

Does this custom stone hood work in this design?
As a cabinet designer, there are numerous hood options to offer from metal to matching cabinetry. However, when a client asks for a simple hood made from stone, it becomes a little trickier. Yes, there are ways to design it in a CAD program, but those are time consuming and take a mid-level of CAD expertise. And in reality, this is being sold/made by someone else, so spending a lot of time on design specifics doesn't make sense (unless you are charging consulting fees to design the hood). In this example, a simple block structure was created and then using AI, it was arched and colorized, extractor insert and pot filler added. Maybe not the final exact specifications, but close enough to convey the design. Does it work to show the design direction? How do you feel about hoods that go to the counter?