Outdoor Kitchens: Ideas for Planning, Designing, and Entertaining (Creative Homeowner)

Get all the inspiration and advice you need to design your own outdoor kitchen!

• Over 300 photos to help you envision your perfect outdoor space
• What to consider when selecting a location, planning size, buying appliances, adding features, and more
• Comfort considerations including furniture, heating, cooling, shade, shelter, lighting, and entertainment
• Design gallery includes tons of ideas for compact, mid-range, and luxury outdoor kitchens to inspire you

Cook outdoors all year-round with your dream outdoor kitchen!

Find out what designers and homeowners across the country are doing to make outdoor living and entertaining better than ever, with this inspiring design book. Packed with fantastic designs from all over the U.S. — something for every budget — and more than 300 photos to help you envision your own design, these 224 pages will give you all the ideas you need to get started on your own outdoor kitchen plan.

The information inside this book includes planning and design advice as well as some easy how-to projects. You'll get advice on design basics, choosing the site for your outdoor kitchen, planning your budget, developing a floor plan, improving comfort, selecting appliances, creating the food preparation area, designing the dining area, considering optional amenities like lighting, seating, TVs, and audio equipment, and more. A stunning gallery of finished designs using a variety of budgets is included to help inspire your vision.

An outdoor kitchen adds value to your home, improves your outdoor space, makes entertaining better than ever, and lets you cook outside anytime you like. Get started designing your own, with Outdoor Kitchens!

Joseph R. Provey is the former chief editor of Family Handyman, Mechanix Illustrated/Home Mechanix, and Practical Homeowner magazines. He has authored several books, including Design Ideas for Flooring, 1001 Ideas for Decks, and 1001 Ideas for Kitchen Organization, published by Creative Homeowner, as well as many magazine articles. Provey lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Owen Lockwood has worked on several books, including Design Ideas for Flooring, 1001 Ideas for Decks, and 1001 Ideas for Kitchen Organization, all for Creative Homeowner. He has been an editor and writer at several publications. His home is in Fairfield, Connecticut.