Landscape Design Ideas for Merging the Outdoor Kitchen and Surrounding Outdoor Living Space in Worthington OH
If merging your Worthington, OH, outdoor kitchen with another living space is on your project list, then these landscape design ideas can be just what you are searching for. Adding an outdoor living space to your kitchen can only make the entire space that much better.
Outdoor Sitting Space
An outdoor sitting space can serve dual duty as a place for guests to sit and eat and for gathering to chat with one another on a lovely day. If your outdoor kitchen is an existing space, your landscape specialist can refresh the kitchen to blend the two spaces together for one exciting outdoor feature.
Durable and beautiful flooring of manufactured stone and natural stone can take the heat of the hottest summer day as well as the cold of wintertime. Repelling stains and cracks, the flooring surface can set the stage for an intimate privacy retaining wall to allow for private dinners and parties while also providing additional seating.
Your landscaper can resurface the kitchen surfaces to give them an up-to-date look that complements the rest of the space while planning the right furniture and lighting to make your outdoor sitting and kitchen area useful at any time of the day or night.
Built-in Dining and Pergola
A wood pergola and trellis can add just the right level of shade to your outdoor kitchen. Because the pergola and trellis are built of sturdy wood posts and trim slats, the breeze can still come through while the covering overhead lends dappled shade to your kitchen. The posts and overhead beams can be the ideal place to train flowering vines and climbing roses so that in the spring and summer, there is a profusion of brightly colored flowers.
Adding a long modern bar/table near the outdoor kitchen can provide a place for you and your guests to share a drink together while you cook and then ample space for you to dine together once the meal is finished. Your landscape specialist can add built-in high bench seating complete with weather-proof cushions for comfort and convenience.
Complete your dining and pergola space with shrubs that grow just tall enough to offer some privacy and lighting to extend the dining time well into the night.
Stone Fireplace
There is something special about an outdoor kitchen and a stone fireplace—they are imminently compatible. Just imagine lighting a huge fire for your friends and family to enjoy while you cook a delicious meal.
When your landscaper expands the space to accommodate a new fireplace as a focal feature to complement your outdoor kitchen, have them plan enough space for a large dining table to sit directly in front of the fire. With nooks on each side with plenty of dry firewood or a gas-powered fireplace that operates at the turn of a switch, you will have the ambiance set on high.
Adding a full roof over the space can keep the elements from ruining your plans and help to keep you cooler in the summertime with twirling ceiling fans overhead. Make the space your own with antique chandeliers, mismatched chairs, and a sound system that plays your favorite music and you will most likely never want to eat anywhere else again.
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About the Author:
In 2001, Shawn Rine decided he would like to earn a little pocket change. With a used mower and lots of hard work, he got his neighbors' yards into shape in no time. Nearly two decades later, Rine Landscape Group has a few more mowers – not to mention a staff of certified landscape specialists and an extensive portfolio of innovative, functional landscape projects in neighborhoods all over the Greater Columbus Metro Area.