Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living Spaces & Kitchens

We design outdoor living spaces made for gathering - built-in kitchens, fireplaces, fire pits, and comfortable seating areas that extend your season and your square footage.

Outdoor Living Spaces & Kitchens by Schifsky Companies in the Twin Cities

Outdoor living works best when every element is planned together. As a design-build company, we integrate your kitchen, fire feature, patio, and landscape into one cohesive space - designed in 3D first, then built by one accountable team.

The payoff is real square footage you actually use. A well-designed outdoor room becomes the place your family eats, relaxes, and entertains from spring through fall, and with the right fire features and heaters, well into the colder months too.

Outdoor Living

What We Build

  • Outdoor kitchens & built-in grills
  • Stone fireplaces & fire pits
  • Covered & shaded lounges
  • Patios & seating areas
  • Lighting & ambiance
  • Integrated landscape design
Why It Matters

Add a Room Without Adding On

An outdoor living space is the rare home improvement that gives you more living area, more time outside, and more reasons to invite people over - usually for a fraction of the cost of an indoor addition. Because we design the kitchen, fire feature, patio, and plantings together from the start, everything flows as one space instead of feeling like pieces added over time.

What You Can Add

Build Your Outdoor Room

Mix and match the elements that fit how you actually want to use the space.

Outdoor Kitchens

Built-in grills, counters, storage, and even pizza ovens or kegerators - a real kitchen so the cook stays part of the party.

Fireplaces

A natural-stone fireplace anchors the space, throws real heat, and stretches your season on cool Minnesota evenings.

Fire Pits

Gas or wood-burning fire pits - the easy, social centerpiece everyone naturally gathers around.

Shade & Pergolas

Pergolas, louvered roofs, and covered structures that make the space comfortable in full sun or light rain.

Seating & Lounges

Built-in seat walls and defined lounge and dining zones so the space works for both quiet nights and big crowds.

Lighting & Ambiance

Layered landscape and hardscape lighting that makes the space safe, usable, and beautiful well after sunset.

FAQ

Common Outdoor Living Questions

Can I really use an outdoor living space in Minnesota?
Yes - that’s exactly what we design for. A fireplace or fire pit, the right overhead cover, and built-in heaters extend your usable season well past summer. Many clients use these spaces from early spring into late fall, and on milder winter days.
Gas or wood-burning fire feature?
Gas is instant, clean, and easy - flip a switch and you’re done. Wood-burning brings the crackle, smell, and bigger heat that some people love. We install both and help you weigh convenience against ambiance.
Built-in grill or freestanding?
A built-in grill and counter looks seamless and adds prep and storage space, while a freestanding setup costs less and can move. We’ll design around the cooking setup you want.
Do you integrate the kitchen and fire features with the patio and landscape?
Always. As a design-build company we plan the whole space together so the kitchen, fire feature, patio, lighting, and plantings work as one - no awkward handoffs between trades.
Why Schifsky

The Schifsky Difference

Family-owned for 37+ years, we design and build your project with one accountable team, so the people who plan it are the people who build it, start to finish.

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  • 37+ Years, Family-OwnedNearly four decades building Twin Cities outdoor spaces - still run by the same family.
  • True Design-BuildOne accountable team from first sketch to final walkthrough - no finger-pointing between trades.
  • See It in 3D FirstWe design your project in realistic 3D so you can refine it before we ever break ground.
  • Built for Minnesota WintersProper base prep, drainage, and craftsmanship engineered to handle our freeze-thaw cycles.
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