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The VMI Keystone Mantel is a decorative cherry wood range hood shell designed to mount against the wall above a cooktop and anchor the kitchen with a furniture-style mantel look. At 42 inches wide, it suits wider cooking runs and kitchens where the hood is meant to read as a designed centerpiece rather than an appliance. The liner and ventilation unit are sold separately.
A 42-inch hood shell fills the wall above a wider range or dual-fuel cooktop without looking undersized. In a kitchen where the hood wall is the design focus, the extra width also creates room for a more commanding mantel profile: taller pilasters, a deeper cornice, and proportions that hold their own against wide upper cabinets or an open ceiling above. This shell is the woodwork side of that statement. It establishes the silhouette and the species; the ventilation unit that moves the air is chosen separately and fitted inside.
Cherry is a close-grained hardwood that takes stain evenly and develops a warm, reddish-amber tone that deepens with light over time. The Keystone Mantel shell arrives unfinished, which is the right starting point for a custom kitchen: the finisher can match the door stain, apply a contrasting paint, or add a glaze to suit the design. At 42 inches wide, 42 inches tall, and 25-1/2 inches deep, the shell has the depth and height to carry crown moulding or other trim details that complete a mantel look.
This shell is built for kitchen designers, cabinetmakers, and contractors who are assembling a complete custom hood as separate components. The wood shell provides the decorative enclosure. A compatible liner seats inside the shell and is selected to match the shell dimensions and the chosen ventilator. The ventilator, sized to the cooktop BTU load and the duct run, then drops into the liner. Sourcing the shell first and then matching the liner and ventilator to it is the standard path for a custom mantel-hood installation. Cherry species and the 42-inch width are the selection criteria to confirm against the design before ordering.
Neither. This is the decorative cherry wood shell only. The liner and the ventilator that moves the air are each sold separately. Confirm the liner dimensions and ventilator model against the shell before ordering.
It arrives unfinished and ready-to-finish. Stain, paint, or a custom topcoat can be applied after delivery to match or complement the surrounding cabinetry.
The shell is 42 inches wide, 42 inches tall, and 25-1/2 inches deep.
A 42-inch hood shell is a common pairing above a 42-inch range or cooktop, and it also works above a 36-inch cooktop when a wider visual footprint is part of the design. Confirm the fit against the cabinet layout and the cooktop centerline before finalizing.
Choose this shell when the kitchen calls for a wide, furniture-style cherry hood that can be finished on-site to match the cabinetry, with the liner and ventilator sourced to complete the installation.