Out of all the enjoyable activities in your backyard, few are more enjoyable than sharing a meal with friends and family. Whether you have lots of people over or are just fixing a simple outdoor pancake breakfast for your family, moving all the plates and cookware in and out of the house can be a serious nuisance. Luckily, landscape designers have been building truly amazing outdoor kitchens. Here’s why an outdoor kitchen will become the center of attention in your Wescosville, PA backyard.
Total Customization
No backyard has the same amenities and features, and the same goes for outdoor kitchens. The design of your outdoor kitchen should be with your cooking and entertaining preferences in mind. Begin by thinking of what kind of meals you and your family will want to enjoy in your backyard. Do you want a simple brunch on weekends? Do you want to build an elaborate feast for large gatherings? Do you love grilling, or is grilling secondary to other types of cooking? Or do you just want to provide snacks for the kids and a few of their friends when they romp around the backyard? Be true to your style and design your kitchen around it.
The pride of cooking the ingredients you grow into something special can lead to incredible memories with your family. The outdoor kitchen itself provides a wonderful opportunity for engaging with edible plants. Consider adding a vertical garden or raised masonry planters to your outdoor kitchen design for fantastic foods.
A Natural Gathering Place
People love watching cooking happen as much as they love eating. It’s an endless form of entertainment, especially when you’ve got someone really talented at the helm. The same goes for bartending! Preparing drinks and food is a magnetic draw for everyone, so your outdoor kitchen will become a natural gathering place in your backyard. Therefore it’s essential to give everyone a comfortable place to sit so they can watch the action. The island bar kitchen design (with cooking taking place on one side, and dining on the other) will provide your friends and family with front row seats as delicious comfort foods and libations are created with love.
Beautiful Masonry
An outdoor kitchen is a prominent feature in your backyard. When expert landscape masons build the structure, they’re going to use their craft to create something beautiful and memorable. The shapes, colors, and textures of the masonry materials will blend in with and add to a wonderful ambience of your landscape and home. The outdoor kitchen will create a vertical interest in your backyard that will attract the attention of your guests, so be sure to put everything on spotlight after the sun goes down!
The Hub of Outdoor Living
An outdoor kitchen is always versatile and, while the primary function is to prepare, cook, and enjoy food and drinks, it can blend in with other aspects of your family’s outdoor lifestyle. Place a fire feature next to your outdoor kitchen to create a warm and well-illuminated lounge space or dining area. A fire pit is great for relaxing nearby and a fire table can work very well at the center of a masonry dining table. However, the most impressive combination fire feature could be the outdoor fireplace, which can even assist in the cooking. A separate chamber designated as a wood-fired oven can set the stage for pizzas, breads, braised meats, casseroles, and more.
