Friday, January 15, 2010

2010 Trends in Kitchens - How Rangehoods can help.

As the new year and new decade begins and the trends for the new year in kitchen design are discussed, it is a good time to talk rangehood design. I will be referencing the NKBA trends article and Susan Serra's article specifically and how rangehoods are applied to their 2010 design trends.

The NKBA mentions white cabinets and traditional styling as a continuing trend. With so many traditional rangehood styles and the ability to build in / integrate a rangehood, there are a lot of ventilation options that can easily accommodate this style trend.


(The Agio rangehood by Faber in a white traditional kitchen)

While discussing so many ventilation options to match up with traditional styling, you can also integrate your own personal style into the kitchen while still being "traditional" in style. Susan Serra mentions the trend of "tapping into one’s inner creativity, finding one’s personal expression." With so many rangehood styles: your personal tastes, style & interpretations can all be embraced. By using a built-in / insert rangehood, you can create a custom wood hood in your kitchen design that shows your own style and yet can still be functional because of the high quality rangehood inside. All while being traditional...


(A traditional custom wood hood with personal style - a Faber Inca Pro hood inside)

Susan Serra mentions chef's kitchens as a 2010 kitchen trend. A chef's kitchen with typically high end / higher heat cooking and usually wider appliances (36", 48" +) all requires higher cfm's (cubic feet per minute of air movement) to match the kind of BTU, grease, odor, steam, smoke output that is possible with these professional appliances. Additionally, a higher BTU output range also would benefit from a rangehood with plenty of capture area under the hood. Meaning the more semi-enclosed area below the grease filters, the more space that contaminants can "hang out" in before being sent thru the rangehood grease filters.


(There is at least 6 inches of material below the filters in this hood to capture contaminants)

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Tratto rangehood - a stunning glass and stainless steel hood


The Tratto Rangehood by Faber can be seen in this beautiful Boston area stainless steel kitchen. With a curved glass canopy and stainless steel construction, the Tratto can blend into many kitchen designs. In the case of this kitchen, the stainless refrigerator, oven and dishwasher all are complimented by the hood. There is also a true focal point created by the Tratto hood in this kitchen.

Minimalism is certainly being implemented in the overall kitchen design with basic cement tiles, simple dark wood cabinets with slim line drawer hardware. The stainless steel appliances are definitely the main attraction in this kitchen, and the glass canopy of the Tratto adds to the simple elegance of the kitchen. And finally, the ceran / smooth top, cooktop matches up perfectly with the Faber hood. Both products have clean lines and create more openness in the kitchen.

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