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Existing Outdoor Kitchen Upgrade WCI Community

WCI Community Summer Kitchen Upgrade by Elegant Outdoor Kitchens

This particular project gets classified as an addition of a hood and a backsplash to an existing outdoor kitchen. The Customer had purchased their outdoor kitchen through the builder during the building process. As with most of the big builders, WCI did not offer additional upgrade options for the outdoor kitchen, and no hood was available, although WCI did install the vent stack running through the attic and terminating at the roof. The homeowner contacted us and was looking to add the vent hood as well as an upgrade to a larger backsplash, which would lower the maintenance needed to clean the smoke residue from behind the grill.

For this job, we installed a 36″ Trade-Wind vent hood with 1250 CFM. We also had a custom stainless stack chase fabricated to match the 36″ width of the ventilation hood. The stack chase runs from the top of the ventilation hood up to the ceiling height. The granite backsplash was a level 1 Santa Cecilia Light granite, which was a close match to the existing Crema Pearl (Giallo Fiesta) granite. The new granite backsplash lays out right on top of the existing 4″ granite backsplash. We centered it behind the grill and under the hood. To keep clean lines within the design. The hood, stack chase, and the granite got fabricated at 36″ wide, which runs up to the bottom of the hood at 36″ above counter height. The addition makes maintaining the outdoor kitchen that much easier, which in turn makes it that much more pleasurable of an experience for the homeowner. What can we say other than we love making our Customer’s outdoor living life easier and more efficient! That’s the Elegant Outdoor Kitchens difference.

Existing Outdoor Kitchen Upgrade WCI Community

Existing Outdoor Kitchen Upgrade WCI Community

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Small Barbecue Island, Big Features

Close-up of Diana Royal Stacked Stone finish on Barbecue Island Cabinetry

Big Features Inside a Compact Barbecue Island

If we have built one barbecue island in Corkscrew Shores by Pulte, we have built a thousand. We wouldn’t be surprised if the aroma in this community every night rivals a 5-star restaurant. Corkscrew Shores loves their outdoor living and outdoor kitchens, and you can’t help but imagine how good it must smell in there every evening!  

This 7’6″ outdoor kitchen provided the perfect amount of space for this homeowner to achieve their summer kitchen goals.

The following components are included in this beautiful barbecue island:

The facade along the front, right and left sides is a stacked stone, the color choice is Diana Royal. The countertop and 4″ side/backsplash are a level 1 Dallas White granite. Centrally located behind the grill, and for a width of 36″, the backsplash rises to 32″ high at the corners and arc to 36″ high at the center.

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32 Access Door and Double Access Drawer

32 Access Door and Double Access Drawer

Product Highlight: Blaze 32 Inch Access Door & Double Drawer Combo

The Blaze Door and Drawer combo feature an ideal access size for an island and an outdoor kitchen. This Blaze Door & Drawer Combo features commercial grade 304 stainless steel construction to stand up to the outdoor elements. Blaze access doors are the perfect storage solution for any outdoor kitchen!
 

  • Commercial grade 304 Stainless Steel construction is made for withstanding outdoor elements.
  • Adds practical storage in any outdoor kitchen
  • Door grants easy access to inside of BBQ island
  • The two drawers feature heavy duty sliding drawer mechanisms for smooth operation
  • Drawers provide storage for grilling tools and accessories
  • Rounded bevel design adds structural integrity to the drawer
  • Access door and fully enclosed storage drawers are accented with curved handles

A Quick Fix Remodel – Summer Outdoor Kitchen

Custom Outdoor Kitchen Remodel - Elegant Outdoor Kitchens

An Update to an Existing Summer Outdoor Kitchen

This was an update to an existing outdoor kitchen.  There were a couple of components that had seen better days and were in need of replacement.  Although we do not dive into completely remodeling outdoor kitchens and restructuring the framing, there are some updates that can be made.  For instance, if the replacement components are the same size or smaller than the existing components we are able to replace the old components.  In this case, we replaced the existing Alfresco components with an Alfresco 42″ Luxury Grill built-in with sear zone & rotisserie and an Alfresco sealed dry pantry AXEDSP-42L – Low Profile Model.  Because the original components were larger than the new ones, we had stainless pieces custom made to fill in the gaps.

