Benefits of Installing an Outdoor Kitchen

Indoor/outdoor living is becoming a more and more popular concept for homeowners. By creating a comfortable space outside you increase the “livable” space of your home and essentially expand your square footage any time that weather permits.

Indoor/outdoor living is becoming a more and more popular concept for homeowners.  By creating a comfortable space outside you increase the “livable” space of your home and essentially expand your square footage any time that weather permits.  The way to do this is by bringing some of the conveniences and luxuries of the indoors out.  One landscape element that has grown in popularity is the outdoor kitchen, and for good reason.  An outdoor kitchen can be designed to suit your personal preferences, cooking style and entertaining needs.  No matter what size yard you have, an outdoor kitchen can be scaled up or down to accommodate your landscape.

One of the many benefits of an outdoor kitchen is that it makes entertaining easy.  Whether you are having a friend over for dinner, or hosting 30 people for a party, an outdoor kitchen makes entertaining a breeze.  Rather than spending all your time in the kitchen, missing everything, while the party goes on outside, you can prepare food while entertaining people and never missing a beat.  A well designed outdoor kitchen will not only provide ample space for you to prepare and cook food but for you to serve food as well.  When you custom design your outdoor kitchen, much like an indoor kitchen, you can design it to perfectly suit your home’s aesthetic.  Additionally, when custom designed, it will flow seamlessly with your landscape.  Rather than standing out like a sore thumb, it will blend beautifully and enhance your landscape to create the ultimate place to entertain, relax and enjoy being outside.  If you plan to cook and entertain frequently outside, you may want to design an elaborate outdoor kitchen but if you plan to use it infrequently, it is still a worthwhile investment but you may want something less elaborate.  When it comes to choosing what is in your outdoor kitchen, the sky is the limit.  You may want a surface and grill area or you may want to add such features as a sink, dishwasher, small refrigerator, wok, pizza oven, and more.  If you can dream it, it can probably be achieved.

In addition to creating a wonderful place to entertain with an outdoor kitchen, when you invest in an outdoor kitchen it adds value to your home.  Should you ever decide to sell your home, it will be much more attractive to buyers and your home will be worth more because of an outdoor kitchen.  An outdoor kitchen allows you to be with guests while you cook or simply enjoy the great outdoors while you prepare a delicious and healthy meal.  It will turn your landscape into a true paradise that you will be excited to enjoy and show off and the investment will be one that pays off immensely both in happiness and home value.