Product Description

Everyone loves a backyard barbeque in the mid-summer sun-author Michelle Kodis shows how to take that idea to an innovative new level! From a "Whimsical Outdoor Martini Bar" to an "Adobe Kitchen Enclosure," Ultimate Outdoor Kitchens features projects that reflect a range of styles, from sleek modernism to rustic country, with a wide array of architectural influences. With twenty-six chapters divided into three easy-to-navigate sections, Kodis makes it easy to determine which design style and budget will fit your backyard best.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #212462 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

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Ultimate Outdoor Kitchens
Outdoor kitchens are experiencing a surge in popularity as growing numbers of people are transforming the exterior spaces around their homes-backyards, patios, decks, side yards-into open-air living spaces that serve as extensions of the house and, in the process, forge indoor/outdoor connections that greatly enhance any property.
Ultimate Outdoor Kitchens showcases twenty-six kitchens across the country, in a spectrum of styles and for a variety of budgets. Whether a simple stone cook station or an elaborate outdoor entertainment room, each outdoor kitchen in these pages has been selected to illustrate the beauty and practicality of alfresco cooking and dining.
These fabulous kitchen designs feature detailed floor plans that reveal inspiring ideas for style and functionality. Whether you're looking to create a budget-friendly kitchen with plenty of character or something a little snazzier with special design elements or a kitchen equipped with lots of extras and no budgetary limitations, this book serves up abundant ideas for creating your own ultimate outdoor kitchen.

About the Author
Michelle Kodis is also the author of the Gibbs Smith title Blueprint Small: Creative Ways to Live With Less. Since receiving her master of science degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1991, she has written about a broad range of topics, including architecture and design, science, the environment, health and medicine, business, and cuisine. She lives with her husband near Telluride, Colorado, and is currently at work on additional architecture/design books for Gibbs Smith Publisher.

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The rising popularity of outdoor living, which is about finding new ways to connect our homes to their environments, has paved the way for the outdoor kitchen-and we're not talking about a free-standing grill on the patio (which does have its merit). Today's outdoor kitchen runs the gamut from a simple cook station to a fully appointed outdoor room, but regardless of the design or the budget, the goal is the same: cook outside, eat outside-in short, find any excuse to be outside. But in truth, this book is about much more than kitchens: It's an exploration of how we can combine, through cutting-edge architecture and design, the two fundamental human needs for food and fresh air.

Customer Reviews

Ultimate Outdoor Kitchens Book
This book was enjoyable, and the offerings were very nice. I would have liked a little more detail description for planning.