The homeowner also wanted something to help with the smoke capture so we installed a 48” Trade-Wind hood.

We are happy to report that this outdoor kitchen is back up and running and better than ever!

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Alfresco 42″ Luxury Grill

Alfresco ALXE-42 Luxury Barbecue Grill

Alfresco ALXE-42 Luxury Barbecue Grill

When it comes to professional barbecue grills, there aren’t too many more products that are better than an Alfresco Grill. Its quite literally the perfect reason to update your summer outdoor kitchen, it’s the only reason that would motivate most to want to update their old kitchen. That’s what we’re here for, though. At Elegant Outdoor Kitchens, we’ll even remodel that aged Summer outdoor kitchen, should it need a little sprucing up, that is!

The go-to grill for any outdoor kitchen enthusiast, you can count on the ALXE-42 Luxury Grill for size, performance, and power for any and all of your open-air culinary aspirations.

  • Three 18-SR stainless steel high-performance Accufire™ main burners
  • Integrated Mega-Drive™ rotisserie system with infrared burner
  • Signature Taste™ integrated smoking system with dedicated burner and drawer for wood chunks
  • 770 sq. in. actual grilling area
  • 3-position warming rack stores up out of the way when rotissing
  • Dual integrated high-intensity halogen work lights
  • User-friendly push-button ignition with sealed 110V AC power source
  • Optional standard cart, deluxe cart, or refrigerated cart
  • Optional infrared Sear Zone™
  • Available in LP or Natural Gas

Luna Pearl Granite Custom Summer Kitchen

Custom Summer Kitchen by Elegant Outdoor Kitchens of Southwest Florida - Linear Skyline Stacked Stone Level 1 Luna Pearl Granite
Level 1 Luna Pearl Granite Countertops - Linear Custom Outdoor Kitchen by Elegant Outdoor Kitchens

Level 1 Luna Pearl Granite Countertops – Linear Custom Outdoor Kitchen by Elegant Outdoor Kitchens

Luna Pearl granite

Luna Pearl granite from Spain features a small intricate pattern of grays and whites. Luna Pearl is available in polished slabs and recommended for both commercial and residential projects including outdoor landscaping and flooring in climates with freezing temperatures. Indoor applications can include countertops, walls, backsplashes, and other design features.

This 11’9″ outdoor kitchen was built in a home constructed by Neal Communities in the Verandah in Fort Myers. This home, like most of the homes that we build outdoor kitchens in, was purchased by the customer with an outdoor kitchen rough-in package. If you have your choice, the rough-in packages with the builder are the way to go!

This outdoor kitchen base is framed with aluminum and then wrapped with a wet weather backer board that is resistant to mold and mildew. The color choice for the stacked stone façade was the Skyline. The countertop and backsplash were a level 1 Luna Pearl granite. We took the granite backsplash up to the height of the existing back wall at 9” above counter height.

The following components were included:

This customer was seeking shelter from the cold northern winters with a second home here in Fort Myers. We are so excited for them to start living the Florida dream, chilling & grilling at their outdoor kitchen, poolside, and enjoying our cozy 80 degree winter nights!

 

Contact Elegant Outdoor Kitchens your custom outdoor living specialists!

Are you wanting to add an outdoor kitchen to that beautiful outdoor living area in your back yard? But you aren’t exactly sure how to begin. Look no further. Elegant Outdoor Kitchens is your number one custom outdoor living specialists! We are here to make your dreams reality. Call us today to schedule your on-site consultation.

 

Verandah - Neal Communities of Southwest Florida

Verandah – Neal Communities of Southwest Florida

Verandah in Fort Myers Neal Communities

Life is never dull at Verandah. Our customer’s home is in the welcoming neighborhood of tall oaks, serene river views, friendly neighbors, and exceptional lifestyle amenities in the Verandah master-planned community. This gated golf course community sits along the lush, peaceful banks of the Orange River in Fort Myers. We were given the privilege to come into this beautiful home and design their perfect escape from the cold northern winters.

