Thursday, June 18, 2009

Wooden Range Hoods in the Kitchen

By Terry Howarth

Your kitchen can take on a very appealing style from the kind of range hood cover you utilise. When thinking of the decoration of a kitchen, you must bear in mind that the kind of hood you use will enhance the look of your kitchen and generate pleasure and especially safety to the person using the kitchen. Modern kitchens are often very classy and the kind of hood you decide to install will largely be dependent upon the style of your kitchen and the overall kind of look you wish to promote. Wood is gradually becoming increasingly popular as a choice of material for range hoods, because of their classy, quality and timeless appeal.

Since the kind of range extraction hood you put in will add to the overall design of the kitchen, it is highly recommended you do some window browsing in some of the kitchen and furniture appliance shops in your area to acquire the good design ideas.

To achieve the most efficient use of time out of your browsing excursion and purchasing a wood kitchen range hood, it is worthwhile considering the following points:

The type of wood: The long term durability of the kitchen hood will be determined by the type of wood. The more durable the wood is, the more expensive it will be. In the longer term, you will often find that the better kitchen range hoods and more expensive woods will be more cost effective.

Size of the wood range hood: Wooden range hoods come in a variety of different sizes. They usually come as large, standard and small. You will need to take into account the overalll size of your kitchen as well in order for the range hood to operate efficiently. It is of importance to achieve the correct amount of overlap of your cooking range to ensure the most efficient removal o fumes.

The finish of the hood: Since you want to get the most attractive look, you should consider the kind of finishing to achieve the look you want to your kitchen. The color of the kitchen area and the kind of atmosphere and image you want to portray will determine the appropriate finish.

Selecting the best custom profile: The custom profile will definitely add to the overall picture of the kitchen range hoods. You must be sure whether you wish the addition of beads on the trim, and additional colorful accessories, and to what extent.

A lot of people take the easier direction and purchase the same kitchen range hood to that found in a friend's or neighbor's kitchen. However, attending home design exhibitions is often a more favorable idea, as you will often get a better idea of thrange of kitchen hoods out there and you will often discover a hood more appropriate to your requirements. Also using the services of an interior designer can help you in your choice of hood.

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