Patio with a BBQ Area and Tiled Flooring Ideas and Designs

Single storey rear extension in Surbiton

Single storey rear extension in Surbiton, with flat roof and white pebbles, an aluminium double glazed sliding door and side window. Photography by Chris Snook

Neo-Prairie Style Parade Home

Hobbs' Ink, LLC

This Neo-prairie style home with its wide overhangs and well shaded bands of glass combines the openness of an island getaway with a “C – shaped” floor plan that gives the owners much needed privacy on a 78’ wide hillside lot. Photos by James Bruce and Merrick Ales.

Lyrical Charm

Jodi Fleming Design

This is an example of a medium sized traditional back patio in Toronto with tiled flooring, no cover and a bbq area.

Grand Queenslander

Highgate House

Beach style patio in Brisbane with tiled flooring, a roof extension and a bbq area.

Oceanfront

McRae Lambert Dunn

Grey Crawford Photography
Contemporary patio in Los Angeles with tiled flooring, a roof extension and a bbq area.

An East Bay Garden

Simmonds & Associates, Inc.

This property has a wonderful juxtaposition of modern and traditional elements, which are unified by a natural planting scheme. Although the house is traditional, the client desired some contemporary elements, enabling us to introduce rusted steel fences and arbors, black granite for the barbeque counter, and black African slate for the main terrace. An existing brick retaining wall was saved and forms the backdrop for a long fountain with two stone water sources. Almost an acre in size, the property has several destinations. A winding set of steps takes the visitor up the hill to a redwood hot tub, set in a deck amongst walls and stone pillars, overlooking the property. Another winding path takes the visitor to the arbor at the end of the property, furnished with Emu chaises, with relaxing views back to the house, and easy access to the adjacent vegetable garden. Photos: Simmonds & Associates, Inc.

GILLON

DDLA Design Landscape Architecture

This new residence was completed in 2019 features a modern style, luxury pool & spa along with an inviting outdoor living area. The front walk is enhanced by specimen globe boxwoods and lush landscaping along with a front porch seating area. The rear patio is covered by a louvered shade structure over an inviting outdoor living, kitchen and dining area. The pool and spa feature a modern look and fountain feature wall. The rear lawn is open to provide a play area for the kids and pets along with a generous driveway that allows for pickle ball and basketball.

Bonidy NC

TAB ASSOCIATES INC

Outdoor living porch with fireplace, sink, BBQ grill, 11 kw solar panels for roof, electric screens roll down at exterior to enclose porch. Water feature beyond with bridges up to firepit above.

Pelican Bay - Cinnabar Design

PBS Contractors

Rick Bethem
This is an example of a large beach style back patio in Miami with tiled flooring, a roof extension and a bbq area.

Cottesloe House

Lyons Architects

Design ideas for a contemporary patio in Perth with a roof extension, tiled flooring and a bbq area.

Contemporary Entertaining and Dining Garden

Consilium Hortus

Patio and Louvered Pergola
Medium sized contemporary patio in Essex with a bbq area, tiled flooring and a pergola.

Bocaire Country Club - Cassava Way

Ellish Builders

Photo of a contemporary patio in Miami with tiled flooring, a roof extension and a bbq area.

Carindale

Utopia Landscape Design

photo Tony Quinn-Jones
Design ideas for a large contemporary back patio in Brisbane with tiled flooring and a bbq area.

Mediterranean Patio

Large mediterranean back patio in Dallas with a roof extension, tiled flooring and a bbq area.

Caulfield North

User

John Wheatley
This is an example of a medium sized contemporary back patio in Melbourne with tiled flooring, a pergola and a bbq area.

Exterior Seating

Fredman Design Group

In the center of the space is a fully-functional kitchen that the homeowners wanted to utilize for both cooking and entertaining. The kitchen accommodates six seats at the bar and features top-of-the-line appliances including a Wolf grill with two side burners, a Subzero refrigerator, a Viking ice maker and a Wolf warming drawer.

Villa Port Pollensa I - Mallorca

Knox Design

Inspiration for a medium sized beach style back patio in Other with tiled flooring and a bbq area.

