Budget Outdoor Kitchen

• Incorporate a simple brick alcove for a portable outdoor grill with an attractive brick patio and built-in seating for an economical outdoor kitchen. Surround a frame with mortared brick after making a three-sided, open-front frame from 2-by-4 inch lumber. Excavate the patio area, cover it with a layer of gravel then sand, and inlay bricks in an attractive pattern, tamping them into place, and bordering the space with bricks. At each corner, sink 4-by-4 inch treated posts into cement footings and surround them with mortared bricks and decorative fence post caps. Build benches between the fence posts for seating for an economical brick grill and patio area.