Readers' Choice Top Outdoor Kitchen Designs

With National Grilling Month coming up in July, we reached out to the more than 80,000 subscribers of our monthly Outdoor Living by Belgard eNewsletter to visit our Outdoor Kitchen and Outdoor Grill Island Pinterest boards and vote on their favorite designs. The votes have been tallied, and here on the top 5 outdoor kitchen designs in each category.

Top 5 Outdoor Kitchen Designs

Belair Wall Outdoor Brick Kitchen — #5 – Featuring the chiseled stone look of Belair Wall®, this al fresco kitchen includes both a gas grill and a wood-fired outdoor brick oven with a built-in wood box. This well-equipped kitchen also includes an ice-maker, outdoor dishwasher, custom bar sink and multiple durable stainless cabinets.

Lafitt Rustic Slab Outdoor Kitchen Design — #4 – This L-shaped kitchen is positioned adjacent to a covered Lafitt® Rustic Slab patio that offers ample seating for guests to visit with the outdoor chef during meal prep. Stacked-stone veneer adds a rustic elegance to complement multiple stainless outdoor appliances and a double grill.

Weston Stone outdoor kitchen design — #3 – This contemporary Weston Stone® outdoor kitchen includes a multi-functional granite countertop that provides a large linear area to accommodate food prep, serving and dining space. Weston Stone was also used for an adjacent landscape wall to visually tie the design together.

Weston Stone outdoor brick oven kitchen design — #2 – A raised bar opposite the grill allows guest to enjoy conversation with the outdoor chef during meal prep in this lovely Weston Stone® outdoor kitchen. A quaint lantern-style light fixture adds both ambiance and functionality to the wood-fired brick oven. Weston Stone was also used to construct a coordinating decorative wall that adds charm to the overall design.

Belair Wall Stone Outdoor Kitchen Design — #1 – This simple, yet elegant Belair Wall®outdoor kitchen garnered the most votes from our readers. The perfect space to entertain, this kitchen includes an oversized granite countertop that provides ample prep and serving spaces, as well as bar-style dining. The L-shape design puts everything within arm’s reach and opens to a covered Lafitt® Rustic Slab patio with additional seating, which creates a communal atmosphere.

Top 5 Grill Island Designs

Weston Stone L-shaped Grill Stone Kitchen Outdoor — #5 – This Weston Stone® L-shaped grill island offers clean, contemporary lines and a raised bar opposite the prep area for dining. Coordinating shades of Urbana® Stone pavers are laid in a running bond pattern on the adjacent patio to add a cohesive look to this eclectic space.

#4 – Rustic rough-hewn Celtik® Wall pairs with a contemporary granite countertop to create an L-shaped grill island that is the perfect complement to this eclectic outdoor living space. The flagstone design of Mega-Arbel® pavers help define the cooking area of the Lafitt® Grana Slab patio. Charcoal colored Old York™ pavers tie in with the color of the countertop to add a contemporary geometric border design.

Stone Patio Outdoor Kitchen Design — #3 – A built-in arbor made of reclaimed wood and wrought iron accents adds rustic charm to this attractive Weston Stone® grill island. Coordinating tones in the Lafitt® Rustic Slab patio complement the design.

Stone Outdoor Kitchen Design — #2 – The simple lines of this Weston Stone® grill island allow it to blend seamlessly with the structure of the adjacent home. A raised backsplash and granite countertops add a tailored look. The angled extension allows for additional prep and serving space without overpowering the sitting area of the Mega-Lafitt® paver patio.

Tandem Modular Grid Outdoor Stone Kitchen Design — #1 – This contemporary design garnered the highest number of votes in the grill island category. The versatile Tandem® Modular Grid provides the structure for the grill island, as well as a base for the arched arbor and a raised platform for the dining table.

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5 comments

Donna Broughton

Aug 31st, 2018 at 08:29 pm

Love all the out door grills. Beautiful

Rod mcclean

Feb 2nd, 2023 at 08:29 am

Building lake house with pool house n outdoor kitchen like 36 inch grill bar sink pizza oven have 12 feet to work with drawer fridge with 2 drawers

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Feb 2nd, 2023 at 11:19 am

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Charles Goldberg

Feb 16th, 2024 at 10:53 am

Our contractor is building a retaining wall using the Belgard Diamond Pro StrllFace Carriagehouse. Our patio is going to have the Bellgard Avondale Pavers. We will have an L shaped island for the outdoor kitchen which will have an gas grill and Big Green Egg on the patio. What would you suggest we consider for the stone veneer for the island that would compliment these and finish the look?

Belgard

Feb 19th, 2024 at 08:16 am

You could do Ashlar Tandem for the kitchen, as it comes Avondale as well (https://www.belgard.com/products/retaining-walls/ashlar-tandem/). Ashlar Tandem can be paired with Tandem Modular Block to build the entire kitchen structure. Or, it can be used as a veneer and be applied with Sticky Stone or mortar over concrete CMU’s.

You could also use Weston Stone (https://www.belgard.com/products/retaining-walls/weston-stone-wall/) which also comes in Avondale. Another option, would be to use one of our Echelon masonry products like Waterford Stone. This is a full bed depth masonry product, and would need to be installed like full weight natural stone on a floating reinforced concrete slab.

Lastly, you could choose Artforms and go with a slightly more modern clean look – which can be used for the entire kitchen structure as well. For the countertops you could source granite locally, or use Porcelain pavers to cover it.

Hope this helps!

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