A Cherry Wood Hood Shell Built for Wall-Mount Cabinetry

This Omega National accent range hood is a 30-inch-wide decorative wood shell in cherry, designed to wall-mount above a cooktop and integrate with the surrounding cabinetry. It arrives unfinished so it can be stained or painted to match the kitchen, and it includes a Broan-compatible liner ready to accept a separately sourced ventilation unit.

Key Features

• Cherry wood construction with an unfinished surface ready to accept stain or paint to coordinate with the cabinetry.
• Straight accent valance style brings a clean, linear profile that suits transitional and traditional kitchens equally well.
• 30 inches wide and 24 inches tall with a 6-3/16-inch depth, sized for a standard wall-mount position above the range.
• Broan-compatible liner included so the shell arrives ready to accept a compatible ventilation insert.
• Wall-mount position designed to install against the wall and tie into the cabinet run on either side.
• Not prefinished, giving the installer or finish carpenter full control over the final color or stain.

Where This Hood Shell Fits the Project

This shell is the woodwork portion of the hood assembly. It provides the visible structure above the cooking surface and carries the design language of the kitchen, but it does not move air on its own. That role belongs to the ventilation unit, which mounts inside the included Broan-compatible liner. For a kitchen that needs the hood to read as cabinetry rather than an appliance, this shell makes the cooktop wall look like a continuous cabinet run rather than a gap around a stainless insert.

The straight valance is a practical choice when the design calls for clean horizontal lines, a consistent reveal across the wall, or a simple silhouette that will not compete with other decorative elements in the kitchen.

Cherry Species and Finish Preparation

Cherry is a close-grained hardwood that takes stain evenly and deepens in tone over time with natural light exposure, which makes it a natural match for kitchens built in cherry or stained to warm amber and reddish-brown tones. Because the shell ships unfinished, the finisher can dial in an exact match to the door and drawer fronts rather than working around a preset color. The 6-3/16-inch depth keeps the profile relatively shallow at the wall, which helps the hood sit flush with upper cabinet faces.

Who Orders This Shell and How It Gets Installed

Cabinet shops building cherry kitchens use this shell to cap the cooktop wall with a coordinated, custom-looking hood without fabricating the enclosure from scratch. Designers specifying a traditional or transitional kitchen often include it to avoid the visual break a metal or painted hood would create in an otherwise all-wood environment. Contractors sourcing for a full kitchen install can order the shell and the ventilation unit separately, staging the two components to arrive as needed for rough-in and finish work.

Because this is a wall-mount hood, it installs directly against the wall above the range. The liner is included, so the primary separate purchase is the Broan-compatible ventilation unit that will seat inside it. Confirm the ventilation unit model and the required cooktop clearance before the shell goes up.

Common Questions

The Right Shell When the Wood Has to Match

For a cherry kitchen where the hood needs to look like it belongs with the cabinetry, this Omega National shell delivers the wood, the profile, and the finish flexibility to make that happen, while the included liner keeps the path to a working ventilation assembly straightforward.