VMI 48"W Red Oak Bead Board Wall Mount Range Hood, Liner Sold Separately, FBBWH 48 RO

A Red Oak Bead Board Hood Shell Ready for a Custom Finish

This VMI Bead Board wall mount range hood is a decorative red oak wood shell, 48 inches wide, designed to bring texture and warmth above the cooktop. It ships unfinished so the stain, paint, or topcoat can be chosen to match the kitchen exactly. The liner that accepts a ventilation unit is sold separately.

Key Features

• Red oak bead board construction delivers a classic, textured surface with natural grain variation ready to take any finish.
• 48 inches wide by 42 inches tall by 20-1/2 inches deep suits a wide cooktop run with a substantial hood presence.
• Unfinished from the factory so stain, paint, or a custom topcoat can be applied on site to coordinate with the cabinetry.
• Wall mount position installs against the wall above the range or cooktop.
• Liner sold separately to give flexibility in choosing the compatible ventilation unit for the cooktop and layout.

Bead Board Texture That Earns Its Place in the Kitchen

The bead board panel pattern gives this hood shell a character that flat-panel wood hoods do not. The repeated narrow ridges read as traditional craftsmanship, making the hood a natural fit in kitchens with shaker doors, furniture-style cabinetry, or a farmhouse aesthetic. At 48 inches wide, it covers a wider cooking station without the hood feeling undersized relative to the run of upper cabinets on either side. The 42-inch height gives the shell proportional presence from the countertop up to the ceiling line.

Unfinished Red Oak, Ready for the Shop or the Site

Red oak takes stain well and is one of the more predictable species to finish consistently across a full cabinet set. Because the shell ships unfinished, a finisher can work the hood into the same spray or wipe schedule as the surrounding doors and drawer fronts, producing a match that a prefinished shell rarely achieves. The species also accepts paint for kitchens going that direction. The bead board surface requires attention during finishing to ensure the stain or paint works evenly into the grooves, which is standard practice for any bead board panel work.

Where This Hood Fits Best

This shell suits a kitchen renovation or new build where the hood is meant to look like cabinetry rather than an appliance. Cabinet shops and installers working on custom or semi-custom kitchens will find the unfinished state an advantage: the hood finishes with the job rather than arriving in a color that may not be an exact match. Designers specifying a traditional or transitional kitchen with shaker or inset doors will find the bead board panel consistent with that language. Because the liner is ordered separately, the ventilation unit can be chosen to match the cooktop output and the duct configuration of the specific installation.

Common Questions

The Hood That Finishes with the Kitchen

Choose this shell when the goal is a wide, bead board range hood that stains or paints to match the cabinetry, with the liner and ventilation unit sourced to fit the cooktop and the space.