Light Wood Chevron Backsplash
Speaking of chevron backsplashes, have you ever seen one made of wood? Typically youll see wood floors or cabinets, but this kitchen is complemented nicely with a wooden looking tile backsplash!
The colors are great: light granite countertops, off-white cabinets, light wood backsplash everything blends in.
We love how the colorful flowers pop off of the neutral colors as well. Try adding some in your own kitchen!
All Stone All The Time
This kitchen is both modern and traditional. The lines are clean, the colors muted but not drab, with a subtle nod to earth tones in shades of browns and tans. Check out the stone range hood cover! The chevron backsplash showcases a nice contrasting pattern to the vertical and horizontal bricks on the custom hood, too.
This place has got personality for days. I wish my home could match it!
Bold Black Hood In White Kitchen
This kitchen is one of my favorites. It has a bold black range hood cover with textured wood and light accents. It stands out as the focal point of this large kitchen. Elegant marble countertops and shaker cabinets send the modern look home. To top it off there are beautiful hanging lights overhead!
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Building The Frame Of The Vent Hood
I built the top and bottom separate, attached them to the wall, and then cut the joining angle boards to make sure they fit perfectly! I used rough-cut furring stripsnot fancy 2x2s, all in all for the 6 of them I think I spent $15.00, and no one will ever see them!
Top frame
Bottom frame
We placed the vent hood over the tile, I know a lot of people dont do that, they tile around it, but just in case in a year or two I change my mind and want a pot rack again, its not hard to go back since mine is actually a faux vent hood!
We used tile drill bits from Ryobi, they were inexpensive and drilled through the tile like it was nothing!
Make sure the holes are drilled into studs so that your screws are going to be capable of holding up your vent hood! It is best to use a laser level if you can handle the cost, it is soooo worth it to help with so many projects and when lining up the two boxes and finding the spots to drill your holes.
There is 24 between the bottom of the top frame and the top of the bottom frame. Hope that makes sense!
Hold the frames up to the wall and mark where the holes are drilled in your tile and drill holes into your vent hood frames as well using a regular 1/4 drill bit!
I added the top frame first since it is easiest to hold in place! Lol!
Next, I added the bottom frame to the wall. Make sure on this one that all pocket holes are facing upwards and towards the wall on the vertical ones just in case they could be visible!
The sides are added!
Assembling Custom Range Hood
While making your custom range hood, make sure placement height is correct for proper exhaust fan installation. Add two front braces and two back braces with pocket hole screws as well, following plan. Placement of braces does not have to be exact, since they will not be visible, but make sure back braces don’t interfere with exhaust fan vent or duct work. Use bar clamps when assembling to hold pieces in place.
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Gotcha Covered: Building A Wood Range Hood Cover
Even though Im sure you figured wed just grow to love the look of our crazy exposed hood we were ready to get this hood-covering train in motion. Oh and as for the height of the range hood, we just followed the manufacturers recommendations .
As for the hood cover, the first thing we did was use photoshop to mock up two different options to figure out what we thought would look best. This was our original thought, since it looks most like a lot of the hoods in our inspiration pictures. The squares on the front are supposed to be panels wed make using trim.
But it looked a bit top-heavy to us, so we tried this version instead:
We liked that much better, so I took some measurements and drew up a technical drawing of the plan. I roughly sketched the hood to scale with pen and then used a thicker marker to design the cover around it.
And in the other corner you can see where I started to figure out what sort of wood I would need to actually build this thing. Im not going to even try to explain what this means now, since it will become clearer as you see the actual cover come together. But just know my goals with this thing were to:
- Make it sturdy
- Make it as light as possible
- Make it pretty
When I returned from the store with some plywood panels and 1 x 2 boards in hand, I got right to building. I was going to build from the bottom up so I started off by building a frame and cutting some plywood panels to size:
Heres what it looked like with the first three sides done.
Cut List For The Kitchen Vent Hood:
***Make sure and measure your lattice pieces based on your vent hoodsome plywood is not actually 1/4 and other things may affect your measurementsmake sure and measure your own project and only use these measurements as guidelines! Just a note, I did not bevel the edges of the latticethere was such a small gap that I just caulked it!
Woah that was one heck of a cut list I tell you! Such a small seeming project has a lot of parts! Lol!
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How To Build A Farmhouse Wood Range Hood
When we designed the kitchen in our modern farmhouse, we chose to go with a stainless hood to add a little modern to the kitchen. However, after living in the house for a few months, Brooke decided that the kitchen would look better with a stained wood hood. It would add more warmth to the kitchen and tie in with the floating shelves and wood beams. At the time, I was itching for a new project, so I happily obliged.
When I made this hood, I didnt know I would eventually be writing a tutorial on how to build it, so unfortunately I didnt take any pictures of the process. So instead Im providing 3D illustrations, which are probably more helpful than photos anyway.
