A covered outdoor kitchen sits just outside the great room and k…
A covered outdoor kitchen sits just outside the great room and kitchen/dining area.
John Giovanni
The master-suite lounge sits across the pool from the outdoor ki…
The master-suite lounge sits across the pool from the outdoor kitchen.
Corey Harper
Indoor/outdoor rooms wrap around an internal garden with a swimm…
Indoor/outdoor rooms wrap around an internal garden with a swimming pool or other water feature.
Corey Harper
The upper-level terrace has a vaulted ceiling and optional firep…
The upper-level terrace has a vaulted ceiling and optional fireplace.
Elizabeth Felicella
Horizontal ipe panels wrap the kitchen core’s cabinetry and ap…
Horizontal ipe panels wrap the kitchen core’s cabinetry and appliances, and a mirror strip at the top lends a sense of floating in the space. Throughout the property, bands of river rock mark transitions and facilitate drainage.
David Wakely Photography
Custom Home March-April 2010 Case Study: Sonoma Flow Architec…
Custom Home March-April 2010 Case Study: Sonoma Flow Architect and interior designer: zumaooh, Oakland, Calif.; Builder: Caletti Jungsten Construction, Mill Valley, Calif.; Photographer: David Wakely Photography. The metal overhead grid shades the kitchen and edges of the east/west-oriented pavilion, its slats angled to block direct sun during the day.
David Wakely Photography
The full kitchen makes meal prep a breeze, and a fireplace with …
The full kitchen makes meal prep a breeze, and a fireplace with a built-in rotisserie warms chilly nights.
Derek Rath
The Hover House experiments with uniting the front and rear yard…
The Hover House experiments with uniting the front and rear yards on a small urban lot.
Derek Rath
Pushing the house to the long side of the lot allows the outdoor…
Pushing the house to the long side of the lot allows the outdoor spaces to flow.
The kitchen is often a home’s beating heart, but with summer nearly upon us, many folks can’t stand the heat.
Outdoor kitchens remain an ever-popular trend among home buyers looking for spaces to gather around the grill and bring the magic of the kitchen into the backyard.
A minimal deck or patio no longer does the trick, and homeowners are looking for more luxurious designs—full built-in kitchens, fire pits and fountains, dining areas, and formal seating space similar to what’s indoors. Whether it’s an open-air kitchen or a seamless indoor/outdoor flow throughout the house, these homes feature inviting outdoor rooms that create a stylish oasis for summer entertaining and provide functional kitchens that go beyond a simple grill.
Here are 10 outdoor kitchen designs from BUILDER and Custom Home that successfully kick the summer heat up a notch.
