05/07/2026
This outdoor kitchen in the Weddington area was a bit of a challenge.
Goals:
Add the Alfresco 36" gas grill and Alfresco pizza oven into the outdoor kitchen island.
Maintain a field of view from the house to the lower pool/ patio area.
Keep the existing railing on upper flagstone porch while providing a brick veneer on the entire island.
After a few designs, the pizza oven moved a little closer to the grill than I would have liked to see but there's still plenty of counter/ prep space on the left and right side. By keeping the pizza oven in the corner, it didn't block the view from inside the house.
The thin brick was cut from the same brick that was installed on the house and after a good cleaning, we were able to prime and paint the entire outdoor kitchen island.
I forgot to mention that the main access to this second floor porch was a spiral staircase so the island cabinets, grill, pizza oven and granite was brought in through the house!