Outdoor kitchen plan
A full plan for a DIY outdoor kitchen: an L-shaped layout drawn to scale, every material picked, the grill and fridge measured in, and a budget of $1,580 to $2,630. Designed, not built yet.
- Why
- It would be my first big build, so I wanted every measurement decided before buying anything.
- How long
- Designed in 2026
How I built it
- Collected inspiration photos and told Claude what we wanted: seating, a grill, a fridge and a pizza oven.
- Claude drew a to-scale, top-down layout: a 10-foot bar and an 8-foot grill wing in an L.
- Worked through the decisions one at a time: steel studs and cement board instead of cinder block, one 33-inch counter height, a poured concrete top.
- It priced everything at $1,580 to $2,630. We haven't built it yet.
- To copy it you need
- Claude, or the AI of your choice, the measurements of your space, and a few inspiration photos.
Try it yourself
Copy this prompt and paste it into ChatGPT or Claude to try it yourself.
I want to copy a setup from Carley Hart's desktop on whatarewebuilding.ai/desktops/carley: designing a DIY outdoor kitchen with AI before buying anything. She gave her AI inspiration photos and a wish list, got a to-scale top-down layout, made the material decisions one at a time, and ended with a budget range. My space is [measurements] and I want [grill, seating, fridge, anything else]. Start by asking me questions one at a time, then draw me a simple top-down layout. Ask me for anything you need.
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