Decking and Outdoor Living

For many of us, it just doesn't feel like summer until you’ve cooked outdoors. Dining and cooking al fresco is so popular, in fact, that according to the American Society of Landscape Architects, nearly 95 percent of residential landscape architects say kitchens and other entertaining spaces are their most frequently requested project.

An outdoor kitchen can be the crowning glory of your custom-designed treated wood or tropical hardwood deck or composite wood deck or patio. Here are key features that every outdoor kitchen should have:

• Defined cooking space for custom decks and patios makes sense
• A great grill is an essential accessory on new decks and patios
• Prep areas are key to cooking and entertaining on a deck or patio
• Dining areas make outdoor living space fun and useful