kitchen is more predictable and been done for the last 40 years. It’s certainly not out of fashion, but is it up to the minute? No. But maybe that’s not what you want.

I think you need to pin down more what you want and stop using phrases that sound like pulled from Instagram posts, Be more specific - how will you talk with your kitchen cabinet company unless you are more detailed? Photos are more helpful.

I will add that whenever I have a design dilemma I go back and look at my inspiration photos. Usually they answer the question for me. If you don't have inspiration photos, get them.

Modern, and about as minimalist as you can get...

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There is a designer in Jupiter Florida who specializes in the "Florida coastal" look, but her aesthetic is not what you are describing. Hers has more color and is about emphasizing the fantastic light that Florida is known for. She designs kitchens both with stainless steel hoods and with cabinetry surround hoods, so there is no "rule" what hoods go with "coastal" decor. However, her cabinetry hoods are more current in that they are larger and without embellishments like corbels, raised panels, or mantel shelves.

It may not be at all what you are looking for, given your description of modern coastal. But this is one designer's idea of Florida coastal at least.

Wood could feel too heavy

I do though like the idea of pulling in the wood in island and think wood trim on a white hood could be a nice choice.