Modernizing the Hood (Oven)

The Shire was purchased almost ten years ago.

Some items have needed improvement.

The kitchen has slowly been upgraded - newer appliances, decor, etc.

This weekend I tackled the bright white oven hood vent. It was newer and works great. Hurt my heart to pull it just due to a color clash. Not to mention, a brand new black/stainless hood vent can run $60 - $90 (without install costs). Yikes! The original hood vent has been a "bright spot" in the black meets stainless steel shift the kitchen has been undergoing.

In the end, the only cost was the price of spray paint ($10-$15) & time.

Ingredients for Success:

1. Spray paint of your choice. We used Rust-Oleum Metallic Paint & Primer (Oil Rubbed Bronze). It added texture and included primer in one can (saving a step).

2. Painters Tape

3. Dropcloth of some sort. I used old towels and hung them with clips to the inside of the hood vent. Also, utilized black construction paper that never gets used for crafts with the kiddo.

4. Razorblades. Used this to remove the sticker for the switches. Ours was cracked and would have been white against the aged bronze. Removed it all together and sprayed the buttons to match.

How to get there:

1. Tape off all areas that may get spray paint on it that you don’t want to tag.

2. Hang drop cloths as desired.

3. Pull the sticker off the buttons/switches if that is your wish. Our sticker was cracked and would have been white against the aged bronze (ick). To be honest, we don't look at that sticker when going to use it....do we? The razors come in handy here as if you lay them as flush as possible and slide them, it takes the tape/gunk off as it slides. Thank you to our 3rd generation painter in the family. When spraying these buttons - be sure to turn them in different positions/directions to cover the top, bottom, and sides. Have patience with these drying. If you don't you'll push it and see marks/grooves.

4. Wiped the hood vent down well (I used soap and water).

5. Let it completely dry.

6. Shake the spray can super well. You'll find if you give it a half-hearted effort you'll get spray spots/dots instead of a steady spray. In one terrible online video (as there are many), they did note to do small steady swipes and not one heavy coat. This is true. Take your time and get into a solid groove of spraying.

7. If you desire to spray the bottom/under the rim (which we did end up doing), take the towels down. Lay the towels/drop cloth on the stove/countertop to protect it. Hang additional drop cloths on the back of the wall above the stove to avoid paint on the wall/paint/backsplashes. Also, we ended up taking cardboard (from our many pandemic deliveries) cut it down to size and propped it up inside the hood to ensure the light/parts we didn't want to be hit were covered.

8. Let dry.

9. Took a light to it and touched up some spots as needed.

10. Let dry.

11. Remove all tape and drop cloths.

12. We did end up wiping down all the kitchen as spraypaint does leave a residue (fairy dust-like) on things.

13. Step back and enjoy the new scene.

Hope we've inspired you to step out and save for that vacation.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Brandi ~

Note: We are trying to decide on how to update the cabinet door panels as they've faded and could use a refacing. Haven't committed yet to that technic just yet.