Cooking Alfresco

A retracting door is all that separates a well-equipped outdoor room from the spacious interior.

All About

Outdoor Room
Outdoor Spaces
Decorating
Living Rooms
Design

Product Ideas

Solid Outdoor Pillow
PB Classic Stripe Outdoor Pillow
Garden Leaf Outdoor Rug
Snow Leopard Duvet Cover in Guest Room
Solid Outdoor Pillow

Bringing the outdoors in is a tried-and-true part of many country kitchens. The flip side works just as well by bringing the indoors out, especially in the Arizona desert. In a balmy, breezy place where it's warm enough to be outdoors nearly all year round, no one wants to go inside to eat. Opening the indoors to the outdoors is a much happier arrangement and the Hannah family of Paradise Valley, Arizona, and their alfresco kitchen is such a hit it's the center of family living. A retracting door is all that separates the outdoor living room with the interior; the Hannah's frequently leave it open for easy access between the two rooms.

Resources

Guests
- Kristin Hannah
  Interior Designer, Hannah Interiors
  Phone: 1.800.790.5932
  E-mail: kristin@hannahinteriors.net
  Website: www.hannahinteriors.net