Design & inspiration
Design and inspiration for an outdoor kitchen: real layouts, finish pairings, and what different budgets buy in visual terms rather than in square metres.
The short answer
The three colourways change the whole character of a run: brushed stainless reads industrial, space grey reads architectural, white reads coastal. The cabinet does not change.
Read in this order
Start here
The rest of the category is variations on these. Each answers one question rather than listing trends.
Guides in this section
The full list
Newest first. Each guide answers one question and links to the cabinet, drawing or report that settles it.
Before you read the guides
What actually changes how a run looks
These are the decisions the guides below keep returning to. Settle them roughly first; the articles then fill in the detail.
The door finish comes first
The fronts are most of the visible area. Choosing the top before the fronts is the usual order, and it is the wrong one.
Keep the counter in the same family
A run reads calm when the fronts and the top belong together. Two strong finishes fighting each other reads busy at any size.
Where the grill sits
Centred looks formal and symmetrical. Offset looks like a working kitchen, and it usually solves the smoke and the walkway at the same time.
Handle or no handle
Every module takes either the L profile or the C profile. The sink and drawer modules use C; the rest use L. Mixing them in one run is visible.
The open end
A run that stops in mid-air without a sight panel shows a carcass edge. It is the single most common visual mistake on a first outdoor kitchen.
Straight answers
Questions this section gets most
If the answer you need is not here, the enquiry form asks for the grill model and the run length and nothing else.
Are the colour cards accurate on screen?
The cards are renders of one scene repeated in several colours, so treat them as a guide. Ask for a physical swatch before ordering a custom colour.
Can I use two finishes in one run?
Yes. Standard card finishes can be combined module by module. A custom colour is mixed once and carries a one-off tinting charge.
What do customers most often change their mind about?
The colour, after seeing a swatch. Rarely the layout — the layout decisions tend to survive contact with the site.
Save the reading
Send us the grill and the length
One field, then a configuration and a price. If your grill is one we have not cut for, we will ask for the manufacturer's drawing rather than guess at it.
Page last updated · Reviewed by the BOGEQI technical team, Foshan Bogeqi Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
Reference
The grid every layout is drawn on
Designs here are all built from the same fixed modules, so these four numbers decide what is possible before any finish is chosen.