Designing the Ultimate Outdoor Room

You can create an outdoor room that is simple or elaborate, depending on the size of your budget. View the possibilities for the ultimate outdoor room in this ConcreteNetwork.com video:

Your outdoor room can consist of just a stamped patio and grill. If you want to go all out, you can build a fully functional outdoor kitchen with concrete countertops and bartop, refrigerator, and sink.

Start by installing stamped, stenciled or stained concrete walkways and patios to establish the basic floor plan and design scheme.

For cooking, you’ll need a barbecue grill or wood fired pizza oven along with countertops for food preparation.

Extend your enjoyment of the outdoors well into the evening by adding a wood burning or gas fireplace, fire pit, or portable patio heater.

Of course, no outdoor room is complete without ample furniture for dining and lounging. Concrete seat walls and cast concrete couches or chaises softened with pillows or cushions can be used as permanent weatherproof outdoor seating.

If your space and budget allows, installing a swimming pool, spa, waterfall, or pond can provide beauty, relaxation and tranquil sounds.

Add elegance and character to your outdoor room with decorative details such as statuary, fountains, landscape borders and cast stone columns.

Top off the total effect with lighting. Use pathway and landscape lighting to add ambiance and to accentuate key architectural features.