Grill Me Another!

Among the advantages of living in Georgia is the year round enjoyment of the outdoors. Homeowners are seeking to leverage their investment by maximizing the comfort and utility of their outdoor living spaces. As homeowners embrace outdoor living, demand for outdoor lifestyle products continues to grow.

The “outdoor kitchen” is a central theme of the outdoor lifestyle, and has evolved from luxury amenity to mainstream feature. Well designed and engineered outdoor kitchen components offer limitless opportunity to create a satisfying outdoor cooking and entertainment experience. A carefully crafted outdoor kitchen strategy can help a homeowner successfully navigate the maze of options available. Some suggestions to consider when installing an outdoor kitchen:

Imagine 

Imagine the end product. Envision the cooking and entertainment experience desired. Inspire your imagination with what you dream of your outdoor kitchen to look like.

Identify the space

 Unlike a conventional kitchen in the interior of your home, the design of an outdoor kitchen has few boundaries to restrict imaginative, functional and comfortable interpretations.

Research is important

to help you filter through the components of an outdoor kitchen and the cooking experiences they deliver. Lifestyle magazines, technical journals, product catalogs, consumer reviews and personal experiences are excellent sources of clarity and inspiration.

Prepare a budget

Grill islands can be constructed in place or purchased in pre-fabricated form. Whatever your choice, the grill remains central to all outdoor kitchen designs, including gas grills in liquid propane or natural gas, charcoal grills, electric grills, infrared grills, combination grills, pellet grills, metal smokers, ceramic smokers, etc. A refrigerator, sink, warming drawers, storage shelves, ice maker, refreshment center, pizza oven, side burners, searing station, ceramic smoker and many other amenities rarely found indoors can be incorporated into the design. The choice is limitless, as is the level of quality and investment.

Assistance

An outdoor kitchen is often part of a greater outdoor living strategy. It can also be crafted as a do it yourself project. With the breadth of quality, selection and functionality of outdoor kitchen products, it is desirable – and ultimately less painful –to enlist the assistance of outdoor living specialists to help you navigate the myriad of options available.

Buy Quality

Finally, buy quality and avoid disappointment. We speak from experience on this point. Your outdoor kitchen has to withstand the elements year round and should ideally be constructed with materials that offer optimum performance in all of conditions. For example, high grade, high performance gas grills and grilling related components are generally constructed with rust and fatigue resistant commercial grade stainless steel and casted aluminum burners.

Homeowners are “investing in place” and seek greater comfort and utility from all areas of their homes, including outdoor living spaces. An outdoor kitchen represents an investment that increases the value of your home and enhances the enjoyment of your outdoor living spaces. Smokers, searing stations, and other outdoor kitchen amenities enable you to prepare flavorful meals with greater variety and sophistication than are often possible indoors. Outdoor kitchens are fast becoming central gathering points for entertaining family and friends. After all, it is said that people gather in the home where they are most comfortable.

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Store is Full of Ideas!

I am really going to miss coming to the store! You guys make it so much fun and the store is so full of ideas! This whole journey of decorating the Mineral Bluff project has been far more enjoyable than I thought possible. I have to compliment American Casual Living on the atmosphere that numerous members of the sales team would work together on my project with ideas and suggestions and no jealousy between staff. So much fun and creativity for the customer! Thanks to you and your staff for such an enjoyable and fulfilling experience!

- Sheila L. Mineral Bluff, GA

Customer Satisfaction

Just wanted to send you a note to express how much I enjoyed doing business with you. The patio furniture is great, but I was more impressed with your attitude toward customer satisfaction. I appreciate you replacing the base of the patio table that was somewhat unstable without question or delay. Even more impressive was your willingness to replace the base for the chair when I was responsible for the damage. I worked as COO of a company and was responsible for customer satisfaction. I know we did it right, but saw that the majority of businesses were only interested in “today’s” dollar. It is refreshing to see that you do it right also. Thanks for the help and your attitude.

- Claude Y. Macon, GA

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Hi Maureen! The furniture looks great, and we are very happy. Thanks so much, you are always a pleasure to work with!

- Troy P. Monroe, GA

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Questions about what grill or smoker to purchase for your new deck? Not sure what furniture set to put next to a salt-water pool? Are you confused by the amount of different fabrics to choose from for your new deep seating cushions? We can help you answer all these questions, plus more! If you prefer, we will schedule a personalized appointment with one of our outdoor design specialists.

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      1955 Mall of GA Blvd
      Buford, GA 30519

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