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Design’d Living design featuring Weber BBQ modified to fit into custom- built blockwork with Technistone worktop
garden or personal opinion. Deciding the overall look and theme is important. A more rustic, traditional outdoor kitchen can suit brick or stone, whereas a modern kitchen can look great with render or porcelain tiles. “We feel every great kitchen has a gas grill, side burner, outdoor-rated fridge and pizza oven. This is our go-to template and we then expand that with warming drawers, bins, sinks, ice buckets, depending on the customer’s ideas and feedback.”
Durability is another crucial con - sideration, and you will have to ensure that any products you specify are suitable for outdoor use. Many solid surfaces on the market for regular kitchens are hard-wearing enough to be used both inside and out, and one nice idea you could consider is having an island that extends from the inside and then continues through to the garden. Doing the same with the floor tiles will help to create a cohesive and
harmonious scheme that brings the two together. The outdoor kitchen would be a continuation of the main kitchen within the home. Deseo’s Bust adds: “The key requirement from our customers is that the outdoor kitchen should be a continuation of the internal space. They don’t want a utilitarian set of boxes. They want the outdoor kitchen to look like their internal kitchen and this is why Novara offer finishes such as matt lacquer, Dekton, ceramic and HPL, so there is a seamless transition from inside to outside.”
Bifold doors
Another great way of creating a seamless flow from inside to out, is with bifold doors. These create that uninterrupted flow, “but also encourage the whole family to make the most of the outdoor area, creating a relaxed sociable space for morning coffees or dinners”, explains Tom Howley design
director from Tom Howley.
“A continuous flow between the kitchen and the garden allows for functional entertaining with friends once restrictions are lifted, enabling you to cook for, and entertain, your guests with ease.
“If you have the space, install bifold or trifold doors and open up the entire wall for a flawless flow into your garden. Bifolds or glass extensions open up your whole home and, even when tightly closed, they’ll let the light flood in all year round,” he adds. Also consider the colour scheme of the interior kitchen and try to add elements of that colour into its outdoor counterpart, which will also help to link the spaces together.
After layout, appliances are the next key thing to think about. There are many approaches you can take and which you go for will depend on the client’s budget and also on the type of cooking they most enjoy. For the pizza lover, a pizza oven or wood-fired oven, such as those from Orchard Ovens will likely be a must, while a barbecue fan will likely want a gas grill.
Our contributors agree that refrigeration is essential and for those who will be entertaining regularly, it may also be worth specifying a wine or drinks cabinet.
A brand that may immediately spring to mind is Sub-Zero and Wolf for its robust gas grills and its refrigeration, and its products would work nicely for those with plenty of budget and for customers sure they want everything permanently in place. Sub-Zero and Wolf offers four sizes of outdoor gas grill, which can be either built-in, or portable using the custom stainless cart, along with a gas burner module, outdoor warming drawer and refrigerated drawers. A range of stainless storage and
Outdoor kitchen featuring Valoriani outdoor oven, available at Orchard Ovens
July 2021 ·
cabinetry is also available. Built to the same high standards of the brands’ indoor appliances with a focus on performance, power and longevity. Features such as a woodchip smoker box, rotisserie and 7.3kW burners allow home chefs to easily create and finesse their favourite dishes al fresco. However, this isn’t the only way to go if grilling is your client’s thing. Rob Lessmann, managing director and founder of luxury interior design studio Design’d Living, notes that when in consultation with his clients, he recommends [more traditional barbecue brands] Outback, Weber and Big Green Egg. With these
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