Where the cook, the table and the pool should sit
An outdoor kitchen adds a whole new dynamic to family gatherings and creates a truly functional outdoor living space. The decisions that make it work are about people: where the cook stands so they are not cut off from the guests, where the table sits so the pool is in view, and how far everyone has to carry a full plate.
Sun, wind and the path from the back door matter too. Kirk & Jody Goddard walk through the yard with you, in Franklin or wherever in Middle Tennessee it is, and place the counters and the dining area where the yard wants them, not where a catalog drawing puts them.
Counters, dining and seating, designed and installed
Four Seasons professionally designs and installs counters, dining areas and hardscaped seating to your liking. Because the same crew builds the stonework around the pool, the kitchen belongs to the same family of materials as the coping and the patio: stone-clad counters, a built-in grill and bar seating that faces the water.
Seating is hardscaped, built from the same rock and concrete as the rest of the yard, so it stays put and it matches. The kitchen is planned as part of the pool deck rather than as a separate project at the far end of the lawn, which keeps the grade, the drainage and the walking surface consistent from the water to the grill.
Cooking from the first warm weekend to the last cool evening
The kitchen is an autumn service as much as a summer one. Paired with a fire pit or a stone fireplace, it keeps the family outside long after the swimming is done, and a lighting plan for the counters and the table lets the evening go on.
An outdoor kitchen can go in with the pool or be added later, and either way it is planned to match what is already in the yard. Call (615) 219-5770 to start the conversation with Kirk & Jody.
