Extractor hood covered in wall cabinet / white furniture

Hello everyone. We are currently in the kitchen planning phase and some points regarding the extractor fan keep bothering me. Therefore, I would like to provide a few pieces of information beforehand. We have space in our kitchen for an approximately 4-meter-long row and an island. The island must not be particularly large, max 140 cm wide. A few bar stools should also fit there. We have decided to place the cooktop on the long row and use the island solely as a preparation island. Because with a 90 cm cooktop, there would only be a little space on the right and left sides, and the function of the small table, where you can have a coffee, would be lost if it almost only consists of the cooktop.

Since we have an almost open living-dining area, the first view from the entrance and from the entire living room is directly on the long kitchen row, so it should be nicely designed. What always bothers me is the interruption of the cabinets by the extractor hood and, even worse, this chimney pipe. Everything is very uniform for us, smooth straight fronts. So for us, an extractor integrated into the cabinet is an option. Do you have experience with how the white fronts look after a few years of use? The cabinets are immediately next to the extractor. With a normal angled hood, there is always some space to the next cabinet on the right and left. I am also attaching a picture to help visualize it better. Oh yes. An extractor integrated into the cooktop is not an option because several kitchen consultants have pointed out to us that their performance cannot compete with hanging hoods, steam naturally rises upwards, and we actually cook a lot and not just warm water. (No judgment intended with that).

The kitchen look is a bit boring.

what one calls simple, another finds boring. It’s a matter of taste after all.

I have not experienced any problems with the furniture with my previous built-in range hoods. The fact is, however, that they were not as powerful as freely hanging extractor hoods. But that was already 10 years ago or even longer. A lot may have changed since then.

I am not quite clear about what exactly you want to buy now. Is it a hood that is inside the cabinet or only mounted under the cabinet? Is there an exhaust pipe or not? Where does the exhaust air go?

If it is only about the exhaust pipe, it can also be very elegantly framed with drywall above the cabinets (i.e., over the entire width of the room). Then the kitchen looks as if it is recessed into the wall, if it also closes perfectly on the left and right.

The hoods he means are already integrated into the cabinet. There is not much space left in the cabinet either, that should be kept in mind. Basically, there is nothing against such a hood if you only care about the appearance. I also considered it back then but ultimately decided on a suspended hood, because the integrated ones don’t really look that great. In terms of price, I think the integrated one was a bit more expensive. The performance is still better with the suspended ones, but that shouldn’t be the deciding factor; the integrated ones are strong enough as well.

so, as apokolok already says, it’s a hood built into a cabinet, and you only see the lower part, which can also be "pulled out." The cabinet serves purely for a uniform look; behind it there is at most space for a few spices. I just checked again. The cooktop is only 80 cm and the extractor 90 cm wide to reduce the risk of grease residues and discoloration appearing over the years. The duct for the exhaust would then run over the cabinets and go through the outside wall on the right. We had also thought about hiding it behind a plinth. But your idea to build a drywall on top over the entire cabinet side and then frame the cabinets like a "matte" I really like and hadn’t even thought of. Thank you for that.