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This VMI decorative mantel hood is a 36-inch-wide maple wood shell that mounts against the wall above the cooktop and frames the space with a built-in, furniture-grade look. It is a decorative enclosure, not a ventilation unit. The liner and the ventilator that moves air are selected and purchased separately.
A finished wood range hood is an assembly of three parts: the decorative shell, the liner that fits inside it, and the ventilator that actually moves air. This product is the shell. It supplies the visible woodwork, the mantel profile, and the architectural presence above the range. The liner mounts inside the shell to house the ventilator, and the ventilator does the work of capturing smoke and cooking odors. Because the liner is sold separately, the installer chooses a liner that matches the ventilator being used and the dimensions of this shell. That approach lets the ventilation side of the project be specified independently, matched to the cooktop output and the room's duct situation.
Maple is one of the most finish-versatile hardwoods in cabinetry. Its fine, closed grain and uniform color accept both paint and stain cleanly, with no blotching or wild figure to manage. For a painted kitchen, maple is a reliable paint-grade choice. For a stained kitchen, it can be matched closely to maple cabinet doors or taken in a custom direction with a tinted stain. Because this shell ships ready-to-finish, the color is determined in the shop or on the job site, not at the factory. That gives designers and finishers full control over the result.
This shell suits kitchen projects where the hood needs to feel like custom cabinetry rather than an appliance. Cabinet shops building painted or stained maple kitchens will find the species match straightforward. Designers specifying a mantel-style focal point over a wall-mount range or cooktop can pair this shell with a liner and ventilator to meet the CFM requirement of the cooktop. At 36 inches wide, the shell aligns with a standard 36-inch cooking surface and carries a 42-inch height that provides the visual scale a mantel design requires without overwhelming the wall.
Neither. This is the decorative maple wood shell only. The liner and the ventilator that moves air are both purchased separately and chosen to match the installation requirements.
It ships ready-to-finish and unfinished. Stain, paint, or another compatible finishing system is applied on site.
The shell is 36 inches wide and is sized for installation above a 36-inch cooking surface. Confirm the ventilator CFM against the cooktop's BTU output when selecting the ventilation unit.
Yes. Maple's closed grain makes it a dependable surface for both paint and stain, so the finishing choice is entirely up to the project.
Pair this maple shell with the liner and ventilator that fit the installation, finish it to match the cabinetry, and the hood disappears into the kitchen as built-in woodwork rather than an afterthought above the range.