#Outdoor Kitchen Pictures and Ideas

Ultra-Modern Outdoor Kitchen With No Shortage of Stainless Steel

By Lee Wallender. Home Renovations Expert

As the ultimate know-nothing beginner, Lee Wallender's first experience with home renovation was remodeling a 100 year-old house.

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Outdoor kitchens are the private jet of the home remodel world:  unnecessary and decadent, but so much fun to have.

Some are nothing more than barbecue-grills-on-steroids.  Others, as we will see, are full kitchens--as complete as indoor kitchens--allowing you to fix entire meals in the great outdoors.

Prices range from the low thousands for DIY-built ones to $50,000-$100,000 for lavish, architect-designed and contractor-built ones.

Whether low- or high-end, they appeal to the homeowner who loves to spend plenty of time outside, and whose yard includes other goodies like a pool, spa, or garden.

Notoriously Low Resale Value

Add an outdoor kitchen only because you want one, not for its potential resale value.

As the New York Times reports. Sally Slater, an associate real estate broker offers this opinion, saying

You’re not going to make money on it, as you would if your kitchen and master bedroom suite were renovated.  It’s a great feature, and people love it, but other things come first.

In a few cases, they might even be seen as a negative by buyers interested in doing other things with their yard, the kitchen being an impediment that needs to be cleared away.

About This One

This kitchen bucks trends, eschewing the traditional stonework for natural oiled wood.  It is a truly modern kitchen with its wide swaths of stainless steel on the eating bar.