If you’re looking to build out a backyard patio to look and feel like a natural extension of the home, look no further than this expansive modern outdoor kitchen for your source of inspiration. This project is a beautifully built multi-purpose outdoor kitchen that has a barbecue and bar island, with a wooden pergola providing a shaded space for the family to unwind and watch a sports game over burgers and drinks.

The grill island and adjacent garden walls strewn throughout the backyard were constructed using Unilock Lineo Dimensional Stone in Granite, providing a clean, modern look throughout the space. The modern outdoor kitchen serves as the upper deck of the patio, with Unilock Metro Slab in Midnight Charcoal applied to the paver floor. For patio decks where larger slabs are required on a tight budget, Metro Slab pavers are ideal. Bar chairs provide additional seating for large social gatherings.

For the outdoor dining area, Unilock Metro Slab in Sandstone is utilized as the primary paver carpeting in a running bond pattern. An accent border of Metro Slab in Midnight Charcoal combines two different hues for a visual feast that looks stunning on a sunny day. As a darker inset border, black stones are employed throughout the pattern to give it a more natural feel.

Using Unilock Metro Slab in Sandstone laid in a running bond pattern in the shape of a square paver bed with a border in Midnight Charcoal to further differentiate the sections, two distinct seating places have been created on the adjacent upper deck that is closest to the house. The chosen color tones produce a visual harmony by blending perfectly with the house’s architectural styles. Each entertaining area has its own decorative seasonal plants and softscaping, and the bar island and garden walls have accent lighting installed to make it easier to move around at night.

The outcome is a stunning, multifunctional backyard area where this family might end up spending more time outside rather than within. There are many design considerations when adding an outdoor kitchen.