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Kitchen Design
Outdoor Kitchen–
an Enhanced Living
Experience
By Kathy Cvetkovich
Kathy Cvetkovich has been practicing
in the design field for nearly 25
years, working with new construction,
renovations, kitchen & bath design,
and interior design. The establishment
of Willowbrook Design located in
the South Hills, has enabled her to
bring this accumulated experience to
the table for each new project. Her
award-winning designs have been
featured in national magazines, on
the cover of FANtastic Kitchens
Magazine, and have been entered in
national competitions. For more information,
call 724-941-9777, or visit
www.willowbrookdesignvpweb.com.
You’ve just finished a wonderfully prepared dinner on your grill. Is
there any more relaxing feeling than sitting outdoors, watching a
summer sunset as you sip a glass of wine, while savoring the day’s
accomplishments? It actually feels as though you’ve suddenly added
another room on your house.This is not a vacation, nor a very
extravagant fantasy. It can actually be happening in your Pittsburgh
home!
No one wants to give the oil companies their hard-earned money, which is why surveys indicate that we are staying home more. Not so bad a choice when you think about it, because making an investment in your home via the addition of an outdoor kitchen/living area is a lot better than pouring cash into your car’s tank.
Thus, you could decide to develop the space to include a landscaped terrace; an elevated deck, even a pergola (an open roof-like structure), maybe a sunken fire pit; or a wood-fired pizza oven – the options are ever-expanding. Outdoor kitchens are a very exciting addition to the kitchen and bath industry and include many of the same features and design considerations as an indoor kitchen.
However, there are also many specialized features that require careful attention.
For example, the cabinetry has to be weatherproof – sufficient even for Western Pennsylvania winters.Weatherproof cabinetry is available in marine grade polymers and several highly substantial and impervious woods such as cedar, mahogany, or teak. Stainless steel cabinetry can even be designed into a stone wall.The systems can be modular.They can be customized.They can stand alone.They can be built into a framed structure. Depending on what you’d like to do, the budgets can be rangy. Consider whether landscaping should be part of the project budget. You can spend $3,000 or $30,000. You are in control of that.
The appliances for this exciting new kitchen design option are equally specialized and weatherproof.While an outdoor kitchen typically does not have all the extras found in an indoor kitchen, the desirable elements for an outdoor kitchen do include refrigeration, either a cube or frig drawers; a primary cook surface, of course, and perhaps a side burner or a wok; and warming drawers.The directionality of the wind, and the ventilation of the cook surface must be considered in terms of whether it should be under cover or at the outside corner of an elevated deck.
A water source is also a must for a functional kitchen prep space. This should be included in early planning, since water lines usually run from the house, maybe located underground, and plumbed to accommodate cold weather.
What about a wood-fired pizza oven? How nice to be lounging in the pool and smell the wood heating up, or fresh bread baking in your oven? Modular oven units can be installed into a permanent surround, which will only enhance your entire setting.
No one wants to give the oil companies their hard-earned money, which is why surveys indicate that we are staying home more. Not so bad a choice when you think about it, because making an investment in your home via the addition of an outdoor kitchen/living area is a lot better than pouring cash into your car’s tank.
Thus, you could decide to develop the space to include a landscaped terrace; an elevated deck, even a pergola (an open roof-like structure), maybe a sunken fire pit; or a wood-fired pizza oven – the options are ever-expanding. Outdoor kitchens are a very exciting addition to the kitchen and bath industry and include many of the same features and design considerations as an indoor kitchen.
However, there are also many specialized features that require careful attention.
For example, the cabinetry has to be weatherproof – sufficient even for Western Pennsylvania winters.Weatherproof cabinetry is available in marine grade polymers and several highly substantial and impervious woods such as cedar, mahogany, or teak. Stainless steel cabinetry can even be designed into a stone wall.The systems can be modular.They can be customized.They can stand alone.They can be built into a framed structure. Depending on what you’d like to do, the budgets can be rangy. Consider whether landscaping should be part of the project budget. You can spend $3,000 or $30,000. You are in control of that.
The appliances for this exciting new kitchen design option are equally specialized and weatherproof.While an outdoor kitchen typically does not have all the extras found in an indoor kitchen, the desirable elements for an outdoor kitchen do include refrigeration, either a cube or frig drawers; a primary cook surface, of course, and perhaps a side burner or a wok; and warming drawers.The directionality of the wind, and the ventilation of the cook surface must be considered in terms of whether it should be under cover or at the outside corner of an elevated deck.
A water source is also a must for a functional kitchen prep space. This should be included in early planning, since water lines usually run from the house, maybe located underground, and plumbed to accommodate cold weather.
What about a wood-fired pizza oven? How nice to be lounging in the pool and smell the wood heating up, or fresh bread baking in your oven? Modular oven units can be installed into a permanent surround, which will only enhance your entire setting.
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Also publishers of The Chartiers Valley Source, The South Fayette Source, and The Northern Washington Source.
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P. O. Box 301
Presto, PA 15142
phone 412.257.0340
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