We did it.
I have a Jenn Air convection/speed microhood over a counter an installed under a standard depth cabinet, in what is called our coffee/micro station. (My hubby calls every thing in our kitchen a "station", as in "Where is the ziploc bag station?")
Here is a pic, so you see what I am talking about.
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Maybe gray walls with the cherry cabs, black hardware, white/gray counter
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