Steps to Designing Your Outdoor Kitchen and Lounge

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Steps to Designing Your Outdoor Kitchen and Lounge

A Moment To Live, An Experience to be shared

When you treat yourself to an outdoor kitchen and lounge, you never again have to cook indoors over the hot stovetop. Instead, you can do all your cooking by the poolside — and even hang out there for the evening as you wish. To create your perfect space, you will need to reflect on all the most important elements from the layout to the finishing touches. Here’s what you will need to think about in designing your ideal outdoor kitchen and lounge.

Choose Your Location and Layout

You can build your outdoor kitchen and lounge as big or as small as you wish. You will just need to take a look at the landscape around your pool to see where you have the space. Measure your ideal area, and then start sketching out how to best use the space.

Your sketch does not have to be detailed. It only needs to show your vision for how the space will turn out. Your landscaping professional can do the rest in bringing your vision to life and creating your perfect outdoor kitchen and lounge.

Select the Perfect Appliances

Once you have the layout and location pinned down, you can focus on selecting the best appliances for your build. There are some really incredible appliances available for outdoor kitchens, too, such as:

  • Power burner
  • Pizza oven
  • Flat-top grill
  • Smoker
  • Warming drawer
  • Fridge

Do not forget to select your ideal barbecue grill as well, so you can whip up burgers or even a whole turkey like a pro. As long as your budget allows it, the sky is the limit in what type of appliances you can include in your kitchen build.

Pick the Surfaces and Cabinets

Outdoor kitchen and lounge areas require durable countertops and other surfaces that will stand up to the elements. Temperature changes, moisture in the air, and other seasonal issues can wreak havoc on ordinary materials, so choose surfaces made from:

  • Granite
  • Marble
  • Quartz
  • Soapstone
  • Concrete
  • Tile

Use similar materials for your side tables and other surfaces in the lounge area as well to create a cohesive design.

Once you have your ideal surfaces in mind, you can turn your attention to selecting complementary cabinetry. Cabinets made from metal, brick, and concrete are all popular choices due to their durability in outdoor conditions.

Determine Your Finishing Touches

With everything in place, you can simply focus on adding the finishing touches. Bring in the furniture pieces for the lounge and add décor items to make it feel like an extension of your home. Then, fill the kitchen with dishes, food, and all the other items you will need to have a great time in your new outdoor space.

If all this feels a bit overwhelming, simply look to your pool, spa, and landscaping design team at Proscape Pools for assistance. We are here to help you build your ideal outdoor kitchen and lounge, so give us a call today at 909-335-0997.