42-Inch Cherry Hood Shell for a Seamless Wall Cabinet Run

This Omega National Signature Straight range hood is a decorative cherry wood shell designed for wall-mount installation above the cooktop. At 42 inches wide, it provides broad visual coverage across larger ranges and fits naturally into a wall cabinet layout where a clean, straight profile is the goal. The hood ships unfinished so it can be stained, glazed, or painted to coordinate precisely with the surrounding cabinetry.

Key Features

• 42-inch-wide cherry wood shell provides full coverage above wide ranges and cooktops.
• Signature Straight profile delivers a clean architectural line suited to traditional and transitional kitchens.
• Ready-to-finish cherry accepts stain or paint so the hood matches the cabinet finish on site.
• Broan-compatible liner included bridges the shell to a compatible Broan ventilation unit, ordered separately.
• Wall-mount design at 22-7/8 inches tall and 19 inches deep fits standard above-range wall positions.

Where a 42-Inch Hood Fits the Job

A 42-inch shell suits a 36-inch or 42-inch range or cooktop where the standard recommendation is for the hood width to meet or exceed the cooking surface. In a kitchen with an extended run of upper cabinets, the wider shell keeps the proportions in scale and avoids the undersized appearance that a narrower hood can create above a larger range. The straight profile aligns flush with adjacent cabinet faces rather than projecting a decorative skirt or arched valance, which suits a layout where the surrounding cabinets do most of the visual work.

Cherry Wood and the Unfinished Advantage

Cherry is a close-grained hardwood that takes stain evenly and develops a warm amber tone over time, making it a dependable match for cherry cabinet doors and drawer fronts. Because this shell arrives unfinished, the finishing shop or installer can apply the same stain, glaze, or topcoat used on the rest of the cabinetry, so the hood reads as part of the cabinet package rather than a separate appliance enclosure. That match is difficult to achieve with a prefinished product and is one of the main reasons kitchen designers specify a ready-to-finish shell for custom and semi-custom projects.

Who Reaches for This Shell

Cabinet shops building custom kitchens around cherry or finish-matched upper cabinets use this shell to carry the door style and species across the range wall without interruption. Kitchen designers specifying for a client who wants a furniture-grade hood above a 36-inch or 42-inch range will find the straight profile adaptable to a range of door styles, from simple Shaker to raised panel. Contractors installing a renovation package where the cabinetry is already finished on site can match the hood to the existing doors in the same finishing pass. Because the ventilation unit is separate, the installer selects the blower to suit the cooktop output and duct configuration independently of the decorative shell.

Common Questions

The Right Shell for a Wider Range Wall

For a kitchen where a 36-inch or larger range anchors the cooking zone and cherry cabinetry sets the material palette, this 42-inch Signature Straight shell gives the range wall a cohesive, furniture-grade finish that a prefinished or stainless hood cannot replicate.