The first is the island from my last house. It was diamond shaped with a 20-degree beveled edge. We had a pull-out trash can on the right side, so I created a "trash hole" (aka basketball practice) right above it. Strangely, it never smelled. Perhaps odor absorbency is an undiscovered property of concrete. Also, we inlayed three copper pipes on the left for a trivet.
Next was the outdoor kitchen. I took a regular Weber grill and built the countertop to form to its shape. I also wanted a built-in smoker (right on the other side of me in the picture), so I inlayed a baffled duct-work piece into the countertop that lined up exactly with the smoke exhaust from the smoker so that I could control how much smoke escaped. It was pretty slick. Also, I integrated 3 landscaping lights for nighttime grilling and to help us getting to and from the hot tub. Finally, I added an orange circular bar seating area off the end and suspended it with some metal supports. All-in-all, I was very pleased. I miss this part of my old house the most. We wanted some fun colors, hence the blue and orange.
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