Outdoor Kitchen Flooring Style Match-Ups

What style is your backyard? Consider these style match-ups from expert garden designer, Scott Cohen when choosing flooring materials for your outdoor kitchen.

Contemporary
Slate or cast-concrete tiles designed to be outdoors or clean, washed concrete in integral colors

Tuscan
Tumbled pavers, unhoned travertine, deep-washed exposed aggregate or stone-texture stamped concrete.

English/Traditional
Brick or darker flagstones, washed concrete or stamped cobblestone concrete.

Tropical
Flagstone or faux rock texture-stamped concrete with stain accents.

Old World
Authentic used brick, exposed aggregate concrete, Windsor Cobblestone texture stamps, fleur-de-lis and grape vine borders

TIP! Choosing a stamped concrete pattern:

Appearance aside, take a couple of practical steps to make sure your outdoor floor lasts a long, long time. Select a stamp pattern that's not too deep to drain or to allow you to set outdoor furniture level on top of it. Be sure to apply a good-quality penetrating sealer around any floor that's in the cooking or dining areas to protect your flooring from oil and wine spills.

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