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)

For more information on Faber and our complete line of rangehoods you can visit our website.

Kitchen renovation (before and after) with Faber

These before and after photos are from a recent Faber rangehood installation in a traditionally styled New England kitchen. The Faber Agio replaced a basic, inexpensive, older recirculating rangehood installed dating back to when this townhome was first built. By installing the Agio by Faber into this kitchen, the look of the kitchen was instantly updated. Not only is the Agio matching the black range with a black glass front, but the Agio is a sleek and elegant hood, compared to the previous hood in the kitchen. With high quality dishwasher safe mesh grease filters and charcoal filters, the Faber hood will also provide better ventilation than the previous hood. When not in use the Agio can be pushed back in, becoming flush with the side cabinets (as seen in the photo), and when you need to turn on the hood, pull the visor out and the lighting comes on and the hood operates at the previously set speed. Just as with the previous rangehood, the upper cabinets are still empty, so they can be used for storage etc.

Lastly, since Faber makes a green product with 100% recyclable packaging and 95% product recycling, this customer can feel good about helping the environment. Also, the Agio is so energy efficient, that for $1 per year in electrical costs, the hood can be run for 30 minutes a day, everyday for a year! Now that's energy efficient!

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Faber in a Green Building Project

Faber has been used in many LEED ® green certified building projects around the US and Canada. One of those projects is the Cyan located in Portland, OR. The Agio fits in perfectly in this modern, quaint kitchen that is designed for efficiency and minimalism. Basically this wall of appliances has everything you need in a small space in order to prepare your foods while using luxury appliances that are designed with energy efficiency in mind. As you can see with the Agio you have the ability to replace the front face of the hood with your custom drawer front to match your cabinetry. When pushed in the Agio completely integrates with the cabinets, when pulled out the hood turns on and effectively vents your kitchen odors, grease, steam and smoke. For more information visit the Agio product page.

Integrated hoods to show off your cabinets

Using an integrated hood like the Agio shown in the picture to the side is a way to hide your ventilation and show off the designer cabinetry instead. When you want effective ventilation but would rather completely integrate your kitchen appliances, then Faber has a whole collection dedicated to this design. Visit our website for more information.