9 Covered Outdoor Kitchen Ideas (2024)

Whether your outdoor kitchen faces a sprawling landscape, a seaside retreat, or a gorgeous view of your own home, when choosing where to place your outdoor kitchen, consider the location and what your view will be while you are cooking, eating and entertaining.

Use the landscape and your property as part of the design. Keep views open and get creative with privacy walls, if needed. This outdoor kitchen has an open design so that when you’re cooking, you’re still in the middle of the action and view.

This modern outdoor kitchen has a gorgeous mix of tile and wood and the clean lines and high ceiling draw your eyes up to make this outdoor room feel even more spacious. The kitchen has ample workspace next to the stainless steel grill and the fridge and beverage station ensure that you won’t need to keep running inside when you’re ready to start grilling. An outdoor space like this one seamlessly works to connect your home to your outdoor kitchen.

When you’re designing your outdoor kitchen, pull inspiration from the inside of your home. For this stunning covered porch and kitchen, the black accents make this space feel like an extended part of the home, rather than it’s own separate room.

The furniture and color accent the outside of the home and creates a cohesive space. It feels casual and cozy and the large table in the center is begging for some serious outdoor entertaining.

Get inspired by nature when choosing materials for your outdoor space. Choose different types and colors of wood and stone just like you would mix and match patterns when you’re decorating inside. When it comes to the surfaces of your outdoor kitchen, go bold and mix materials, colors and texture to create an interesting, natural aesthetic.

This outdoor kitchen features a dark granite countertop with brick and stone accents and stainless steel appliances that all coexist under a white pergola roof.

If stone and wood aren’t your design jam, you can create a gorgeous outdoor kitchen that features your favorite color to design with instead. Take this outdoor kitchen as inspiration.

These blue cabinets are perfectly on trend and create a calming and coastal vibe outdoors. You can also pull in color through your furniture, an outdoor rug and the accents you add to your outdoor space.

A covered outdoor kitchen means you can do a lot more outdoor living all year round. However, if you don’t properly light your space, you’ll miss out on the fun when the sun goes down. Go vertical with your lights and include a center light or a ceiling fan with a bright light.

Create task lighting by adding underlights to your countertops and cupboards, and create ambiance by hanging string lights around your outdoor space or step lighting leading up to your kitchen.

How about dinner with a water view? If you have a pool house or the space near a pool to build an outdoor kitchen, consider letting that space pull double duty. From housing everything you need to maintain your pool, giving guests a place to change, and then the space to design your outdoor kitchen, you can really make the most of outdoor living all in one area and it will help your budget, too.

We’re feeling pretty envious of this open air room. It has a casual and rustic feel and was designed with everything you’ll need for outdoor entertaining–plenty of comfortable seating, a fireplace, TV and room to grill and cook outside. From eating, relaxing and entertaining, you can do it all in this room. So if you have the space, go for it and build exactly what you need for optimal outdoor living.

However, if you are working with a smaller space, you can still create an outdoor kitchen that houses everything you need right at your fingertips. Make the space work for you.

Give your guests plenty of elbow room while they dine and a front row seat to the chef as they are working. Before you choose where your kitchen will be placed and the seating, play with a few options to create a flow not only for while you cook, but also when you entertain.

The placement of this island is perfect for dinner conversation and the fire pit will keep you guests warm when the sun goes down.