What if the whole thing was tiled with some kind of metal lip on the bottom?

some thoughts... on the photoshop pic... where you have the wood boxed around the bottom of the new build... tile that section horizontally with the yellow sub tiles, white above that, and then box in the top with trim to match the tops of the cabinets... i think that would really make your stove(area) pop and lighten up the area a bit. maybe a little copper trim between the tiles and white? ...

Hmmm -- I like the incorporation of white - I considered a knockoff ModernAire hood with white enamel, using copper instead of stainless accents. But I am afraid that expanse of white draws attention to itself in an otherwise more muted kitchen? We get lots of sunlight, so the pictures probably make it look darker than it is. (But I get what you're saying about it being a big dark chunk-o-wall.)

Palimpsest, I'm liking the metal along the bottom, too, for a kind of outline effect. Although I do love the look when tiled hoods have a row or two on the inside, and thought I might tile all the way under and on up to the liner.

What if the tile were russet and not yellow? Too dark? This is my accent tile up close, with the russet color:
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Something like this?

I like a simplified version of the first white tiled hood you show. The tile is enough on its own to provide a textural backdrop to your range, and I don't think you should draw the eye away from your vintage range.

I agree about tiling up inside.

I would do a pewter tile or an antiqued tile to match the silvery finish on your range. I donÂt think the yellow tiles do much to add more interest to the area where as a little of the right contrast would further showcase that cool range.

circuspeanut-

I love that yellow subway with your cabs - it looks good enough to eat - and I think the new shape of your hood will s uit the space much better.

Use your outstanding metal crafting skills to make a hammered copper or zinc hood with a tile band (like your mock up, with hammered copper where you have the tile) with the f lower tiles you showed us.

Use the f lower tiles on the bottom band part and the cool and funky Pratt and Larson "polka dot" tiles in round and/or oval. Your room is rectilinear, and your flower tiles pull roundish, perhaps another round tile would add a nice accent. Alternately, sprinkle a few flower tiles in with the polka dot ones and use copper or zinc for the band.

Using strips of zinc or copper and zinc/copper nails over a p lywood body to make a pattern; mimic a part of the flower pattern, another Craftsmanesque pattern or just a vertical, horizontal or diagonal stripe. Or you could cut out and nail in zinc polka dots (round or elongated) on a sheet of copper (or vice versa), hammering one or the other to add texture. (And, yes, I do have a thing for polka dots, always have, sorry if my ideas are too dot-happy, but I can see roundish tiles working in your space.)

I like the white tiled hood in the first photo you showed, but the second one looks out of proportion to me, too tall and skinny and angular. But honestly, I think both of those are too bland and plain Jane for your room, you need something with color and personality.

Good luck-

sandyponder

Here is a link that might be useful: Pratt and Larson

I definitely think you should go copper. Since you get tons of light I don't think it would be too dark or too brown. You could mix in some tile around the bottom band and it would be stunning. I think the copper would be a good balance with your countertops.

Copper hood with row of tiles matching those above the range as front border. Slim bead of copper below tiles. I feel the dark part on the mock up is too deep -- a bit heavy on top.

Love your pretty kitchen -- I've seen bits and pieces on other posts but never the whole stove wall.

I think a barrel shape that fills the horizontal space but does not go all the way to the ceiling would be good. Use a vertical chimney flue above it. I just don't care for that much mass in the hood -- about 24 inches of height should be good. As far as materials, either copper or white but I would vote to keep it very simple as far as trim or combining materials. Your kitchen has a simple and pure integrity of design and materials. Eschew cutesy.

I'm too out of it to follow all the suggestions and still keep the question in my head, so please forgive if I'm duplicating or contradicting.

Peanut, I definitely think the scale of what you drew is better than the old hood, which really is a bit dainty for the surroundings, but I'm not sure about the exact shape you drew--though it should be easy to work with, which is a plus. It works so well in the white kitchen with the shelf because the color all blends. I think the first version with the yellow and brown works better on that basis than the one with the white and stainless. In my opinion, if you want the white and stainless you need a more tapered hood to show a little of the wall behind, making it join up, visually, with the range, instead of just protruding from the cabinets.

Additionally, I think that using the accent tiles on the hood will detract from the tiles over the range.

I actually think what you've drawn would look pretty great, though I'd like to see some detailing in the trim band. I personally think tiled hoods look best with brick shaped tiles (e.g., subways) rather than squares. Squares feel heavier. But I think it would be better if you pulled the golden yellow out of the accent tile for the hood tiles.

I like the copper for the edge. It ties in well with the cabinets, and, of course, the counters. And it's free for the price of your labor. What I think would look really good, however, is if you used a shape that echoes your crown molding. It could be your actual crown, or wood moldings with a tile inset, or all copper, or a tile molding, or whatever.

If you want to get really fancy, you can incise the copper for the trim using your accent tile for a pattern (breaking up the shape a little to make it more horizontal), and enamel it. Or just paint it. Or hammer on some zink or stainless. Or just anneal it inside the lines, if you think you can control it well enough.

I think the old hood did compete a little with the range, but because the tiled hood follows from the tiled backsplash, etc., I'm pretty sure it'll help draw the eye to the range, rather than dominating it.

Tiling up to the insert sounds great...but it would be even better if you could tile behind it. (I don't know how permanently installed it currently is. You can use broken or cut tiles behind it to space it out, and just overlap the actual backsplash tiles a tiny bit. This gives you a much cleaner edge and makes it much easier to get the works out if you need to.

I've seen some amazing tiled hoods, but most of them are too ornate for your space. The kind of simple, clean ones you've shown in your examples are much better!

Hey, I finally found a picture to go with what I did not explain well above. A pewtery, antiqued nickely, zinky look in either tiled, metel painted or sheeted.
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Or, the above color with a copper banding in middle.

Circus, I so love your kitchen! That first white tiled hood pic is one of my all time favorites. I definitely think continuing the yellow subs on the hood would be lovely, especially with the copper trim.

Stucco, imho, would catch grease/dirt and end up being sad and grimy looking.

Can't wait to see what perfect solution you come up with!

Everything plllog said. She voiced what I was thinking. ;-)

Hi Peanut,

Not sure if you are still searching for ideas,
here are a few to add.
~boxer

This Old house

Cooktop images

Ceramic Tile range hood

JR Design Stone

contemporaryrose

myhomeideasplasterrangehood

French Gray

You are all so incredible - my deepest thanks. I am pondering it all! I've been off trying to teach myself Google Sketch-Up so that I can see more precise renderings of some of these great ideas.

Dinner engagement calls, but I'll be back very soon with more detailed response -- you are each marvelous!
CP