Benefits of Outdoor Kitchens
Backyards are indeed now the new living rooms. With professional landscape design companies, home owners are actively transforming their outdoors into exotic, luxurious and functional spaces. From water features to patios and other fancy outdoor decor, it is the joy and pride of home owners to have a gorgeous backyard.
Talking about enhancing outdoor landscape, outdoor kitchens are the latest in the outdoor living experience. They offer a plethora of benefits that you may not realize until you have one.
Whether you’re building a new home or remodeling the current area to make better use of the space, it is advisable to invest in and create an outdoor kitchen.
An outdoor kitchen can:
Increase Your Curb’s Appeal
Did you know that properties that feature outdoor kitchens sell for more than 30% of its actual value? Simply stated, an outdoor kitchen can make a huge impact on your home’s sales price. So with a high return on investment, having an outdoor kitchen is truly worth the money spent.
Be Great for Entertaining a Crowd of Many
Outdoor kitchens make excellent spaces for entertainment. Your guests can socialize and have a great time around the BBQ grill while the food gets prepared and as they watch you showcase your culinary skills.
Besides this, it is super convenient to store, prep as well as cook food for a large crowd in the outdoor kitchen as compared to the indoor kitchen. Outdoor kitchen designs can easily accommodate large BBQs unlike indoor kitchens especially when everyone wants to hang out with the cook.
Moreover, you can improve the comfort of your guests around the BBQ grill by playing mood music, adding outdoor furnishings and patio heaters.
Save Big on Utility Bills
This may not be a direct advantage but who knew that outdoor kitchens could save good money on utility bills? Let us explain. Look, when you grill outdoors during summers, your HVAC doesn’t have to work overtime to keep the home cool and at its optimum temperature.
When you roast, fry, broil foods or bake in the indoor kitchen, it elevates the temperature of the house thus your cooling unit works harder to keep the right temperature indoors which means it runs for longer hours and consumes more energy. But when you’re outdoors, you don’t have to worry about that. Thus, you get to save on energy each time you host a large party or simply have a small BBQ party for the family.
For more information or assistance with outdoor kitchen design and installation, contact us today. We assist clients in and across Broken Arrow, Tulsa and Owasso.