A Wood Hood Shell For Wide Cooktop Installations

This Omega National Signature Straight range hood is a 42-inch decorative maple wood shell designed for wall-mount installation above a cooktop or range. The shell is supplied ready-to-finish and includes a Sirius-compatible liner so the enclosure is ready to accept the ventilation unit that moves the air.

Key Features

• 42-inch width suits wider cooktop runs and broad kitchen layouts where a narrower shell would feel undersized.
• Maple wood construction in the Signature Straight style, ready-to-finish so it can be stained or painted to match the surrounding cabinetry.
• Sirius-compatible liner included, bridging the gap between the wood shell and the ventilation unit without a separate liner purchase.
• Wall-mount position mounts against the wall above the cooking surface, fitting into the standard over-range cabinet run.
• Clean straight profile of the Signature Straight series works with transitional and contemporary kitchen designs.
• Not prefinished, so the finish is applied after install to match the final cabinet color or stain exactly.

Where This Shell Fits in a Kitchen

A 42-inch hood shell covers a wider-than-standard cooktop footprint, which is common in kitchens where a 36-inch or 48-inch range anchors the cooking wall. At that scale, having the hood match the width of the surrounding cabinetry matters visually, and the Signature Straight profile keeps the lines simple rather than adding decorative detail that competes with the rest of the room. The straight, clean form reads equally well in a transitional kitchen with shaker doors and a painted finish or in a more contemporary space with flat-front doors and a natural stain.

Because this is the decorative shell, not the ventilator, it does the visual work: it frames the cooking area and carries the finish of the kitchen out over the range. The Sirius-compatible liner included with the shell seats the ventilation hardware inside the wood enclosure so the two components function as a single finished unit.

Maple, Finish-Ready, and Built to Take Color

Maple is a fine-grained, tight-pored hardwood that takes both paint and stain well, which makes it a practical choice when the hood needs to match a specific cabinet finish. The shell arrives ready-to-finish: no stain, sealer, or topcoat is applied at the factory, so the finisher can match the surrounding doors and frames without fighting an existing color. At 22-7/8 inches tall and 19 inches deep, the shell occupies the space above the range with presence without projecting excessively into the room.

Who Orders This Shell and Why

Cabinet shops building out a full kitchen often specify a wood hood shell when the client wants the hood to read as cabinetry rather than an appliance. The 42-inch width is frequently paired with a 36-inch or 42-inch range where the design calls for the hood to be slightly wider than the cooking surface for proper visual weight. Designers specifying for a renovation choose this shell when the ventilator is being sourced separately and the goal is a single-species finish throughout the kitchen. Contractors installing a hood package appreciate that the liner ships with the shell, removing one coordination step from the job.

Common Questions

The Right Shell for a Wide, Finished Kitchen

Specify this 42-inch maple Signature Straight shell when the design calls for a wood hood that carries the cabinet finish across the cooking wall, works with a Sirius ventilator, and finishes clean without added decorative detail.