How To Match Your Vent Hood To The Kitchen Island, According To Joanna Gaines

Installing new kitchen equipment is an excellent opportunity to get creative with color and style, and no one does it better than the home design queen herself, Joanna Gaines. One kitchen element she loves to capitalize on is the vent hood. Instead of leaving your vent hood as a generic piece of metal, Gaines encourages a more cohesive approach by pairing the kitchen island and vent hood together as a statement-style duo. 

Gaines explains that kitchen islands and vent hoods are "their own units, so they can have their own character," per YouTube. Unlike your cabinets and countertops, which are generally uniform to avoid a chaotic design, the vent hood and island are large, distinctive pieces in the kitchen that give you a lot more creative leeway. So, if you want to add some more personality to your kitchen remodel, finding a style motif for your kitchen island and vent hood is often the best way to make things more interesting while maintaining a consistent style identity throughout the space. 

When it comes to styling your vent hood and kitchen island as a pair, there are a lot of approaches you can take. Choosing a matching accent paint color is one easy route. Encase your vent hood in the same wood material as your cabinetry, and then paint the hood and kitchen island siding the same color. If most of your cabinetry and counters are a light color, consider creating a contrasting effect with a darker hue for the island siding and vent hood, a trick often used by Johanna Gaines. You could also go for a bold pop of color and give the vent hood and kitchen island a fun, retro vibe (think bright red or avocado green).

Alternatively, get experimental with textures and materials by staining your vent hood casing and kitchen island, creating a more natural design. This will create a really distinctive aesthetic and add a wonderful earthy feel for folks who like their kitchen to be natural and serene. If you prefer your kitchen design to have a cooler edge, you can also try an industrial, metallic aesthetic. Pick a metallic finish for your vent hood, and then choose a similar metallic material for the kitchen island siding. Once you have a beautiful statement motif with your vent hood and island, your kitchen is sure to stand out as a signature design space within your home.