Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Custom Outdoor Kitchen..... "That's Italian"

This family wanted something more Italian, something with a little snap... so this is what we drilled it down to after a lot of back and forth.... why not a grill, with a pizza oven so that guests can enjoy the benefits of both.  The Home Owner Chef wanted something that reflected an Italian based outdoor kitchen, but that also had the advantages of a quick click turn on grill.  He also valued counter space so we decided to bump out an edge for a bit more surface area to work with.

Who wants to make pizza outdoors without plenty of counter space right?

Let's take a look at the finish... I think we were able to build this outdoor kitchen exactly to the Chef's specifications....

Front View, Granite Foot Rest and Bar Ledge Counter Top


Granite Ledge Bump Out and Surface Area View

Angle View with Kitchen

Side Profile View/ Clean

 

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Part 2 - Pavilion Pergola, Outdoor Kitchen, Twin Eagles Grill and Componens, Family Leisure Outdoor Living

Part 2 of the project we will talk about the custom outdoor kitchen.

Outfitted with:
1. Twin Eagles 42" Built in Grill
2. Twin Eagles 42" Door/Drawer Combo
3. Twin Eagles Tall Trash Can
4. Twin Eagles Double Side Burner
5. Twin Eagles Outdoor Rated Refrigerator

Countertop Choice Was Black Spice Granite with a nice backsplash

Stone Choice was Antique Red Brick Stone to compliment the house.

Great Finish!

Outdoor Kitchen

Kitchen Long View

Part 1 - Pavilion Pergola, Outdoor Kitchen, Twin Eagles Grill and Components, Family Leisure Outdoor Living





From design to final installation this project felt and delivered Christmas card quality results!

The home owner really had an eye for the placement of the Pavilion and the results truly convey what "sitting by the fire" can mean in an outdoor living space.

This was the last project of the year and we were pushed up against time, daylight, and of course Indiana snow, but we were able to get it all completed and what a finish it delivered.

Involved in this is was a two color decorative concrete stamp in which were able to match the concrete colors and stamp that they already had existing around the pool deck to the new concrete.  We were actually able to locate the contractor that originally poured the concrete for this house when it was built 12 years ago which was great as we were then able to get the exact colors to match - a very very rare thing but a great story nonetheless.

Now getting to the project.

What we did here was build a Western Red Cedar tongue and groove pavilion style cedar shake shingled, antique red brick, gas burning, 17' tall fireplace, with radial woodbox openings and a matching radial firebox opening to the fireplace.

We accented the pergola with painted white 8 x 8 rough cut cedar posts, copper caps, and decorative arches on the columns.

Some of these subtle nuances are often overlooked when you are outfitting a pergola, but collectively displayed can make something really "pop" in the outcome.

Here is a picture of the final pergola design

Pavilion CAD drawing
 Here is a shot of the concrete post seal and pre-pavilion install


Concrete Pre-Pics
Concrete Pre-Pic Long View
Fireplace and Pergola Squared up!


Pavilion Side View
Pavilion Angle View Shot

Pavilion Front View
Finished w/ Patio Furniture
Finished Side View w/ Patio Furniture

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Fireplaces Fireplaces Fireplaces!!!!

Adding some level of fire feature, but more specifically a fireplace can add a level of privacy, elegance, and most importantly heat!!!! Here are a few examples of some fireplaces we did this season of all sorts of sizes and shapes.

Fireplaces can have wood boxes for storage, mantles for a TV or candles and additional lighting, as well as seat walls for additional seating.

Take a look!

Fireplace w/ cedar mantle and XL Hearth

Garden Fireplace w/ XL Radial Opening

Garden Fireplace Backview
Fireplace with extended seat walls
Fireplace with hearth and radial opening

Fireplace with hearth and cedar storage doors

Fireplace with small wood boxes and seat walls