Outdoor Living Enhances Quality of Life
The last decade has seen a surge in the popularity of outdoor living. The concept of “backyarding,” or transferring typically indoor activities to the outdoors, is proliferating, with a focus on creating outdoor spaces that promote well-being. Backyarding is like vacationing at home—an escape that enhances the quality of life in our busy lives and is a great place to relax and unwind with family and friends.
Outdoor Living Is Good for You
Research shows that people who spend more time outside are generally less stressed, less depressed, and overall more content. There are also benefits beyond mental health. Other research shows that being close to nature and spending time outdoors also had physical health benefits, including reducing the risks of certain diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, and high blood pressure. Studies have shown that even twenty minutes in an outdoor space can improve overall well-being. Beautiful and functional outdoor living spaces are an extension of the home, enhancing health and creating an opportunity for homeowners to get outside daily.
The Outdoor Kitchen
Outdoor cooking has come a long way, with outdoor kitchens becoming more sophisticated and featuring high-performance equipment and features that emphasize luxury and convenience. As with indoor kitchen design these days, the kitchen is no longer just a place for preparing food; they are often all-inclusive, boasting areas for dining, gathering, and entertainment.
The Role of Sustainability in Outdoor Kitchen Design
Aside from luxury and convenience, outdoor kitchen design trends focus on creating spaces that are sustainable and seamlessly integrated with the natural surroundings to provide an environmentally conscious outdoor living experience. Homeowners desire quality materials in their outdoor living areas that are sustainable, durable, and beautiful.
How Can Crossville Make Your Outdoor Kitchen Design Dreams Come True?
Kitchen surfacing needs to be durable, hard-wearing, and easy to maintain. However, outdoor kitchens must also be weather-resistant. Outdoor surfaces are subject to UV light, extreme heat or cold, moisture, and possibly ice. Your exterior flooring should offer enhanced traction, and all surfaces should be able to withstand the harshest elements. Crossville has you covered for all your outdoor kitchen surfacing. From kitchen flooring to porcelain countertops, tiled feature walls, and more, we have beautiful, functional, and sustainable tile collections to suit any aesthetic.
Design Inspiration for Your Outdoor Kitchen
These gorgeous outdoor kitchens boast a range of tile products, including wall tiles, outdoor floor tiles, porcelain panels, mosaic tiles, glass tiles, and porcelain slabs. There’s a tile that’s just right for every aspect of your outdoor kitchen project!
Crossville porcelain slabs and countertops are perfect for the outdoors. Our 12mm thick 100% porcelain products excel — they’re UV light, stain, and frost resistant to ensure your outdoor space looks great for years to come. The porcelain countertops shown here in this outdoor kitchen are in the Baltic colorway, and the patio flooring is Owen Stone porcelain exterior tiles in Bunny. The exterior tile options offer a special finish for enhanced traction outdoors.
Oxide porcelain panels on the grill front evoke metal that has reacted to sunlight and has been exposed to weather over time. The panels provide gorgeous aesthetics but are strong enough and tough enough to withstand the harshest weather. The patio pavers for the pool decking are our Portugal exterior tiles in Venho Verde, the porcelain countertop is Suspense, and the pool waterline tiles are Altered State porcelain tiles in Copper Core.
Our Portugal porcelain patio pavers, this time in Tinta Negra, once again provide a gorgeous foundation for an outdoor kitchen. This versatile tile collection also offers stunning mosaics, shown here on the wall in Velho White. The porcelain slab countertop in the Femme Fatale color provides a nice contrast to the wood cabinets and bright red appliances.
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Our Owen Stone porcelain exterior tiles for the patio flooring provide a dramatic backdrop for this unique kitchen, which features Ardesia a Spacco porcelain panels on the fireplace hearth, and Femme Fatale porcelain countertops.
Our Sideview Glass tile mosaics in Gold add a bit of sparkle and glam to this dining bar/counter. Glass tile is a wonderful outdoor surfacing material because it’s not only stunning, it can withstand the elements and is very easy to clean and maintain. See our glass tile collections that are perfect for outdoors here.
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This stunning outdoor kitchen has it all when it comes to Crossville tile: Portugal exterior tile in Tinta Negra on the floor, Handwritten wall tiles in Post Card on the counter front and cooktop backsplash, I Naturali Laminam porcelain panels in I Naturali Travertino Grigio Veneto clad the wall, and our porcelain slab in Film Noir on the bar countertop.
LOVE WHAT YOU SEE? GREAT DESIGN STARTS WITH A SAMPLE!
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