Outdoor kitchen, convenience aside, can also dramatically improve your backyard or patio space whether you’re designing your outdoor kitchen or want to get inspired for your future home. To fit every outdoor décor taste, the Mehraaz group has gathered a few creative design suggestions, renovation advice, and more.
15 Outdoor Kitchen Ideas:
1. Take It to the Rooftop:
With its natural colors and textures, Mick De Giulio’s outdoor kitchen in New York has an organic appearance. An informal al fresco eating table with a stone slab top, a wood-fired oven, and basic stools are present.
2. Gather Around a Fireplace:
The courtyard in the Southern California house of interior designer Tammy Randall Wood sets the tone for what’s to come. There is a dining area with a sunken tiled patio flanked by a small outdoor kitchen with a fireplace and trickling fountain. A prep counter projects out from the fireplace, buffet-style seating, and a built-in sink. A grill is located on the opposite side of the fireplace.
3. Channel the Italian Countryside:
Make your outdoor kitchen fully functional by adding a grill, refrigerator, sink, and pizza oven rather than considering it an afterthought. The grill is on the left, and two refrigerator drawers and an ice maker are on the right, forming a u-shape that makes it easier to transition from hot to cold. And a pizza oven will be put into our ideal home in the future, ideally one that is as remarkable as this one by Nathan Turner.
4. Pair Shutters and Tropical Plants:
The old cypress shutters that were used to make these outdoor kitchen cupboards. It’s a look that suits seaside or farmhouse-style settings beautifully. Including tropical plants and flowers will help you feel like you’re on vacation.
5. Make It Work Without Plumbing:
Alfresco eating is made possible by a covered grill and wet bar without the hassle of installing the plumbing changes needed for a full kitchen. The garden was designed by Maria Augusta Luoro of Guta Louro Designs, and it blended nicely with the verdant So Paolo countryside thanks to the use of locally sourced materials.
6. Think About Surroundings:
The outdoor kitchen design by Nicole Hollis Studio achieves the perfect balance of being fashionable, useful, and timeless in this area. It’s a lesson in creating with constraint and focusing use case without sacrificing style, with neutral colours, nature-inspired materials, and thin bones. For aesthetic appeal, spatial coherence, and easier maintenance, the decking for the outdoor kitchen continues smoothly to the swimming area.
7. Keep It Close to the House:
Before you become obsessed with a layout or location plan, consider convenience first. Investigate the outside kitchen and think about the plumbing and power for ease. For instance, Jenn Feldman’s outdoor kitchen in a house is right up to the House’s outside.
8. Prep It for Entertaining:
If you do not have sufficient space for a full-fledged outdoor kitchen with an oven, sink, etc., then include the essentials to make entertaining and outside dining easier. There is a built-in grill, a wine refrigerator, and more storage in this patio space created by Heather Hilliard. The living wall also uses vertical space and creates an outdoor scene.
9. Convert Your Rooftop:
Designer Laurie Blumenfeld Russo had to look for alternatives when she yearned for an outdoor kitchen and dining area. Consider cooking on your Rooftop instead of in the backyard or above it. When you have a view like this, labouring over a hot grill won’t bother you.
10. Choose An Unexpected Anchor Color:
A black outdoor kitchen looks slick, alluring, and contemporary. Please give it a pitched roof like this one at the Atlantic Byron Bay to avoid looking too formal and to let the sun shine through. After that, add a nearby eating area with a built-in banquet and leather butterfly seats to achieve architectural perfection.
11. Use Marble and Stained Oak:
A stained oak ceiling warms the stainless steel cabinets in this outdoor kitchen created by Bonnie Edelman. What’s best? The metal barrier drops down to shield the appliances from the rain. Then, use a marble island and backsplash for a more upscale appearance.
12. Don’t Forget a Bar:
Making the counter feel like the right bar can help you make the most of your outdoor kitchen for entertaining. It will work with contemporary bar stools, an attractive tile pattern, and a covert prep counter beyond the island. Style your countertops with enormous flowers for entertaining, as seen in this Studio Lifestyle design.
13. Incorporate Metallic Details:
We understand if you have avoided copper out of concern that it will turn green, but there is a fix. You may stop weathering by first lacquering the item. Then, as in the outdoor kitchen created by Anna Warmoth for entertainment guru Lulu Powers, add a rug for warmth, color, and pattern.
14. Say Yes to Shiplap:
This beach home kitchen has a coastal ambience thanks to the shiplap. An additional mood booster is a hanging straw lantern. A shiny dining table and sleek black bar stools add a more contemporary touch for an intriguing contrast.
15. Blend In With the Surroundings:
Create a rustic kitchen sanctuary with wood counters and found objects that blend in with the outdoor scenery. Take inspiration from this Nathan Turner-designed outdoor kitchen and use a wooden box as a side table and a tin ice chest like this vintage-looking one instead of a modern ice chest.
16. Pick a Fitting Theme:
You want your home to be as inviting as possible if you spend the summer outside. Blue colors are peaceful, and if you’re near the shore, they’re ideal for a nautical theme.
17. Set Up a Dining Space Nearby:
When there is a pool nearby, cooking outside is even more enjoyable. And much better if a classy dining area is decorated to accommodate a sizable group of visitors for an outside dinner party. Additionally, continue to accept Bougainvillea. We like how the florals steal the show in this Studio Lifestyle-designed outdoor kitchen, which fades into the background.
18. Get Creative Outdoor Kitchen Counters:
An extra-wide window might substitute for a second kitchen if you are on a tight budget. Kim Dempster and Erin Martin, the designers of this beach house bar, extended the counter from the internal kitchen outside. It will make passing meals simpler and appear more open in your home.
