An outdoor kitchen: a must for your garden
An outdoor kitchen: a must for your garden
Summer. Picnics. Good food. Friends. What if we bring them all together? Then we get a good, relaxed party. Yes, summer is the season that brings barbecue lovers outdoors and the time when we make more time for friends. Cooking outdoors has long been popular, so the idea of a kitchen in the garden is not new. What is new is that it has become part of the overall garden design.
An outdoor kitchen is an excellent choice. It adds interest to the outside of your home, and on sunny summer days it gives you a pleasant shelter and a place to cook outdoors. You can add an oven to your barbecue, a space for baking pizza and more. The options are wide open.
Compared with the kitchen inside your home, an outdoor kitchen has a simpler design and fewer elements. Because it usually stands outdoors, it is even more important that all its parts, even if there are fewer of them, are made of materials that will stand up to all kinds of weather. An outdoor kitchen faces hot sun, sudden summer storms and many other weather conditions every day.
Natural stone in an outdoor kitchen
The most useful and recommended material for outdoor kitchens is natural stone. It creates a homely, calm and natural setting, and you can use it in many ways. One outdoor kitchen can use several different types of stone, and each has its own role.
The advantages of natural stone are durability, resistance, toughness, easy care, a long life and a wide choice of types and patterns. But choose with care. Not every type of natural stone is suitable for outdoor use, because an outdoor kitchen faces all kinds of weather: rain, snow, frost and heat.
That is why we recommend that you talk to specialists before you choose a natural stone. At Marnit we sell natural stone and provide complete stonemasonry services for outdoor kitchens, from measuring and making the pieces to fitting them. We keep more than 80 types of natural stone in stock.
Visit our showroom in Hoče, where you can see a wide range of samples in person and get the information and advice you need from our advisers.
Types of natural stone for an outdoor kitchen
So how do you choose the right stone for an outdoor kitchen, one that goes well with the rest of the kitchen? The simplest way is to look around you. Stone cladding, worktop, paving and other stone elements should suit the landscape and the existing architectural style of the house. This gives a unified, harmonious look. See which natural stone suits an outdoor kitchen.
Granite
Granite is excellent for kitchen worktops, because its properties make it very hard-wearing and resistant to heat, cuts, scratches and other damage. Caring for it will not take much of your time either, because it is very easy. All you need for cleaning is warm water and a cloth. The wide range of patterns gives you many ways to combine it.
It is also suitable for stone floors. Granite setts are not sensitive to frost and resist wear, and they need little care and maintenance.
Decorative stone – rustic stone
You can finish an outdoor kitchen with decorative stone, which gives it a distinctive look. The attractive appearance of this natural stone, and the return to eco-friendly, natural and long-lasting materials, make it more and more popular.
It is durable, resistant and easy to care for, and it is also a good sound and heat insulator.
Decorative stone – rustic stone comes in many shades. Outdoors, cooler shades of grey, white or green work especially well.
Sandstone
Outdoor kitchens also often have flooring made of sandstone. Walking surfaces in this type of natural stone need no extra work or special maintenance, which is exactly what you want in an outdoor kitchen meant for enjoyment and relaxation. Thanks to its looks and practical function, a natural floor in sandstone rounds off the design of an outdoor kitchen nicely.
Limestone
Limestone is durable, hard-wearing, non-slip and heat resistant, so it is suitable for floors. It complements and highlights the design of a building and gives a sense of elegance and timelessness. Browse our range of limestone patterns and choose the one that best suits your surroundings.
You can also combine natural stone with other materials in your outdoor kitchen. It goes well with wood, glass and stainless steel, for example. Create an outdoor retreat with a touch of nature.
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