20 DIY Outdoor Kitchen & Bar Shelters

Designing and installing a shade shelter for an outdoor kitchen space is fast and easy with a ShadeScape® arbor, gazebo, pavilion, or pergola kit. In most cases, a kit can be installed in as little as one afternoon.

Life is more relaxed in the outdoors, and cooking with an outdoor kitchen bar or barbecue can add a finishing touch to your backyard entertaining space. 

A timber frame shade shelter is also a practical way to maximize your outdoor space, for any type of outdoor living.  For many, the backyard is a second kitchen, dining/living room, or even a sleeping porch or bedroom.

Arbors, pavilions, pergolas, and gazebos provide living space with a sense of enclosure while being open to the air creating an environment perfect for outdoor entertaining, particularly for an outdoor kitchen in which other furniture can be integrated under it at any time, or even at a later date. With an outdoor timber frame structure, an outdoor kitchen can be built on an existing patio or built from the ground up.

A timber frame attached pergola over a porch can also easily create a wonderful extension of a kitchen as well as eating and dining room spaces better suited for socializing. The enclosed roof on a pavilion can make a kitchen more useable year-round, while the open roof of a pergola is more open for grilling.

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An arbor, pavilion, pergola or gazebo, or outdoor room can be easily transformed into an outdoor kitchen simply by adding a countertop for preparing food with a built-in barbecue.

People love the pleasure of eating and cooking outdoors savoring the smell of mouth-watering grilling food that just seems to taste better. Seating for the outdoor dining areas can range from a standard picnic table, full dining table, and chairs to a complete bar. A good old-fashioned barbecue is also a wonderful way to escape the walls of a kitchen and enjoy the closeness of nature.

As the weather grows warmer and heats up cooking in outdoor kitchens over a grill is more comfortable with an overhead pergola or pavilion for more comfortable temperatures, protection from the elements, and extending outdoor entertaining opportunities.

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An outdoor kitchen for entertaining under a pergola is a natural place for guests to gather and relax while allowing the chef to be part of the action and congregate freely.

There are many manufacturers that produce free-standing barbecues. Barbecues can be equipped with a rotisserie that can also double as a smoker. Some models also include a stovetop burner. An entire meal can be prepared without the cook needing to step one foot into the kitchen inside.

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Planning ahead with an arbor, pergola, pavilion or gazebo will provide the perfect setting for outdoor kitchen ideas for many years of outdoor cooking good times together.

Featured today is a collection of 20 previously posted ShadeScape® projects in one easy-to-access location. Each ShadeScape® shelter; pergola, pavilion, or gazebo covers an outdoor kitchen or barbecuing grill station, as well as a barbecue arbor.

16' x 20' 10,000 Series ShadeScape® Triple Post Pavilion Kit installed with outdoor kitchen, fireplace, and dining area.

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16′ x 16′ 8000 Series ShadeScape® DIY pergola kit for an outdoor kitchen with an outdoor sink and barbecue bar for a poolside entertainment area featuring Classic style knee braces, Roosevelt Step style beam, and rafter end profiles, finished in a premium, high-grade UV protective Early American stain.

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Full kitchen with outdoor sink and built-in barbecue beneath a 15′ 5 1/8″ x 16′ 10 3/4″ ShadeScape® pergola kit with a roof height of 9′ 8″. DIY ShadeScape® Pergola, an 8000 Series kit is built of Douglas-fir and features Roosevelt-style beam and rafter end profiles, and Classic style knee braces, finished in a premium, high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba stain.

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15′ x 17′ ShadeScape® timber frame DIY pavilion kit installed over an outdoor kitchen with a built-in barbecue. The 8000 Series kit features a Crescent style beam end, arched knee braces with decorative keystones, and is finished in a premium high-grade, UV-protective Early American stain. Above photo courtesy of Alderwood Landscape Spokane Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers.

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Poolside attached ShadeScape® DIY pergola kit installed over an outdoor kitchen featuring Axis Step style beam and rafter end profiles and the premium Canyon Grey stain. The remote-controlled roof is made of aluminum planks that are hinged into a frame, which can be opened or closed at the click of a button. When open, it allows light through and when it is closed, it prevents water or light from coming through.