Lets get started. Heres what youll need:
- 1 x 6 clear pine
- 1 x 3 clear pine
- 1 x 8 clear pine
Add Angle Frame Supports To Range Hood Frame
The last part of the frame build is the angle framing support. Ugh this is the step that made me want to quit midway through this project. Honestly, looking back I was just overthinking this step and making it more difficult than it needed to be with the angles.
You can see more details of this step in the DIY range hood video tutorial here!
First, we added 1x2s that were 1/4 in from the side 1×2 pieces so that our side range hood cover pieces had something to nail into along the back. These boards were nailed into our cabinets.
Next, I added two 2x2s stacked on top of each other with 2 brad nails on each side. I did this so that my 1×6 stained wood board could be installed at the correct height and to provide support for the angle framing boards.
For the 1×2 front angled boards, I held the board out past the stacked 2x2s to mark the exact angle needed which was about 21 degrees . Since we were working with a right angle triangle, I did some geometry to then figure out the top angle cuts!
X = 180 degrees 21 degrees 90 degrees
X = 69 degrees
Well my miter saw only cuts up to 55 degrees. And I didnt want to hold the board at a wonky angle while cutting. So, then we realized we didnt need it be perfect and we just cut as far of an angle as we could, the 55 degrees, and that was enough of an angle to nail into the wall.
Then we nailed the bottom part of the board into the stacked 2x2s.
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Festive Range Hood Cover
The contrast of the horizontal and vertical shiplap pattern is quite striking! Together, they make an elegant kitchen. The open shelving gives you an extra element that you might love!
All your kitchen worries are gone when you have a custom range hood cover with vertical shiplap. The stainless steel insert keeps the entire space fresh and clean.
Range Hood Ideas: Box It
Build a custom decorative box to cover your old range hood. Reorganize your kitchen, so you dont need the extra space of an overhead cabinet and then cover the front and sides with wood that you can stain or paint as shown here. Youll still have access to the vent controls by reaching underneath. And, the front ledge works as a spot for small fun or functional objects.
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Diy Plans For Custom Range Hood
Does anyone have any DIY Custom Range Hood Plans? I can’t find anything on the internet anywhere!! I am trying to write my steps out in a Word document and then will share them with anyone if I could just get a little help. Surely there are others who want to create this themselves rather than pay big bucks to someone else?
I want to build a 36″ wide range hood to fit over a Broan Wood Hood Kit, Model 103023. It will vent a 30″ gas range. I had thought the Hood Kit would have had enough info to design and make it ARRRGH!
While I am diligent and hardworking, I am not greatly skilled, experienced or talented in woodworking. The logistics of creating the angles/attaching the plywood pieces together on the sloped hood, attaching it to the hood insert/liner kit, hanging this decorative hood cover, and ensuring it is safe are all boggling my mind.
I plan for the range hood decorative cover to be plywood, with a stucco or venetian plaster finish, and 5+” of carved hardwood trim around the bottom, and some sort of a wooden crown molding or trim at the top.
Preliminary dimensions:-Vent up through a 7’11” ceiling, about 28″ over a standard gas stove- 35 7/8″ wide at the bottom- 24″ wide at the top- about 14″ deep at the top and- about 21″ deep at the bottom end.
Planned Steps:1) Partially building the range hood: Creating the full back panel shape out of plywood, then attaching a 1″ x 6″ trim box on the bottom that has hood liner and blower attached,
Finish The Underneath Side Of The Range Hood Cover
Lastly, I wanted a clean look underneath of the range hood cover. I used cut to size and painted them white, then nailed them into the frame to cover it. I just used them along the sides, since I wanted to leave a gap along the front side underneath.
Heres the finished cover!
Well I am just in awe at how lovely this DIY range hood cover turned out! It has really brought our kitchen makeover together thus far! I love the warmth and character it provides!
Im so glad I didnt give up on this project! What do you think?
I know we could really use a new range now, but that will just have to wait for a phase 2 makeover since this phase 1 makeover only has a $1000 budget!
Follow along on for sneak peeks of the kitchen makeover progress and follow along on for video tutorials of all the DIY projects! The final reveal is getting close, I cant wait to wrap this kitchen makeover up!
One more before and after!
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Wood Range Hood Styles For Every Kitchen Design
Regardless of your kitchen design aesthetic, we can make you a wood range hood cover that will work perfectly. We currently offer nine styles of straight and curved wood range hoods. Straight styles are the Farmhouse, Craftsman, and Modern. Curved styles are the Ballast, Arcadian, Bell Curve, Bella, Monroe, and our most popular the Tuscan. When you look at the kitchens our range hoods kits have been installed in, you can see that our range hoods are extremely versatile and offer unlimited possibilities when it comes to styles and finishes.
