Pizza oven, outdoor fireplace, outdoor living area, seat wall, paver patio, outdoor furniture, wood box, fire feature, planting around patio, cultured stone, natural stone, hearth, fire pit, outdoor kitchen, dining and living area, child's play structure and play ground, spacious lawn and plantings.

Designed to make the most of a steep site, this private home in Sydney’s south has created great spaces to enjoy the view of the water. The design features a covered main pavilion with a fully equipped kitchen including a sink, fridge and wood fire pizza oven. Designed for entertainment it also includes a large dining area, sunken spa and wall mounted TV. O the same level of the pavilion is a sunken fire pit area nestled underneath a large existing Frangipani. Travel down a set of steel stairs and you come to an inviting blue pool with wet edge spill over out to the bay. The curves of the pool and lower lawn area designed to add interest when viewing from above. A generous lounge and nearby pool pavilion provides plenty of places to relax by the pool and the cantilevered section of the pavilion, with feature timber panelling, ensures that there is shade poolside and look fantastic next to another mature Frangipani. The overall look and feel of the project is sleek and contemporary, with plants chosen to emphasise the shapes of the design and to add contrasting colours. This project is definitely a great place entertain and relax whilst enjoying the view of the water. Rolling Stone Landscapes

Outdoor amenities of a small resort in the backyard. Photography Alain Jaramillo

Take outdoor cooking to a new level of excitement with our Harvest Grove Pizza Oven kit. With a built-in oven and wood storage, this kit provides the perfect spot to cook fresh gourmet pizzas and other oven baked recipes outdoors. Each kit includes all the pre-cut pieces you need and detailed plans for easy assembly. Photo: Barkman Concrete Ltd.

This wood-fired oven got some attention when this picture was included in a Houzz article. This paver patio with stone inlay and the oven in the corner is set in an urban setting. This is a simple oven sitting atop modular wall block. There are more elaborate ovens with stone surrounds but they don't cook any better than this one!

Photo by Brown/Eigal/Fagan/Feinblatt

Mr. and Mrs. Eades, the owners of this Chicago home, were inspired to build a Kalamazoo outdoor kitchen because of their love of cooking. “The grill became the center point for doing our outdoor kitchen,” Mr. Eades noted. After working long days, Mr. Eades and his wife, prefer to experiment with new recipes in the comfort of their own home. The Hybrid Fire Grill is the focal point of this compact outdoor kitchen. Weather-tight cabinetry was built into the masonry for storage, and an Artisan Fire Pizza Oven sits atop the countertop and allows the Eades’ to cook restaurant quality Neapolitan style pizzas in their own backyard.

This little hobbit like edifice is an outdoor pizza oven. We think it's so cute we love to talk about it!

Why live in the mountains if you can't dine outdoors and why not cook in a wood burning oven and make the best breads and pizza. It just tastes better alfresco.

Kimberley Bryan