Why You Should Add an Outdoor Kitchen To Your Deck

Jennifer here this week with some patio history and some great reasons why you should consider adding your own outdoor kitchen to your deck. You can’t step into your outdoor living space and not thank the mid-century baby boomers for inspiring the concept of a backyard as an extension of your house. After World War II, Americans were looking for a way to move on, relax, and enjoy life with family and neighbors. Their backyards gave them a place to do that. Spending time on the patio grilling and entertaining led to the advent of today’s modern outdoor kitchen. If you’ve thought about adding a kitchen to your outdoor space, but you’re unsure if it’s right for you, here are some benefits of an outdoor kitchen that might help you make the decision.

Expands your living area

First and foremost, adding an outdoor kitchen can increase the square footage of your entertaining space if you find yourself hosting crowded family holiday dinners and neighborhood parties. And, if you add a roof or awning, you’ve got yourself an all-weather addition you can use even if it’s raining or the sun is intense.

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Perfect for entertaining

Not unlike the baby boomers in the 50’s entertaining on the patio around a charcoal grill, a backyard stove and kitchen area gives you an automatic gathering space for an evening of games, conversations, and celebrations. The benefit of an outdoor kitchen provides a central space, allowing the cook and the guests to all hang out together.

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Adds value to your home

Outdoor kitchens can add value to your home, and it may also help your property move quickly when it comes time to sell. Of course many factors will determine the ROI of an outdoor kitchen addition like local climate, number of features, and the materials you use.

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Lets you keep smelly dishes outside

One of my husband’s hobbies is beer brewing, and before we built our outdoor kitchen he stunk up the house brewing on the stove top. What he considers a pleasant yeasty, fruity smell, I consider an unpleasant odor. So having the outdoor kitchen has solved that problem.

Gets you outdoors

For my family, we love the outdoors, so building an outdoor kitchen space on our deck was a natural choice. We get to have great food while enjoying the fresh air, the sunlight, the birds, the sounds, and nature in general.

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Of course, outdoor kitchens can be an investment, so you want to build it on a lasting foundation like an Inteplast Building Products Deck. Their decks are engineered to be durable, lightweight, low-maintenance, moisture resistant, and fire retardant. Even just as important, they are beautiful products with a color and pattern to meet anyone’s style choice. I hope this helps you see the benefits of an outdoor kitchen. Thanks for reading!