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A 21′ x 22′ ShadeScape® DIY pavilion kit featuring a built-in brick kitchen bar and barbecue with countertop and outdoor sink. Take it a step further with a pizza oven or decorative string lighting for warm evenings. Making it your own space is why America loves custom kitchen-style gazebos and shade structures.

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A 24′ timber frame ShadeScape® DIY gazebo kit with two adjoining pergola kits. The gazebo is installed with built-in outdoor solid wood cabinets and granite countertops. Outdoor cabinets are a wonderful addition to an outdoor living room for storage and convenience.

The ShadeScape® DIY gazebo kit and ShadeScape® DIY pergola kits each feature the Cove style knee braces and Champion style beam and rafter end profiles. It is finished in a premium, high-grade UV-protective Early American wood stain that blends warmly into this natural landscaped design. A stream flows underneath the patio and from every side of the landscape, with a spectacular view.

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5′ x 13′ ShadeScape® DIY timber frame barbecue arbor kit featuring Roosevelt style beam and rafter end profiles, Classic style knee braces, and finished in a premium, high-grade UV protective exterior Early American wood stain.

ShadeScape® 14' x 20' DIY Pavilion Kit installed in California. The pavilion kit features Classic style knee braces and is finished in a Rich Cordoba stain over a covered outdoor kitchen.

Entertain in style with an easy-to-do, Woodland Series pavilion kit over an outdoor kitchen by the swimming pool. This 8000 Series ShadeScape® Kit was installed in Scottsdale, Arizona. The pavilion provides awesome shade, to comfortably enjoy the swimming pool at all times, especially in the heat of the day sun.

The Woodland Series is a new addition to Western Timber Frame™ ShadeScape® pavilion kits. Today's featured kit is showcased with the TimberVolt® power post that makes it easy to light up the outdoors beautifully at night. Check out the pictures we were sent with the evening lights on.

The optimal out-of-doors environment fuels the human soul to escape from routines and daily scheduled lives.

Cooking dinner for instance, in an outdoor environment invites people to come together and offer a hand in the experience. Some of the best memories aren't necessarily the event as much as it is the people building upon their common experiences.

Pictured above is an all-covered outdoor kitchen, dining room, living room, and barbecue bar beneath ShadeScape® 10,000 series DIY pavilion kit erected for a shade over the backyard patio with TimberVolt® outdoor power post.

Complete with interior storage shelves, and a stainless steel grill, this outdoor living area is the perfect way to entertain and cook outdoors. It also doubles as an outdoor dining room for those pleasant days.

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Featured today is a Wild Olive Stain, 8000 Series ShadeScape® DIY Pergola Kit.

Wild Olive stain instills a refreshing, uplifting, and purifying presence of nature with the excitement of spring and rebirth. The physical effects of Wild Olive stimulate the pituitary gland, relax muscles, and although somewhat paradoxically, it revitalizes and invigorates. Studies have even shown it to increase creativity and improve reading skills. Wild Olive is from the green spectrum, the most common color of our natural world, and as an interesting tidbit, 1st President George Washington's favorite color.

Wild Olive is fast becoming a ShadeScape® landscaping top of the favorite list of stains, and it is easy to see why. Stains such as our popular Early American, Rich Sequoia, and Rich Cordoba, capture the eyes and draw attention to the ShadeScape® showpiece. Wild Olive embraces our innate desire to integrate with nature.

When all the extra commodities are finished, this 8000 Series ShadeScape® will serve as an entertainment and seating area with some shade for swimming time. Thanks so much, for the pictures. Below are the specs and details from this 16′ x 16′ timber DIY Pergola Plan.

Structure Type: Pergola Project Type: Freestanding Timber Size: 8000 Series – 8″ x 8″ Posts Style: Traditional Wood Type: Douglas Fir Footprint Size: 14×14

Beam & Rafter Profile Style: Champion Beam Size: 4×12 Rafter Size: 3×10 Shade Plank Size: 2×6 Stain Color: Wild Olive Knee Brace Style: Classic

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Pergolas, gazebos, arbors, pavilions & trellises are often conjoined together for a collage of beautiful, outdoor furniture and architectural shade structures to utilize the maximum family-friendly outdoor entertainment environments.