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Desert & Southwest Kitchen Ideas
Desert and Southwest kitchens take their cues from Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas: earthy stucco and rammed earth, flat roofs and deep overhangs, gravel gardens planted with agave, yucca, cactus and desert trees, and shade structures that make the outdoors usable at noon.
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Desert & Southwest Kitchen Ideas, explained.
Desert and Southwest kitchens take their cues from Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas: earthy stucco and rammed earth, flat roofs and deep overhangs, gravel gardens planted with agave, yucca, cactus and desert trees, and shade structures that make the outdoors usable at noon.
Notice how the best kitchen designs use colour sparingly — a corten wall, a turquoise door, the blue of a pool — against the neutral ground. Save the schemes that match your sun and your soil.
Desert outdoor kitchens are built for shade. Look for stucco or rammed-earth bases, concrete counters, a ramada or louvered roof with fans, a kamado or grill set into an earthy island, corten accents and gravel underfoot. Planting stays to agave and desert trees, and lighting is low so dinner can happen under the stars.
What to look for as you browse
- The work triangle — grill, sink and fridge within a few steps
- Ventilation: a hood, an open gable or clear sky above the grill
- Where guests sit relative to the cook
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