Definitely the second one with the straight front, which echoes the top of your range. The first one overpowers your range. That's my 2 cents!

I agree. The second one. It's classic. Simple. Classic.

The curved one just looks wrong for the classic lines of your range or the craftsman style. Or modern, for that matter. It's more transitional or something. I can envision what it would go with. Modern and craftsman are more clean and straight lined, and the range is classic and straight except for the edges. If you notice, the corners of the first hood are sharp, whereas the second, classic one, has the curved corners like your stovetop.

Another vote for the second one.

Ditto.

I am torn. I think your stove has some rounded edges, so the round one would work, but... the "square" hood's edges are rounded a bit too.... hmmmmmm ......

I think the rounded one looks somehow more traditional and the square one more contemporary.

I can see why you are having trouble deciding!

What cabs and counters are you doing? What edge on the counter?

Thanks all! Cabinets will be painted with Shaker style doors (surprise surprise :) and counter will be dark solid something or other (probably Paperstone or Caesarstone) with eased edges (so basically squareish too). For whatever it's worth, #2 is the cheaper one so that's DH's pick---I think what bugs me about it is just the buttons on the front, but I'd probably get used to that quickly. My dream was a round hood, but we couldn't find one that was big enough and still in our price range.

Artemis, you've probably seen my pics a million times, but I put a hood shaped like your Option 1 over my own vintage range and found that it looked far too delicate with the heavier feel of the range backsplash -- and I even took off the chrome "wings" on the top back! I think it's the thinness of the chimney pipe that felt most off:

Having jettisoned that first hood, currently we are designing our own hood cover to go over an insert, and I'm leaning towards something a lot more angular and beefier up top. I will probably tile mine, but am aiming for something slightly more along these lines:

I'll throw a monkey wrench in the plans and say I agree with CP ..... especially with your sides being open, you might benefit from something that is less narrow at the top. It isn't the shape of the hood area that I'm questioning, but the pipe in your choices that might look a bit off.
Love your range!

How hi are your ceilings? If the ceiling is fairly low, the narrow chimney top part won't be as long/prominent as in the picture you are showing, and in that case, I'm leaning towards the first option. If you have high ceilings, then I agree with CP and gbism, you need something bulkier.

Thanks...ceilings are 9' so the chimney part is pretty long (we're actually pushing it with this one---technically need the extension kit but only by an inch so I was planning to skip it...)

I have seen chimney hoods with much wider vents, but not any in our price range (under $1K for at least 600CFM, ideally with baffle filters) but maybe it's worth exploring more...the main challenge seems to be that there are no uppers on this wall, or we could frame a hood with them pretty easily since the under cabinet types are all quite wide. Hmm..

I would probably also do a conventional, under cabinet, stainless steel hood, and if you didnt want a cabinet over it boxed in with drywall and painted out or tiled to match any backsplash. It would be less expensive, and I think more in keeping with the bulk of a vintage range.

Hmm---I didn't know you could put an undercabinet hood into drywall! I'll investigate that---had assumed these were out as an option since there were no cabinets there...

They basically mount on a bracket or screw into the wood of the cabinet so you could also screw them into the wood frame of a drywall enclosure.

Not a silly question at all artemis! I've struggled with finding an affordable hood for my OKM for TWO years.

Of your 2 choices, I would definitely go with the second one, because it has the horizontal curves that echo your stove top. I know what you mean about the exposed control buttons though. I don't want them either. But I still think the second shape is better for the OKM.

However, I also think CP is right that the narrow chimneys might be a bit too delicate for the vintage stoves.

Here are 2 options I recently found during my 747th attempt at googling for a hood that might work for me. They are both by Proline:

This one has the beefy chimney that I myself prefer. It has a slight curve to the front, though it still has "corners" which I don't want. The control buttons are hidden on the underside.

This one, with a chimney added, has the outside curved edges that I am looking for. I could almost consider it! But...but...those control buttons on the front!!! I think they even have little indicator lights above them!!! Nooooo!

Oh HoodDesigners! Why do you torture me so!!!

