Outdoor Kitchens: Designs for Outdoor Kitchens, Bars, and Dining Areas
 Outdoor cooking has far surpassed the days of the simply grilling on the patio. Incorporating everything from fully-stocked bars to full-size kitchen appliances in its plans, open-air cooking has soared to new levels of creativity, design, and technique.
With Outdoor Kitchens you will be able to personalize the outdoor cooking space that perfectly suits your lifestyle. Superb photography creates a catalog of options, inspiring you to design a space that exactly meets your desires, climate, cooking style, and budget.
This book equips you with all the information you need to successfully set up an outdoor kitchen, from tips on choosing the right décor to proper equipment selection, allowing you to make all the correct decisions along the way.
Discover:
- Beautiful photography and innovative ideas for alfresco cooking and dining in style
- How to customize an outdoor kitchen that's suitable for any location or budget
- Do-it-yourself projects for tiling a countertop, building a rolling cooking cart, and more
- Shopping tips for gas, charcoal, and electric grills, smokers, electrical appliances, and counter surfacing materials
- Practical advice on designing an outdoor kitchen to make it functional and safe for small families or large parties
About the Author
Amanda Lecky is the former editor of House Beautiful Home Remodeling and Decorating, House Beautiful Home Building, House Beautiful Houses and Plans, and Good Housekeeping Home Plans. She lives in an historic Hudson River town in New York, where she writes on all aspects of home improvement for national shelter publications and websites.
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