Radial Twin Eagles Outdoor Kitchen w/ Built in Fire Pit and Driftwood Stained Cedar Pergola

This beautiful outdoor room w/ pergola and kitchen came at the perfect time.  Memorial Day weekend to be exact.  What you are going to see here is a paver stone patio, a 36" Twin Eagles Grill, Twin Eagles Trash Can, 36" Twin Eagles Door/Drawer Combo, Twin Eagles Paper Towel Holder, Twin Eagles Double Drawer for additional storage, Aspen Grouted Cultured Stone, a 21" fire pit enclosed in a 60" round bar height table, and finally a radial stained western red cedar pergola.

What a nice combination!

3D CAD View

2D Overhead View w/ measurements

Real Time Angled View

Real Time Side View

Real View vs. Conceptual Drawing

Custom bi-level pergola with stone bases, walnut infused concrete, complimenting outdoor kitchen

 What a nice start to a great spring!  This project's outcome was beautiful, but the planning of this to the inch took about 6 months.  I have included the before, after pictures specifically because this is a great example of and outdoor room in style!  What was already a really nice space was transformed into outdoor living fit for an intimate setting or a big party! 

This is a bi-level "extended" pergola down the middle of the patio, with a nice size side area with a bronze polycarbonate canopy top that protects the home owners from the blazing Indiana sun, but allows light to get through without putting on a clunky shingled roof! 

Take a look at the step by step transformation!

Before Angle

Before Front View

Approved CAD top view

Approved CAD profile view

Pergola Finished Front View

Pergola Finished Side View

Outdoor Kitchen Interior View

New Venetian Gold Granite kitchen with a firepit and mixed reflective glass to match!!!! Now THAT is custom!

What a great finish to a nice project that's been been ongoing since the end of spring.  Here we have a custom 20 x 18 foot paver patio that was missing something!  What we did to maximize the space, and the grill/bar footprint was combine them all together so that not only could the kitchen area be a place to grill, but also a place to eat, sit by the fire, and relax!

The bar ledge which goes entirely around the back side seats about 10 people and we added about 2 feet of prep to the left of the grill.

What makes this unique from a lot of other featured on this outdoor living blog is that we decided to not try and contrast what was happening with the the beautiful paver flooring, but rather keep the base simple with an outdoor rated stucco, but make the top of the kichen/bar area POP with a New Venetian Granite top and some beautiful reflective matching fire pit glass.

What do you think!!!!

Custom paverstone patio

New Venetian Gold granite top with matching reflective fire glass

Got the island set and all of the components in place

Saber 670 Infrared Grill

We added the furniture and the umbrella and we are all set!

Saffire Smoker Grill Review

The Saffire charcoal fired ceramic grill and smoker has the most advanced features in its class. It doesn't matter if you are a championship barbecue competitor or a smoking enthusiast because the Saffire makes grilling out easy!

After smoking on the Saffire for over a year I've noticed that compared to some of the other larger brand names you might find at the larger "box" stores my charcoal usage has been between 1/4 to 1/2 less than what it used to be.  Whether its intense heat you rquire for perfctly seard steaks and seafood, or the savor of true slow smoked barbecue, the Saffir Grill could be the right grill for you.

You can even use it as a wood-fired brick oven for making pizza, bread, cup cakes, and much more. The high temperature ceramics will give you a lifetime of use. With some of the finest stainless steel alloys (304 Weight) you as the griller are ensured years of corrosion resistance and a minimum amount of maintenance. 

The Saffire comes in either black onyx or jasper red complete with a durable non-fading ceramic glaze.

The other benefit to the Saffire is that it is truly a premium smoker in that the temperatures can range from a low 200-250 degree smoke all the way up to 800 degrees with just the turn of the air flow vent.  Using lump charcoal you'll have your Saffire grill up to temperature in only 10 minutes.

You can find the lowest prices on the internet here:

http://www.familyleisure.com/Grills/Saffire-Grill-Co.

Remember to use PROMO CODE Rgrills5 at checkout to receive an additional 5% off!

Saffire Stainless Steel Vent

Saffire Heat Deflector for the true smoke flavor

             

Example of a Built in Saffire Smoker (Jasper Red)

Saffire Smoker Built in

Compilation of Outdoor Living Trends

Hope everyone is having a spectacular summer in their outdoor space. 

Here are a few really good articles that explain what is happening and what will be happening in outdoor living!

Enjoy the reads and see where your outdoor space fits in the trend!

http://www.indyhomespecialist.com/top-10-outdoor-living-spaces.php

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110302006103/en/Survey-Shows-Top-Outdoor-Living-Trends-2011

I like these two articles particularly because they not only identify trends that are happening, but by percentage what is important to the the people that are either looking to implement the trend and what is MOST important to them! 

Make your current home great and worry about your next house later is what I say!

Ahead of the trend here?

Decorative Concrete - Outdoor Living Space with ALL the bells and whistles

Side View Before

Full View Before

Custom Fireplace w/ Wood Boxes

Front View including Fireplace and Outdoor Kitchen

Posts Up

Project Complete w/ Patio Furniture

What a great space!  A 22 x 16 Pergola w/ 6 Posts, Full Stone Columns, Decorative Arches, Custom Decorative Concrete, and a great summer ahead!

Brought to you by www.familyleisure.com

Flag Stone Outdoor Space Complete!

There are multiple types of flooring you can use for Outdoor Living. Pavers, Concrete, Travertine Tile, and another popular trending looking is Flag stone. Here we are with a Flagstone patio and a cultured stone base pergola with a half moon firepit/bar and grill. Take a look at what we did here to give it that vertical presence in the backyard.

Flag Stone Before/ Concrete Footers Poured



Flag Stone Wide View

Flag Stone w/ Cultured Stone Bases and Rough Cut Cedar Pergola

After the final touches had been added you have a complete outdoor room with a half moon bar, rough cut cedar pergola, copper caps, decorative arches, and a grill area! These folks are all set for the summer!

Projects are starting to already be completed!

Due to the fantastic weather we have been experiencing here in the Midwest we have already started completing projects from design to delivery.  Take a look at what we did for this great space in Indianapolis.


Here is the space before.

Outdoor Space Pre Family Leisure

Space Overhead Spec

Kitchen Utility Stub

Anchoring Footers, aligning, leveling, kitchen

Western Red Cedar Pergola in, Polycarbonite Top Applied

Almost Done.....

Complete 1

Complete 2

Complete 3

With a deliverable of one day.....we got er done!

Concept to Reality - Customized Right Down to the Seat Cushions!

What we have here is a fantastic project where we took a premium stone (Cobblefield Grey Limestone), added a little Granite (Starry Night), sprinkled a chat height fire pit, and then polished it off with a retractable awning complete w/ remote control and outdoor rated T.V.!!!!!!!

Poolside Day View

Kitchen Daytime  Full View

Kitchen

Dining Area Full View

Fire Pit Full View/ Custom Seat Cushions

Poolside Night View

Retractable Awning Full View w/ Outdoor Rated T.V.

Great project!  Now that is some custom stuff!