Natural “Stacked Stone” Selection – Custom Outdoor Kitchen

Although this community is not right on the coast, it certainly feels like it when you pull into it. Sticking with the coastal theme in this outdoor kitchen was one of the main objectives during this project.

This 13’10” outdoor kitchen included the following components:

The base is framed with aluminum and wrapped with a wet weather backer board. The facade along the front is a stacked stone (Skyline – follow for more stacked stone color choices).

The countertop and side/backsplash are a level 1 Dallas White granite. The side/backsplash is 4″ in height. Centered behind the grill and for a width of 36″, the backsplash rises to 36″ at the corners and arcs 38″ at the center.

The Skyline stacked stone was installed as an additional backsplash on the remainder of the back wall not covered by the granite.


Azure at Hacienda Lake

Azure at Hacienda Lakes is a luxury, gated master-planned community featuring all-new architecture and resort-style amenities located in a highly sought-after area of Naples. Azure at Hacienda Lakes is situated near popular shopping and dining destinations, beaches, golf courses, and country clubs, enabling residents to enjoy Southwest Florida’s lifestyle. Elegant Outdoor Kitchens says there is no better way to enjoy Southwest Florida’s lifestyle than a beautiful outdoor kitchen to compliment your outdoor space.

 

Elegant Outdoor Kitchen Contracting Service of SWFL

If you are searching for a custom outdoor kitchen contracting service in the SWFL area, give us a call today, and we’ll make sure it’s done right! Elegant Outdoor Kitchens is Southwest Florida’s first choice in outdoor kitchen and outdoor living space contracting services. We build to your specifications, designing and creating some of the most elegant outdoor kitchens concepts in the SWFL region. We have the construction experience and aesthetic know-how to deliver an exquisite product that you and your family will enjoy for many years to come. Give us a call today for more information.

Next Level Outdoor Living Area

Beautiful Fontana Granite Counter-top Close-up

Beautiful Weather for Outdoor Living

The fall season certainly brought the L-Shape outdoor kitchen theme along with the nicer weather. It seemed that we were building one L-Shape outdoor kitchen after another this fall. This project was completed in the Esplanade at Hacienda Lakes in Naples, Florida.

The following components were included:

The cabinet base housing the grill is 9’6″ in length. Coming off the front of the left side, the fridge section will be 6’0″ in length (as measured from the wall behind the grill cabinet). The base is framed with aluminum and wrapped with a wet weather backer board. The façade is the Leonardo stacked stone.
The countertop and back/side splashes are a level 3 Fontana granite. Coming off the back of the refrigerator side, the bar overhang is 4″ and the corners and rounds to 10″ at the center. The side/backsplash is 4″ in height, rising to 36″ high for a width of 36″, centered under the hood and behind the grill.

Esplanade at Hacienda Lakes

Esplanade at Hacienda Lakes

Welcome to Esplanade at Hacienda Lakes in Naples

Esplanade at Hacienda Lakes is notable for its active lifestyle, resort-style amenities, and intimate neighborhood setting. It is ideally located off Collier Boulevard in sunny Naples, placing residents within proximity of beautiful Marco Island and Gulf beaches, as well as a short drive from downtown Naples, with upscale shopping, dining, and cultural attractions. It’s time to find the setting for life’s next chapter. Your journey brought you here, but it’s not the destination. It’s a new beginning. A world of possibilities unfolds at your doorstep. The only question is why not? Why not an outdoor kitchen to compliment your beautiful outdoor living space? Elegant Outdoor Kitchens is here to help.

Add a Blaze Smoker Box to your Blaze Grill

You have bought a very convenient and efficient gas grill, but there is something lacking in there. It lacks the ability to give the food that traditional smoky flavor. A gas grill is perfect for direct and indirect grilling. Unfortunately, it does not perform well when it comes to smoking. Fortunately, Elegant Outdoors was here to emphasize that information. Our customers decided to add a Smoker box for Traditional & LTE grilling. And they are glad they did. Schedule your on-site outdoor living consultation now!


