Galaxy Indigo Hoods

A hood is the biggest single object on the range wall, so its colour decides the wall. Over or beside Indigo there are four real options, and each points the rest of the room somewhere different.

Choose one warm wood only. If the hood is Timber, the LED bars and floating shelves stay in the standard finish or also go Timber. A Timber hood with Walnut shelves on the same wall is two woods fighting over navy.

Navy takes both metals, which is why the choice is so often left too late. Brass or gold warms the blue and suits Timber, warm whites and a white oak floor, and that is the classic navy kitchen. Brushed nickel, chrome and matte black keep it cool and crisp, and they suit a white hood, stainless appliances and a white or gray quartz.

The hood tips the balance. A Timber or Walnut shell is a warm object, and cool nickel pulls beneath it look like they came from another kitchen. A white or navy shell leaves both metals open, so the appliances decide: a stainless range and a stainless refrigerator argue for nickel, and a range with brass knobs argues for brass. Hold a pull against your Indigo door sample and the hood colour you are considering before you order either.

The RHA wall-mount is the plain one and comes in navy only: 36″ (GI RHA363021) at $2,418.00, 42″ at $2,502.50 and 48″ at $2,596.75. Its SKU gives width, height and depth, so 363021 is 36″ wide, 30″ high and 21″ deep. The chimney RHE comes in navy or Timber at 30″, 36″ and 42″ for $2,609.75 to $2,941.25. The slim RHS is the most flexible, in navy, Timber or Walnut at 30″, 36″ and 42″, for $2,785.25 to $3,159.00. The curved glass RHCA comes in all three colours at 36″, 42″ and 48″ for $3,532.75 to $4,062.50. The designer RHF comes in navy or Timber at 30″, 36″ and 42″ for $3,812.25 to $4,277.00.

Two things fall out of that. A wood tone costs nothing extra: every Timber and Walnut shell is priced the same as its navy twin. And if you want Walnut, you are choosing between the slim and the curved glass shapes, because those are the only two families that offer it. Only the RHA and RHCA reach 48″. The RHA is the only family that publishes its height and depth in the SKU; for the rest, ask your designer for the spec sheet, because the shell height sets the height of the uppers beside it.

This is the question most Indigo buyers bring, and it has a clear answer. On a lowers-only or island-only plan, a navy hood between white uppers is the one place the colour climbs the wall. It works when there is something to rhyme with. A navy island in front of the range, or navy lowers directly beneath the hood, make it read as intended. On a wall where the only navy is an island across the room, the hood floats as a dark shape with nothing holding it.

If it rhymes, carry the uppers’ crown profile across the navy shell so the wall still reads as one run. The white perimeter’s crown will be ordered from its own collection, so pick the same CM number in both lists. The decorative accessories page has the profiles.

A painted hood sits in steam and grease. On navy, a greasy film shows as a dull patch against the flat paint, and a spatter dries as a pale speck. Neither is a reason to avoid it, but both are reasons to wipe the shell weekly with a mild cleaner and a soft cloth, and to wash the grease filter in the blower insert on time. The cabinet care guide covers what is safe on painted cabinets.

A dark shell also absorbs light. The list does not say whether the blower insert includes cooktop lights, so confirm that with your designer before relying on it. If it does not, plan task light for the cooktop in the ceiling. A navy range wall with no light over the burners is a gloomy place to cook, whatever the hood cost.

The shell moves no air on its own. The blower is a separate line: GI RHBB 250 CFM at $419.25, 400 CFM at $903.50, or 600 CFM at $1,787.50. A shell and one blower make a complete hood vented outdoors, and any of the three fits every shell except the 48″ RHA483021, which does not take the 250. The GI RHBB DCT ($263.25), listed as a duct cover, is a recirculating kit for kitchens that cannot be ducted outside, with GI RHBB FLTR ($71.50) as its charcoal refill. Which blower you need depends on the cooktop, the duct run and whether the house needs make-up air. That is for your installer, and the range hood CFM guide explains the reasoning.

• Navy, plain: GI RHA363021 ($2,418.00) with the 250 CFM blower. Total $2,837.25.
• Timber over navy lowers: GI RHE36 TIMBER ($2,788.50) with the 400 CFM blower. Total $3,692.00.
• Walnut statement: GI RHCA42 WALNUT ($3,789.50) with the 600 CFM blower. Total $5,577.00.

The hood width follows the cooktop, never narrower and often one size wider, and mounting height comes from the appliance manual and local code. Both fix the wall cabinets beside the shell. If the range is not chosen yet, a free 3D design can hold the range wall open while the rest of the Indigo collection is drawn.