The Outdoor Lifestyle Blog

Your outdoor kitchen isn't just a gathering place for summer barbecues. and football parties. It can also be the perfect place to start some great family traditions. 

In addition to the obvious Christmas festivities like putting up a tree and hanging stockings above the fireplace, we have some other holiday-inspired ideas that you can try in your very own outdoor living area. Pick your favorites and make them traditions for your family for years to come!

Another Thanksgiving marks another year of blessings, growth, and gratitude! While we're usually quick to bask in our blessings, it seems to take a holiday like Thanksgiving for us to actually count them.

Today we're doing just that — because at Unlimited Outdoor Kitchen, we have a lot to be thankful for, and we wanted to share a few of the blessings that top our list.

Who doesn't love pumpkins? This is the time of year to get your carve on, which can be a lot of fun, but also a lot of work and mess for a few short weeks. 

Follow these tips to end up with the best-looking and longest lasting pumpkin you've ever carved.

Outdoor living spaces are mostly for you and your family, but if you have a pet, there's no doubt your furry friend is included in that family category.

So why not design your backyard paradise in a way that benefits your dog or cat as well? With a backyard living space that pleases your pets, you'll be able to enjoy the space that much more!

Here are some ideas for pet-friendly design elements worth incorporating in your outdoor living area.

When it comes to hosting, planning, cooking, and cleaning is just the beginning. A good host knows that the most important part of a gathering is how your guests feel when they leave. Were they able to let their guard down and relax? Did they get enough to eat? Would they come back? These are all feelings that a host has the power to influence.

Let's look at 8 ways you can be the perfect host for the guests you invite to your outdoor living space!

Ah, Labor Day,.. The official end of summer and wearing of white (supposedly). Labor Day is a holiday honoring those who work, and we celebrate it by not working at all.

If you're spending the first Monday of September away from work this year, you probably want to relax and enjoy the day. But you also want to celebrate with a party in your outdoor living space. 

Then again, you don't want to waste the holiday by working too hard pulling a party together.

You can have it both ways. Here are some tips for planning and hosting a great Labor Day party with minimal labor.

If you're any type of football fan, you've probably already started thinking about the upcoming season and how you can entertain guests in your outdoor kitchen area on game days. 

You should absolutely plan some football-centered get-togethers this fall, and we want to help make your backyard tailgates successful with these great ideas.

If you're anything like most American families, you probably spend more money dining out than you'd like to admit or even acknowledge. According to studies done by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people are dining out more and grocery shopping less every year.

With so much money being spent at restaurants, there's usually not much left over for other recreational activities or home design projects — say, an outdoor kitchen, for example.

What if we told you that an outdoor kitchen could actually save you money while at the same time giving you opportunities to enjoy the food you love with the people you care about in a place you truly enjoy! Would you believe us? You should. Find out why.

After preparing a big meal in your outdoor kitchen or hosting a large dinner party, the last thing you want to think about is cleaning up. The laborious post-dinner cleanup may be the most dreaded task for any host, but it is absolutely necessary!

Unfortunately, there's no good way to completely avoid kitchen cleanup, but there are a few ways to simplify it. Here are four tips that will turn that dreaded cleaning task into a much more effortless one. 

An outdoor living area is a great place to gather the whole family. For some of us, that means lots of kids around—our nieces, nephews, grandkids, best friends’ babies, and maybe even our own children!

You’ll want to keep the little ones entertained, and it would be great if that entertainment included the fresh air and not their electronic devices. But you probably want to enjoy some adult time as well, so you’re not committed to a full-on children’s party with bouncy houses and entertainers.

Fortunately, you can host a gathering that appeals to everyone in the family—the kids have fun activities to do, and the adults can watch while still having a chance to catch up and chat. Here are a few simple ideas for low-key outdoor entertainment that’s engaging for the children in your life: