Sonoma County Outdoor Living Project

This Sonoma County outdoor living project brings the kitchen outside — a redwood pergola sheltering a built-in BBQ and prep area over a stamped-concrete patio. It's the kind of build that changes how a household uses summer: cooking, eating, and gathering all move to the backyard, and the house stays cool while the entertaining happens outdoors. Pulling it off cleanly means coordinating three trades that Soulié runs in-house — the flatwork crew pours and finishes the stamped-concrete base, the framing crew sets the pergola on real footings, and the build ties in the grill surround, utilities, and finishes so it reads as one designed space rather than parts bolted together. Stamped concrete gives a durable, low-maintenance floor that stands up to heat, grease, and Sonoma County's wet winters, while the redwood overhead carries the warmth and defines the room. Outdoor kitchens are one of the highest-return outdoor investments for Northern California homeowners because they get used constantly through the long dry season. If you're imagining where the grill, the counter, and the table would live in your backyard, we'll come out, walk the space, and design an outdoor kitchen and pergola around how you actually cook and host.