A few days ago, I was complaining that our kitchen looks “too new”
+ that a nice box beam made from old lumber would be just the ticket.
Not long after I started searching for said lumber,
our neighbors down the alley began tearing down their old garage!
How fortunate for us, no?
Here’s G.O. sorting through the pile o’ wood:
Next, we loaded our boards into G.O.’s Ranchero:
And back home:
Yes, our new/old boards will make a fantastic box beam
between our kitchen + dining room:
But wait. There’s more!
We’re going to need a range hood for over our new range!
As often happens, my mind started racing toward a new project,
+ it wasn’t much later that I was searching Pinterest
for photos of wood range hoods!
Like this:
G.O. wasn’t on board at first,
as he thought maybe a wood range hood would be too “rustic”.
I feel his pain, but all these kitchens look kind of like ours,
meaning it would look just fine!

HGTV’s Fixer Upper They re-did a house for a young couple that was opening a coffee shop in Waco, TX.
While searching for old wood range hoods,
I found this metal one that I couldn’t love more!

Midwest Living magazine Oh, how I love scallops! And their old stove, the shelf, + the marble subway tiles!
But I digress, just a bit.
Back to my range hood hopes + dreams.
I’ll think + plan + sketch like crazy, so stay tuned!
May 22nd, 2015 at 12:00 am
How smart is that hood? This is my dream house you are making.g!
May 22nd, 2015 at 11:07 am
🙂 Pat! How nice of you to compliment my range hopes + dreams! Fingers crossed we can make it work!
May 24th, 2015 at 9:46 am
I really like the hood in the third image. Ive never seen this done before. (The lettered cottage blog)
May 24th, 2015 at 11:23 am
Hi! I love the hood in The Lettered Cottage blog, too. They have upper cabs on either side of the range, whereas we don’t. I’m not sure that open shelves will look right once the range hood is in — we’ll see!