I'm going to be looking into custom fabrication through a sheet metal place before I give up on my dream hood (but in white, not black):

(After reading the "unlimited budget" thread, I confess to feeling pretty jealous and depressed this evening. My (Our?) dream hood isn't just a hood: it is a thing of beauty. A piece of art for the kitchen. A stunning appliance that compliments the 50+ year old exceptionally built ranges that we treasure far beyond what is normal "appliance love." I'm going to go stamp my feet, yell that this isn't fair, and then hold my breath until someone buys me that hood!)

Thanks Francy---that first one is the other type of wall-mount hood I'd seen, back when we were looking at a layout that had the range between wall cabinets..."canopy hood" I think it's called? It's definitely bulkier and might balance the stove better; my concern had mostly been that almost all of the photos I've seen show hoods like that installed between upper cabinets, and I was worried that it would look stranded with the flat sides if we had it freestanding. I actually love the look of a similar hood with cabinets surrounding it and "doors" above it, but I'm really hoping to avoid uppers on that wall since the ones we have there now have the effect of closing in the room. (That, and our cabinet budget is absolutely maxed out already!)

Back to hunting for more options, I guess...argh! I'll have to check out the Proline site next. :)

Also, I posted this in another thread about the cabinets, but as this is my new favorite inspiration kitchen, figured I'd post it again here... :) The hood they chose really works for me, even though it's not especially fancy---just a clean look. This is the part where I reconsider the cabinets on that wall. *sigh*

If you do a hood that looks stranded, would you consider shelves on the wall? It would not close the room in as much as an "upper", yet might balance the effect of the hood.
I think either one Francy posted would be great.

FWIW - We picked our island hood at the local Sears scratch 'n dent store (no scratches nor dents on it), and those usually sell in the $2k range for one like ours. We got it for under $1k (I think I recall the tax bringing it to $1k). You may want to check in with local appliance stores and let it be known to call you if they get anything like that in. Ours had been on order for someone who ended up not wanting it. Since Sears does not sell this kind regularly, they shuttled it over to the outlet store and we snapped it up. Try non-conventional means such as ebay, craigslist, Habitat for Humanity Restore, Green Demolitions, etc... personally, I'd wait and go hoodless until I found one I liked I could afford. It is such a large sized element, that you want one you appreciate and not one you will always look at as not what you want.

Good thought---we do have two Sears outlets in the area and an appliance outlet that gets discontinued models as well; we've been keeping an eye out there but not looking aggressively, so it might be time for that. The bigger issue is that from my husband's perspective, we are remodeling the kitchen solely to get a dishwasher, a hood, and flooring that will let the swinging door swing in the right direction...everything else is just details. So I'm thinking waiting for the right one is not going to sit well with him...argh! Luckily we have a few months before it gets installed, though, so there is some time to keep looking.

And that wall will have shelves, so maybe that's a good solution to try out for that--thanks!

I'm revived after passing out from oxygen deprivation. Turns out holding your breath doesn't get you what you want.

I agree with you that it can end up looking awkward without cabinets. I think it depends on the specific wall, and kitchen as a whole. We weren't going to do uppers around our stove because that was less common for a vintage kitchen. A stand alone stove is what looks right to my eye. However, I'm now a bit stuck on what to do with that wall (maybe will do uppers after all). When I'm closer to that part of the design phase, I'll be seeking lots of advice.

Rexem has a "free hanging" retro looking vent-a-hood. They are going to tile behind the range, but not do cabinetry.

Sandyponder has this amazing vintage yellow hood! Of course, a treasure like this must hang alone!

And there is also the ginormous free-hanging white MA hood over the ginormous Chambers in farmhousebound's absolutely perfectly perfect kitchen:

*sigh* That kitchen makes me weak in the knees.

Me too. I think that stove absolutely rocks! I am happy with our Chambers until I see the Mac Daddy kind and get envious, lol. The gorgeous double sideboard vintage sink did that to me the other day here too. I guess I will make do with singles despite coveting doubles, ;)

I think that if the shelves don't work out (but I suspect they will), a pot rack or spice rack nearby would make sense and look good as well. I love the examples above where the hood is not boxed in. I think you will be happy if you let yours breathe a little too.

Mmmmm, love all these hood ideas. Not to hijack, but I'm stymied myself since I'm stuck with cabinets on both sides (ironically, the only uppers in my kitchen).

Artemis, did you say if you are tiling that wall at all? The tile line (or texture) you decide on might influence your choice?

