From: vze8f3tq@verizon.net (v)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: kitchen exhaust duct work, exposed?
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 21:31:38 GMT

On 30 Jul 2004 06:50:35 -0700, someone wrote:

>if i leave the duct exposed, will itlook ridiculous? i have grown 
>accustomed to the idea, but have not seen it anywhere.

Where have you been?  Lots of architect designed commercial, college,
and hi-end "loft" type building have beautiful exposed ductowrk, it is
part of the design, often "spiral duct" (no, the duct itself is
straight, the metal is formed in a spiral and there is a spiral seam.
Most any commercial HVAC outfit is used to dealing with spiral duct.

It depends on the "style" of your kitchen.  If you had a flouncy
frilly traditional old fashioned calicoed country kitchen, well, you'd
probably need slipcovers for it.  If you had a "modern" or
"commercial" style kitchen it would look right at home.

-v.