Spotted lately, fully equipped outdoor kitchens for plein air dining (no trips to the indoor fridge or sink required). Here are 10 standout examples:
Above: LA design collective Commune created this pergola-like outdoor kitchen in a remodel of a Buff & Hensman house in Nichols Canyon, LA. (For more, see our Designer Visit: Commune in Nichols Canyon, LA.)
Above: An indoor/outdoor kitchen in South Carolina by architect Heather A. Wilson (see more in The Ultimate Indoor/Outdoor House? and today's Steal This Look.
Above: A coastal California kitchen by Eric Olsen Design.
Above: An indoor/outdoor kitchen by VT Wonen at the Woonbeurs exhibit; photo via Vosges Paris.
Above: An indoor/outdoor kitchen in Todos Santos, Mexico, via photographer Laure Joliet.
Above: Architect Guilherme Torres' kitchen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, opens onto a tree-filled courtyard (see more at A Magical Kitchen in Brazil).
Above: A sleek teak and steel outdoor kitchen from Italian company Mebart.
Above: Made of modular components, the WWOO kitchen by Dutch designer Piet Jan van den Kommer offers ultimate flexibility; photograph from VT Wonen.
Above: The WWOO kitchen in anthracite.
Above: A kitchen in Capetown in a house owned by Rupert Smith and Warren Matthee of Olive Studio, via New Zealand House and Leisure. Photo by Micky Hoyle.
Above: Students from Budapest University designed this plywood outdoor kitchen as part of the Odooproject; see more at Archdaily.
Above: An outdoor kitchen in Sweden from Ikea; the wicker storage chest is the Byholma; $69.99.
Above: A beach house in Denmark by Kontur Arkitekter.
Above: An outdoor kitchen in Red Hook, Brooklyn, by Ecoscape.
Looking for a bit less of a commitment? For the Best Barbecue Grills and Portable Grills, see Gardenista's picks. Get in the summer groove with our Beach Style posts.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on August 2, 2013 as part of our Entertaining: Summer Edition issue.
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