Outdoor Spaces Elevate Everyday Well-being

The popularity of outdoor living has surged in the last decade. In recent years, "backyarding," or transferring typically indoor activities outside, has become increasingly popular, with a focus on creating outdoor spaces that promote well-being. Backyarding is like vacationing at home. It enhances quality of life and provides an ideal place to relax and unwind with family and friends.

The Health Benefits of Outdoor Spaces

Research indicates that spending time outside leads to less stress, depression, and greater contentment. Spending time in nature has both physical and mental health benefits. For instance, research indicates that it can lower the risk of certain diseases such as cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, and high blood pressure. Studies have shown that even twenty minutes in an outdoor space can improve overall well-being. Beautiful and functional outdoor living spaces are an extension of the home, enhancing health and creating an opportunity for homeowners to get outside daily.

The Outdoor Kitchen

Outdoor kitchens are now more sophisticated and luxurious, featuring high-performance equipment and convenient features. These exterior kitchens are more than just for cooking; they are often multi-functional, with dining, gathering, and entertainment areas.

Sustainability in Outdoor Kitchen Design

Beyond luxury and convenience, outdoor kitchen design trends focus on creating spaces that are sustainable and integrated with the natural surroundings to provide an environmentally conscious outdoor living experience. Homeowners desire quality materials that are sustainable, durable, and aesthetically pleasing in their outdoor living areas.

How Crossville Studios Make Your Outdoor Kitchen Design Dreams Come True

When it comes to any kitchen, you want surface materials that can handle it all - from spills and stains to daily use and heavy traffic. For outdoor kitchens, you need surfacing that can brave the elements, too. Outdoor surfaces are subject to UV light, extreme heat or cold, moisture, and possibly ice. Your exterior flooring should offer enhanced traction, and all surfaces should be able to withstand the harshest elements.

Crossville Studios has you covered for all your outdoor kitchen surfacing. From kitchen flooring to porcelain countertops, tiled feature walls, and more, we have beautiful, functional, and sustainable tile collections to suit any aesthetic.

Get Design Inspiration for Your New Outdoor Kitchen

These gorgeous outdoor kitchens boast a range of tile products suitable for the outdoors, including porcelain tiles, wall tiles, porcelain patio pavers, porcelain panels, mosaic tiles, glass tiles, and porcelain slab and countertops. There’s a tile that's just right for every aspect of your outdoor kitchen project. Let's explore some weather-resistant options that are sure to impress.

Owen Stone porcelain exterior tiles for the patio flooring provide a dramatic backdrop for this unique kitchen, which features Ardesia Spacco porcelain panels on the fireplace hearth, Spark Joy porcelain tiles on the fireplace surround, and Femme Fatale porcelain countertops.


Crossville® porcelain slabs and countertops are perfect for the outdoors. The 12mm thick 100% porcelain products excel — they’re UV light, stain, and frost resistant to ensure your outdoor space looks great for years to come. The porcelain countertops in this outdoor kitchen are in the Baltic colorway, and the patio flooring is Owen Stone porcelain exterior tiles in Bunny. The exterior tile options in the collection have a special finish for enhanced traction outdoors. 


Oxide porcelain panels on the grill front evoke metal that has reacted to sunlight and has been exposed to weather over time. The panels provide gorgeous aesthetics but are strong enough and tough enough to withstand the harshest weather. The patio tiles for the pool decking are our Portugal porcelain outdoor tiles in Venho Verde, the porcelain countertop is Suspense, and the pool waterline tiles are Altered State porcelain tiles in Copper Core. 

Portugal porcelain patio tiles, this time in Tinta Negra, once again provide a gorgeous foundation for an outdoor kitchen. This versatile tile collection also offers stunning mosaics, shown here on the wall in Portugal Velho White. The porcelain slab countertop in the Femme Fatale color provides a nice contrast to the wood cabinets and bright red appliances. 


Sideview Glass tile mosaics in Gold add a bit of sparkle and glam to this dining bar/counter. Glass tile is a wonderful outdoor surfacing material because it's not only stunning, it can withstand the elements, and it is very easy to clean and maintain. See our glass tile collections that are perfect for outdoors here.

This stunning outdoor kitchen has it all! Portugal exterior tile in Tinta Negra on the floor, Handwritten ceramic wall tiles in Post Card on the counter front and cooktop backsplash, I Naturali Laminam porcelain panels in I Naturali Travertino Grigio Veneto clad the wall, and our porcelain slab in Film Noir on the bar countertop.