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A Truly Grand Community – Custom Summer Kitchen

Custom Outdoor Kitchen with Blaze 32 Inch 4-Burner LTE Series Barbecue Grill

L-Shaped Summer Kitchen by Elegant Outdoor Kitchens

Vineyard Country Club Southwest Florida

Vineyard Country Club Southwest Florida

This home is located in the Vineyards, a truly grand community. The customer had recently closed on this home, which had a huge outdoor living space but lacked a custo summer kitchen. The homeowners decided that an summer kitchen would be best situated in an area out near their pool. With a built-in configuration between the home and a pillar, the cabinet base housing the grill was 4’10” in length. Coming off the front of the right side, the section housing the refrigerator was 7’0″ in length (as measured from the existing pillar to the left of the refrigerator cabinet). The refrigerator side was a 2-tier cabinet base.

The custom summer kitchen base is framed with aluminum and wrapped with a wet weather backer board. The façade is a stacked stone per the drawings (Golden White). The Normandy granite countertop was a level 3 granite and was a close match to the existing granite on the interior of the home. Because the 2-tier bar top had 17″ depth and was going to be a showpiece, the customer made an additional trip back down to the granite yard for the layout. This allowed the customer to select specific parts of the slab for particular areas of the kitchen and bar top. This summer kitchen was worth the extra effort, and it turned out amazing.

The following components were included in this beautiful custom Summer kitchen by Elegant Outdoor Kitchen:

 

Vineyards Country Club – Custom Summer Kitchen

As you enter Vineyards, a canopy of foliage embraces the boulevard. Tropical flowers anchor majestic oaks. Nature’s beauty can be seen in over 100,000 mature palms and shade trees, fragrant flowers, and flowing greenery. The ever-present blue-water lakes reflect the majesty of Mediterranean structures rising to meet tropical sunlit skies, while the air shimmers with the song of birds and splashing fountains. Naples is truly a tropical paradise. Attracting residents from around the world with its enticing blend of surfs, sunshine, and style, Naples, Florida, is one of America’s most desirable new hometowns. The Vineyards Community encompasses parks, trails, convenient shopping, an innovative medical center, elementary to university schools, golf, boating, and many more activities that make Naples your ideal address. Any home in this community deserves an outdoor kitchen. Schedule your on-site outdoor living consultation with Elegant Outdoor Kitchens today!

About the Grill – Blaze 32” 4-burner LTE series

Blaze introduces an affordable commercial style grill that was designed with your outdoor BBQ desires in mind. Blaze gas grills feature precision cut, 304 stainless steel components that bring the promise of lasting durability to your outdoor BBQ! This model, Blaze 32” 4-burner LTE series, takes things to the next level with our signature SRL led accent lights and integrated halogen hood lighting. Blaze gas grills have a lifetime warranty that warrants against any defects in the manufacturing and workmanship of the main burners, cooking grids, body, flame tamers, heat zone separators, warming rack, and control valves. While ignition, electronic, and lighting systems are covered for one year after the date of purchase. Grills must be registered within thirty days for the warranty to apply. Considering an outdoor kitchen, consider letting Elegant Outdoor Kitchens add a Blaze grill to your outdoor kitchen!

You have your grill picked out now what? You need to pick accessories and components to complete your outdoor kitchen. There are so many options with Blaze today. Get some help from Elegant Outdoor Kitchens and consider the space you have to work with and lifestyle conveniences you would like to have outdoors. We suggest having some storage doors underneath your grill. Our homeowners opted for a Blaze 32” door & double drawer combo unit. An outdoor fridge is perfect for keeping salads cold while you grill the meat, storing beverages for a party, or keeping condiments close at hand. Elegant Outdoor Kitchens is here to make your dream a reality.


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Underlit Crystalo Granite Outdoor Kitchen Creates an Ambient Golden Countertop Glow

Blaze 32 Inch 4-Burner LTE Series Barbecue Grill

Underlit or Backlit Glow – It’s Possible with Crystalo Granite

This is a unique and feature-rich custom outdoor kitchen build, the ambient glow that emanates from beneath the countertop at night is by far one of the most amazing features. This effect cannot be achieved with just any granite, though. We were able to achieve this remarkable effect due to the higher Quartz Crystal content (roughly 25% of the granite) of the Crystalo Granite.

