Outdoor Room From Design to Inception featuring Saber 500 SS, 16 x 16 Pavillion Pergola with Bronze Polycarbonate canopy top

This project turned out fabulous and why wouldn't it? Great for shade, great for entertaining, and great outdoor space to fit a lot of people! 

We did a Saber 500 SS Built in Grill which you can see here on our website:

Saber 500 Built in Grill from Family Leisure

Black Pearl Granite Top

Wolfscreek stacked cultured stone

16 x 16 Pavillion Pergola with painted white columns and a mocha cedar stain top

Bronze Polycarbonate water resistant canopy top

Pavilion Pergola Angled View

Saber 500 SS Built in View

Outdoor Kitchen Angled View

Pergola "Farm View"

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

Custom Outdoor Kitchen with a beautifully painted and dressed attached pergola

Some of the 2014 Spring Projects are starting to roll in and they are truly works of outdoor art.  Making an outdoor kitchen personal is something that a lot of home owners are starting to do as they complete their outdoor living spaces.

What we did in this project was do a pro-fit stone 4 sided kitchen.  We also did an "attached' dressed, exterior flat white, pergola top with, Arco styled scroll cuts on the perlins. 

What made this a really unique outdoor living piece was the Verde Butterfly radial granite top with the 10 inch overhang for counter stools.

We did a Bull Outlaw grill head, a Delta Heat outdoor rated fridge, and a Titan door/drawer combo under the cook top.

The outcome was sensational!

Original View

CAD Drawing
 

CAD with measurements

Finished Front View

Finished Profile View

Finished Interior View

Fornetto Wood Fired (or Charcoal) Oven and Smoker Review for 2014

One of the big trends in Outdoor Living for 2014 is the addition of the Wood Fired Grill and Pizza Oven combinations.  One of the premier cooking products for this category is the Fornetto!  I had an opportunity to take a close look at this and actually eat and taste test some food from it.  What great  unbelievable flavor!

Couple of things I really appreciated when I used the Fornetto 1. Really easy to use 2. Really liked the "oven window" feature where I was able to to actually see my food being cooked. 3. I also enjoyed the "group cooking" aspect where it was truly a conversation piece. 4. You can use lump charcoal OR flavored wood which really allows for the "cook" to be creative and add a lot of zest into the food without adding a lot of additives or preservatives and spices which made the flavor that much more spectacular!

The other thing I really took notice of is that while we were making wood fired pizzas the Fornetto was able to cook/bake the entire pizza from start to finish in about 8-10 minutes.  Everyone made their own personal pan pizzas and it was a LOT of fun is less than an hour!

Finally, and what I felt sealed the deal, was the fact that it was very portable.  You could move and maneuver the pizza oven from place to place very easily which made it nice for the entire family.

Here are some pictures of what the pizza oven looks like!  It's got a few colors to choose from, but as you can see - a great look to any patio and a great way for the outdoor cooking enthusiast to add to their capabilities in experiencing their outdoor living space!

You can purchase this directly from the Family Leisure website here

http://www.familyleisure.com/Grills/Fornetto-Wood-Fired-Oven-Smoker

and if you check out using the RGRILL5 Code you can receive a special 5% discount indicating that you read this blog post!

Direct Free Standing Images

Free Standing Perspective Picture

Get Wood/Charcoal Fired Up!!!!!!

Ready for next season - one of the last outdoor kitchen installs of 2013

When you hear people say "I love to grill year round, if I could I would grill out every day of the year!"

Do you think those hard core grillers really mean it?  Well these folks sure do!  We installed this outdoor kitchen December 17th and I believe they plan on using it this weekend despite it being below 0 outside.  As you can see from the pictures there is quite a bit of ice on the lake, but can you imagine the view when it thaws this spring? 

I sure can!

What we did here was a clay powder stucco, weather tight Fire Magic doors and drawers with rain guards due to the proximity of the kitchen to the lake, and a Baltic Brown solid surface granite top.  Not trying to conflict with the beautiful red brick masonry that was already in place we decided simple was better the granite offered a great accent to an already beautiful backyard.

We completed the outdoor kitchen with a 38" Delta Heat grill with rotisserie!

One of the benefits of purchasing a true "premium grill" is that the customer is getting a 304 stainless, dual lined grill head that can get to AND maintain the high heat necessary for grilling in colder weather.  Often times a lot of the grills that come at a lower price point are advertised as stainless steel, but a much thinner stainless and often times even a stainless steel that can still be corrosive under harsher elements.  Not this grill that was redesigned this year by Twin Eagles.

That being said - enjoy the view and get ready for warmer weather!  It will be here sooner than you know it!

Full Rendering - Delta/Fire Magic

Pre-draw concept

Completion 1 Angle View

Completion Side View

Saber Infrared Grill has unveiled their full outdoor kitchen component line and I got a sneak peak in Las Vegas!

The Saber IR Grill has been moving up the charts quickly with name recognition as well as performance in the field for the value and price point.

This year they decided to add to the grill line by introducing a full range of outdoor kitchen components ranging from doors and drawers to a paper towel holder.

Although these will not be available to ship to the consumer until January 15th, 2014 I was able to get some images of what's in store in outdoor living and outdoor cooking.

Here are some pictures of what's coming next year!

Of course these will be able for pre-order at

http://www.familyleisure.com/Grills/Saber-Grills


Enjoy and get ready for a great 2014 in outdoor living and outdoor cooking!

Saber 304 Double Door

Saber Outdoor Rated Fridge

Saber Horizontal Access Door

Saber Paper Towel Holder

Saber LP Tank or Trash Can

Saber Door/Triple Drawer Combo

Twin Eagles Custom Outdoor Kitchen - just in time for Thanksgiving turkey!!!

This is an example of a particularly tricky outdoor kitchen, but with precise measurements we were able to allow for a kitchen that not only satisfied some spatial and framing requirements, but we were also able to create a more complete cooking experience by working around the support post and creating a small bar/serving area for a couple of folks to enjoy their meal or relax and enjoy the smell of the great food coming off the grill!

This Thanksgiving turkey doesn't stand a chance with what's under the hood in this custom outdoor kitchen.

This outdoor kitchen features:

Twin Eagles 36" grill with Rotis and Sear Station
Twin Eagles Double Side Burner
Twin Eagles Door/Double Drawer Combination
Twin Eagles Paper Towel Holder
Twin Eagles Outdoor Rated Refrigerator
Tan Brown Granite
Autumn Profit Cultured Stone

Because of precise planning we were able to fabricate the granite properly prior to its arrival making for an even faster installation just in time for the Thanksgiving turkey that's going to be be on the rotis!!!!

Enjoy the pictures!

Approved CAD drawing

Drawing with deck support post

Custom kitchen angle 1 finish pic

Custom kitchen angle 2 finish pic

You can find this Twin Eagles product as well as other fantastic built in components and appliances here at our website:

Twin Eagles 36" Gas Grill

http://www.familyleisure.com/Grills/36-Gas-Grill-Head

Twin Eagles Double Side Burner

http://www.familyleisure.com/Grills/Double-Burner

Twin Eagles Paper Towel Holder

http://www.familyleisure.com/Grills/Paper-Towel-Drawer

Twin Eagles Outdoor Rated Refrigerator

http://www.familyleisure.com/Grills/Outdoor-Refrigerator