We built a two-part outdoor room in North Canton: a louvered pergola joined to a covered pavilion with a wood ceiling, a ceiling fan and infrared heaters. Open the louvers for sun. Close them when it rains.
The pavilion side holds a long outdoor kitchen clad in composite, with a built-in grill, sink, beverage cooler, refrigerator and stainless storage under a lit counter. Metal privacy panels behind the counter screen the cook from the yard next door.
Under both roofs we laid a large-format paver patio with a charcoal border, then carried it out to a half-round landing where the patio meets the sport court. Block retaining walls step up the slope behind the patio, lit with low-voltage fixtures, and we planted the beds above them with arborvitae and ornamental grasses. Cook at the counter and stay out long after dark.