Crystalo Granite - 25% Quartz Crystal Content

Crystalo Granite – 25% Quartz Crystal Content

The construction of this L-shape custom summer kitchen by Elegant Outdoor Kitchens is as unique as it is beautiful, completed in Paseo. If you haven’t heard of Paseo, it’s a Stock Development Community that revolves around outdoor entertainment & dining, which makes this outdoor kitchen a perfect fit for the expanding community. The cabinetry housing the grill is 10’3″ in length. Coming off the front of the right side, the section that houses the outdoor refrigeration unit is 5’2″ in length (as measured from the back of the grill cabinet). The combination of materials used to finish this gorgeous outdoor kitchen area resulted in a great final product.

Staying true to form where framing is concerned, as with all of our outdoor kitchens, the base is framed with aluminum studs and wrapped with a wet weather Hardie backer type of board. The façade is a stacked stone (Leonardo – follow for more options).

The countertop and backsplash are an exotic style of Crystalo granite. The translucent nature of the granite allows for the glow of under cabinet lighting to shine through. Not only did we pack this kitchen full of ambiance, but it also contains a full range of functionality. The backsplash is 4″ in height around most of the rear wall. The backsplash makes a dramatic rise to 36″ on center directly behind the barbecue grill, meeting the Tradewind 36″ Hood. This backsplash to hood design minimizes the typical maintenance needed from the pesky smoke residue (but we can’t live without it!). The countertop overhang located at the rear of the refrigerator cabinet is 6″ at the corners, it arcs to 10″ at the center (for a total depth of 39″ at the center!). We included an additional 10″ overhang off the right side of the refrigerator cabinet to maximize the prep and countertop space of the island. Not only is this overhang creating more counter space, but the designer arc gives the island a certain aesthetic appeal when compared to a traditional rectangular shaped countertop protrusion. This outdoor kitchen has tons of counter space as well as welcomed leg room for dining and lounging at the bar. We’re confident that most have experienced the discomfort of a small overhang. It’s something we had in mind when designing this beautiful, custom outdoor kitchen.

Outdoor Living Barbecue Grill & Components Used

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Imitation Barbeque Island – The Highest Form of Flattery

Custom Outdoor Kitchen Designed by Elegant Outdoor Kitchens of SWFL
Verandah Community Located in Fort Myers, Florida - Elegant Outdoor Kitchens

Verandah Community Located in Fort Myers, Florida – Elegant Outdoor Kitchens

The Imitation Barbeque Island Project at Verandah

This project was a repeat of a barbeque island we had built in the Verandah previously. The customer’s home was the same layout as their neighbor’s. They loved their neighbor’s outdoor kitchen configuration. Although the wall space in this area isn’t ideal, we were able to build an outdoor kitchen that was packed full of functionality and counter space. Who are we to argue with that kind of logic, when it works, it works.

The cabinet structure that houses the grill is 6’4″, with the perpendicular section that houses the refrigerator at 7’2″. The exposed sides of the island cabinets were finished with a Golden White stacked stone.
On the backside of the refrigerator cabinet, we added a 10″ granite overhang. The granite type for the counter-tops was a level 1 Amarillo Ornamental. We also used the same kind of granite for a 3 ft x 3 ft backsplash behind the grill. The backsplash is ideal when it concerns cleaning and overall upkeep of the island, which makes cleaning the smoke residue and build-up behind the grill simple.
In addition to the barbeque island, we also constructed a 6’8″ outdoor buffet, just like we had at their neighbor’s home.

The featured highlight of this project is the stacked stone backsplash located on the wall behind the grill cabinet; it cohesively ties the overall elements of the build together.

Got to Love Those Awesome Island Components

The components installed in the outdoor kitchen included:

The components installed in the outdoor buffet included:

 

Outdoor kitchen in the Verandah Golf & Country Club, Ft Myers

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