If you’ve been thinking of ways to elevate your cooking options around your home, consider adding an outdoor kitchen. Expert landscape services can design and build an outdoor kitchen that matches the way you like to cook and entertain—just outside in the fresh, open air. Here are some consideration for adding an outdoor kitchen to your Woodhaven, MI, landscape:
Consider Your Outdoor Kitchen Goals
You can begin the process by putting thought into your outdoor kitchen goals. Will you be using it mostly for weekend gatherings or perhaps practically every weeknight meal plus meals on the weekends? How can the outdoor kitchen be as convenient as possible yet also special and distinct from your indoor kitchen? For some people, an outdoor pizza oven is a necessity while for others they want ample storage space so there’s rarely the need to ever go back and forth indoors when entertaining.
Factor in the Location
Do you want the outdoor kitchen to be right outside your back door so you can easily get culinary supplies from your kitchen, or would you prefer the outdoor kitchen to be located out by your inground pool to create a party space? What other landscape additions are you making, and how will that affect your overall landscape design and the amount of space you can dedicate to an outdoor kitchen?
Consider Surrounding Landscape Features
You may want the outdoor kitchen to be next to the paver patio or pavilion so you can converse with friends and family members while cooking on the grill. If you have a large seating area on your patio with tables and chairs, the outdoor kitchen could fit nicely next to this area as you can get the food to the table while it’s still hot. Nearby seating walls could come in handy for people to sit and chat with you while you cook or serve as a place where you can set cooked items before bringing them to the dinner table.
Remember to Include Task Lighting
Outdoor lighting also belongs in the plans for an outdoor kitchen, so that the time you can spend out there is not limited by the sun. Task lighting is often recommended as you chop veggies and prepare any platters.
Other add-ons for an outdoor kitchen project can include beautiful plantings, such as masonry planters surrounding the outdoor dining area or a bountiful planting bed you can admire as you grill. A stepping stone walkway could offer an inviting route from the backdoor to the outdoor kitchen and its adjacent patio. Recessed lighting along this walkway would keep the fun going long into the night.
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