Build A Stunning Range Hood Cover
Bad news for all you instruction followers: I totally wung it from here. Heres the reason. We love the vibe of a large rectangle on the top and bottom, and a linear angle that connects them and tightens as you go upward. Aka a perfect trapezoid with a box above and beneath. I constructed each of the three pieces separately. Were talking double custom. Boo-boo stood in the kitchen where good things begin and verbally affirmed when the imaginary boxes and angles were primo. The air-fit of dry-fits.
The bottom box sat fully supported by insert. I designed it to slide into place. Top box attached to a ceiling joist and to the wall. The beefy beveler was a plywood shell that I pre-measured to fit in between the boxes and tightly hugging the insert. Dont get crazy, echoed the words of Bon Qui Qui in my head, but I was in too deep and I was trying to keep up above in my head. Committed to saving monies and making this is designer as possible, I yanked some tongue and groove solid oak flooring out of storage with which to clad it.
Dont do this. Please. Every single angle is cut to fit, one and a time. We weighed the beefy beveler at can you guess? Try 62 lbs. Took three humans to hang it on the wall. I screwed the ends of the slats touching the wall to the brace I installed inside of it. Beefy was snug to the brace upon shove-install, meaning the screws held very tightly to the brace and the brace to studs in the wall.
Assemble Ducting Before Cutting Holes
Next, attach the ducting transition piece that came with the kit .
You may need to purchase the flexible 6 ducting at $13.98 for 8 ft or whatever length you need, 6 duct clamp at $6.88 for 2, and some HVAC foil tape at $7.93 for a 50 yard roll. Before purchasing ducting, measure up the wall to where youll cut a hole. If its not an outside facing wall, measure the additional run through the garage , attic, or wherever necessary. My run totaled about 10 ft and required a second hole in the back of the house. The floating duct can be held up by perforated metal hanger straps . If your duct needs to exit a vertical wall , snag a 6 louvered exhaust hood for $15.88, a can of insulating foam sealant for $6.65, and a tube of clear silicone for $6.24.
Attach flexible ducting to the ducting transition piece with your handy dandy duct clamp, then foil tape the heck out of the entire joint to ensure little to no air can sneak through. Set aside the other end of the hanging duct and get ready. Left hand slap the Cowardly Lion and right hand slap Courage the Cowardly Dog because crap is about to get real.
Build & Install 24 Frame For The Top Of The Range Hood
I first located the studs on the wall so I would know where to drive in the long screws. Then I built a rectangular frame out of 2x4s in the garage first that was 2- 26 1/2 long 2x4s between 2- 12 end pieces .
After my frame for the top was assembled, I centered it between the space between the cabinets and drove 3 1/2 long screws into the studs.
Replace Your Hood With An Insert
The before and after photos of this beautiful kitchen show how different the space can look with a little bit of change.
The first photo has light hardwood floors, cabinets in beige color tones, as well as countertops that are also beige to match. The island is long enough for seating at either end. This is perfect for entertaining or socializing while youre cooking!
The stainless steel wall range hood in the back provides great ventilation in your cooking area. You can bake something delicious without all those odors lingering.
In the after picture, muted wood flooring welcomes guests into what feels like an entirely different room.
White cabinets replace light hardwood which is a little easier on the eyes and gives the space a modern vibe. The stainless steel hood is replaced by a concealed insert to give the kitchen a sleek look.
Also, did you notice that your guests can conveniently slide the stools under the island when theyre not needed? Cool, right?
In This Diy Tutorial I Will Show You How To Build Your Own Range Hood Fan
Well, another exciting home project is finished in our ongoing on-verge-of-becoming-a-saga-kitchen-renovation. We have built and installed our DIY Range Hood Fan with our Broan Insert from build.com.
I am breathing a sigh or relief after this one. It actually was a lot easier then I thought it was going to be, but we went back and forth for so long trying to make a decision about exactly what design we wanted that I am glad to have finally made a decision and gotten on with it!
And today I have a very long and detailed tutorial for you, in case you ever decide you want to tackle a DIY project like this. Now that it is finished , I would say it was well worth the effort.
Materials:
You do need access to some tools to build this wooden hood fan. We used a table saw, a nail gun, and a drill. The materials were 3/4 plywood, some 1/2 plywood, 1/4 MDF, and MDF corner molding and flat molding for finishing it off. We also used wood glue, clamps, and a straight edge and pencil for marking where to nail during assembly.
Of course the most important part of this DIY was the Broan PM390 Custom Range Hood Insert that we ordered from build.com. This unit has many awesome features as well as the option to be recirculating, but we had some new ducting installed so that we could vent ours outside.
Process:
Okay, I want to make this as simple to understand as possible.