My problem is that although these OKM stoves look so good in a vintage/bungalow/craftsmanny kitchen, the pre-fab hood choices appear to be either full-on swoopy Populuxe 1950's or else Victorian lines with chimneys. Both of which work with the stoves but not really with the stained wood craftsman cabinetry (at least in my case). (At least, I think. I'm so confused these days about what really looks OK and what looks like a bad remuddled hash.)

I'm partial to the 1920's site-built stucco ones that are tiled inside all the way up, but this only really works if you have the old-fashioned fan up top with a switch or pull.

Maybe the Modernaire-type curve-over in a different material?

Hmm. Argh.

Yup, I think we're tiling at least part of that wall (it wraps around in an L from the sink wall, so I can't figure out where to stop the backsplash otherwise---right now there's a chimney and it stops at the chimney).

I had the same issue with many of the Victorian or 50s hoods looking, well, too Victorian or 50s...and we're not even going for true "period" per se. I'm hoping a simple modern hood will do the trick if I can find one that looks right---we're also not hiding the dishwasher, etc. so I figure throwing in some modern trappings isn't such a bad thing at that point. The Vent-a-Hood website, while mostly filled with lots of hoods that are out of our budget, did have some nice photos of canopy style hoods used as freestanding hoods with no cabinets, though (and I actually think those look great with cabinets to the sides, so maybe something that could work for yours?)

The funny part is that we have the ceiling fan with the pull-switch right now (not that we use it as it shorts the kitchen out with the new GFCI outlets...) I went through a very brief little period of wondering if we could add a modern blower up in the attic and still use the old fan, since it looks really cool (probably c. 1950, all chrome-y) but got vetoed incredibly quickly on that one! We're trying to think of creative places to use the vent cover and an iron cover that's part of our built-on ironing cabinet that sadly is coming out with a wall removal, and has sparks cut out all over it---also very cool, and can't wait to see it when the paint is stripped!

Bumping this with a quick update...so we have finally gotten in some bids on building out a sheetrock chimney, and have taken that off the table---adds too much to the overall cost since we're on a tight budget.

BUT---I've also discovered one other option, which is to use an under-cabinet hood with an optional chimney cover designed to allow it to be a wall-mount hood. This is a bit over our price range if we go with the same brand we've been looking at, but not too much so it would be workable. An added bonus would be that we could bump the size up to 42 inches for our 34.5 inch range, which is better coverage. (They don't make the other hood in that size.) I just can't tell whether this would be much of an improvement over the original contenders or not. Specs are, again, almost identical.

Thoughts??

The alternative hood could look like this (with some variations available---square edges, etc. all possible):

Thanks!!

I think that is pretty nifty looking! I like how the chimney is reminiscent of the stove pipe that you currently have. But won't feel bulky in your kitchen like a full sized hood chimney. And it has those curves (I think the OKM simply must have curves on her hood).

:-)

francy

I think that is a great option. Now, get to work finding one of those somewhere with a discount or on sale.... ! Problem solved ;)

I think that is pretty nifty looking! I like how the chimney is reminiscent of the stove pipe that you currently have. But won't feel bulky in your kitchen like a full sized hood chimney. And it has those curves (I think the OKM simply must have curves on her hood).

:-)

francy

hi Artemis,

We finally installed our own new vent hood insert and it's the BOMB. Love love love it. It's insanely nice. It can lift small kittens off the floor and is lovely to boot. Controls in the back so no obvious buttons. It's the Sirius 901 vent hood insert with 1200CFM and dual motors. It's only 34" wide, but it fits perfectly over my own 38" OKM vintage range, allowing for the tile surround.

It's still on sale where I purchased it online ($599 for a $1400 hood insert), so I just wanted to pass along the info in case the model you're looking at doesn't work out, and in case it could work with your proposed hood design. The online store -- graveyardmall.com -- looks kinda sleazy, and I was worried (although it was a tip from another gardenwebber) but they had great service and the thing arrived in impeccable new condition.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sirius hood on sale

PS here's a quick shot of what it looks like as installed (without the tiled cover on it yet, we're building that today!), in case it helps you envision your own project a bit. Our pipe is skewed because of a wall stud, but yours is going straight up through the ceiling, right?