Not sure what to do next in your backyard? A customized outdoor kitchen is an impressive addition to an established patio that is constructed of strong materials, designed to repel weather, and strategically positioned to suit your unique space. An outdoor kitchen might seem like a dream, but this addition to your exterior living area is more tangible than most people realize. Here are just some signs you’re ready for it.
1. You entertain a lot.
Whether it’s your friends and neighbors or your kids and their besties, if you regularly have a ton of people at your house – people you’re feeding – an outdoor kitchen will quickly become the best home improvement you’ve ever made. Your options for dishing up foodstuffs are plentiful when you’re personalizing a hardscape cooking area with features like:
- Tabletop or traditional grill
- Oven or cooktop
- Smoker
- Pizza oven
2. You prefer to keep guests outside.
If you’re particular about foot traffic in your house, create a kitchen outdoors to solve that problem. A custom-designed space for cooking, storage, and clean-up lets you keep what you need within reach – from spices to ice to snacks – so everyone has what they need while spending time in your backyard. Your kitchen can include a bar, cabinets, and refrigerator, and a sturdy walkway from the front of your house will guide visitors to your patio without needing to step foot inside.
3. You’d rather be outside than inside any day.
If you always choose outdoor seating at a restaurant and would rather spend most of your waking hours in the fresh air, it makes sense to populate your patio with an outdoor kitchen. There is something special about crafting meals outside and enjoying them in the same space. When you have a prep station, island, plentiful electrical outlets, sink, and great lighting, you can be in your happy place all day and night.
4. You have outdoor space you don’t know how to fill.
When you’re working toward transforming your entire backyard year after year, you may have already added a patio, fire pit or fireplace, and built-in seating. Now you need the final ingredient – an outdoor kitchen. All these elements work seamlessly together to create an enjoyable space for relaxing, celebrating, and making the most of your new kitchen.
5. You’re a grill master.
If grilling is your kitchen tool of choice, you already spend plenty of time outside cooking up flaming-good kebabs, burgers, seafood, and more. Wouldn’t it be nice to have everything else you need handy too like tongs, plates, seasoning, and warming stations? This is your territory and you can personalize it just the way you want it to suit your cooking style and entertainment preferences.
Outdoor Kitchens from Landscape Designers in Shelby Township
Take time to consider how you spend your time outdoors. If cooking and entertaining feature prominently, it’s time to think about the ways an outdoor kitchen can help you enjoy your patio even more. Functional hardscaping is an amazing addition to any backyard. Discuss your lifestyle and preferences with the landscaping experts at Visionary Landscaping in Shelby Township, MI, to find out what could work for you. Contact us schedule a consultation.