Olympus

Jackson & LeRoy

Expansive traditional back patio in Salt Lake City with tiled flooring, a roof extension and a bbq area.

Santa Lucia Preserve - Carmel, California

Denise Pryor Interior Design

Ryan Rosene Photography
This is an example of a large mediterranean side patio in San Francisco with no cover, tiled flooring and a bbq area.

Inside the Pool House

Mark Johnson Custom Homes

Design ideas for a large traditional patio in Other with tiled flooring, a roof extension and a bbq area.

Patio with a BBQ Area and Tiled Flooring Ideas and Designs

Patios are the go-to solution for turning your garden, or part of it, into an outdoor living area. A well-laid patio will integrate your home seamlessly into your garden, providing a solid and level surface for garden furniture and potted plants. Well designed patios are about more than just paving slabs – its positioning and layout are crucial to how much you enjoy this space. Before you start picking out patio ideas for materials and laying your patio, ask yourself important questions such as what will you use it for? How many people should it accommodate? Which part of your garden has the best aspect and sunlight? Will the patio have enough privacy?

How should I position my patio?

If you are designing your patio as a space for entertaining then make sure it’s wide enough for the garden furniture you want so you haven’t got guests tipping over into the flowerbeds. Don’t be wedded to the idea of having your patio attached to the house; think about positioning yours elsewhere in the garden if that space doesn’t offer the best aspect or lighting position. Consider the position of the sun through the course of the day and depending on whether you are most likely to want to dine outside at breakfast, have lunch on your patio or host dinner outside, you may want to position your patio differently. You can connect patios to your house with a footpath or stepping stones to allow easy transportation of food and drink.

How should I design and lay my patio?

Rectangles are the classic shape for patios, not least because they make the most efficient use of space and can be softened with garden edging. However, a rounded patio or a paving circle can perfectly complement a garden which isn’t linear in design. Paving slabs come in an extensive range of materials and are the most practical surface for patios. Yorkstone has the most traditional appeal, whereas concrete blocks, granite and slate patio slabs have a great texture and colour for modern gardens. Natural stones such as limestone, travertine and Indian sandstone vary in colour and finish and are a great way to add shade and texture to your patio. For some patio ideas that offer an alternative to block paving, loose material such as crushed stone and wood chippings have a rustic and more casual feel; if there are specific materials that re-occur elsewhere in the garden, you could repeat this in your choice of patio materials for consistency. Finally, it’s not a British summer without the great British barbeque, so look at patio ideas that incorporate barbeques and think about how you could accommodate one on your patio.

What garden furniture does my patio need?

Rattan garden furniture is a patio favourite, offering a durable, attractive finish that blends well into natural surroundings. Metal garden furniture and wooden garden furniture are sturdy alternatives available in many styles. Weight is a good feature in garden furniture to stop it from being blown away, but if you want to be able to move your furniture around the patio and garden to follow the sun you won’t want to go too heavy. Browse the various patio ideas that include garden furniture to see what styles of furniture go with different types of patios. If you find a particular patio set you like, you may be able to ask the designer where the furniture is from so you can look at buying the same set for your patio. Good, outdoor patio furniture crafted in high-quality materials should withstand bad weather, but cold, wet British winters followed by strong sun in the summer will be enough to weather even the best furniture, so it’s important to have somewhere, such as a shed, to store it when not in use for long periods of time. If you don’t have the space to store patio furniture, make sure that at least the cushions and umbrellas are stowed away out of the elements, and consider investing in a waterproof cover. One piece of furniture that might be able to stay out for a bit longer is a patio heater; it will warm any brave patio users and most modern designs are built to survive the cold weather. If you prefer something a bit more rustic than a patio heater, look at fire pits instead which will add warmth and an attractive centrepiece to your patio. If privacy or shade is an issue, then covering patio furniture with a parasol or sheltering patios with a gazebo or pergola are both smart patio ideas – these can be covered in climbing flowers or even wound with outdoor fairy lights for romantic evening lighting.

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