Rustic WoodWorx is a Hixson, Tennessee manufacturer of custom outdoor kitchens, grill islands, and outdoor kitchen cabinets — handcrafted from Western Red Cedar and shipped fully assembled to homeowners across the United States. We have been building custom outdoor kitchens for over 30 years, and every kitchen that leaves our workshop is built to perform in your specific climate, designed to fit your exact space, and finished to complement your home’s architecture and your personal style.
Whether you are planning a simple built-in grill station for your covered patio or a complete outdoor kitchen with a beverage bar, refrigeration, sink, and full cabinetry suite, we build it exactly the way you want it. And because everything ships fully assembled, your installation is simple — no puzzling through flat-pack instructions, no missing hardware, no surprises.
When most people start researching outdoor kitchen cabinets, they compare stainless steel, polymer, and composite options. We understand why — those materials are heavily marketed and widely available. But after more than three decades of building outdoor kitchens, we keep coming back to Western Red Cedar, and our customers keep thanking us for it.
Western Red Cedar contains natural oils and tannins that resist rot, decay, and insect damage without chemical treatments. It is dimensionally stable — meaning it resists warping, twisting, and checking even through harsh freeze-thaw cycles in the Northeast or intense UV heat in Florida. And unlike stainless steel that becomes scorching hot in direct summer sun, cedar stays naturally cool to the touch, making your outdoor kitchen comfortable to use even on the hottest July afternoon.
The aesthetic is something that simply cannot be replicated by any manufactured material. The rich, warm grain of Western Red Cedar alongside granite, quartz, or concrete countertops creates an outdoor kitchen that looks like it belongs — organic, timeless, and genuinely beautiful in a way that mass-produced stainless simply cannot achieve. PAGE_1
Every outdoor kitchen we build starts with a conversation. We offer free design consultation for homeowners, interior designers, landscape architects, hotels, and resorts — because we believe that getting the design right before a single board is cut is the most important part of the entire process.
Our grill islands are our most popular outdoor kitchen configuration. We build custom cedar grill islands to fit any grill brand — including Kamado Joe, Blaze Outdoor, Fire Magic, American Outdoor Grill (AOG), Broil King, Memphis Pellet Grills, InfraTech, and many others. As authorized dealers for all of these brands, we can supply the appliance and build the custom cabinet surround together, ensuring a perfect fit and a clean finished look.
Grill islands start simple — a cabinet base with countertop, built around your grill — and can expand to include side burners, access doors, drawers, and additional counter space on either side. We size every island to your exact grill dimensions and your available patio space.
For homeowners who want the complete outdoor cooking and entertaining experience, we build full outdoor kitchen suites that can include everything from the grill island to the beverage bar, refrigerator cabinet, sink, storage cabinets, and prep counter. Our full outdoor kitchen builds are completely custom — designed to your layout, your appliance preferences, your countertop material, and your finish choice.
For larger patios and outdoor entertaining spaces, we build L-shaped and U-shaped outdoor kitchen configurations that maximize your counter space, create natural traffic flow for entertaining, and make the most of a covered outdoor living area. These larger configurations are especially popular with our customers in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, where outdoor entertaining spaces are used heavily throughout the year.
Outdoor kitchens under covered patios and Florida lanais require special consideration — particularly regarding ventilation for the grill and protection from direct UV exposure. We have extensive experience building outdoor kitchens for covered installations, and we take the time to get the ventilation details right so your covered outdoor kitchen is safe, functional, and beautiful.
We ship fully assembled custom outdoor kitchens nationwide, and we have built for homeowners in virtually every corner of the country. Here are some of the markets we serve most actively:
Florida is our highest-volume market, and it makes complete sense — the year-round warm climate means outdoor kitchens in Florida are used 12 months a year, not just in summer. We build extensively for homeowners in Naples, Palm Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Ponte Vedra, St. Johns County, Tampa, FishHawk, Wesley Chapel, Winter Garden, and Windermere.
For Florida customers, we always recommend Western Red Cedar with a high-quality UV-inhibiting exterior stain. Cedar’s natural resistance to tropical humidity and UV bleaching makes it the right choice for Florida’s outdoor conditions, particularly for installations under covered lanais.
Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs represent one of our strongest markets in the Southeast. We build for homeowners in Buckhead, Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Marietta, East Cobb, Cumming, and Suwanee. Georgia’s combination of hot summers and mild winters makes outdoor entertaining a year-round pursuit for many of our Atlanta-area customers.
From Charlotte’s Myers Park and SouthPark neighborhoods to the Raleigh-Durham tech corridor and the coastal communities around Wrightsville Beach and the Highlands, we serve North Carolina homeowners who demand quality craftsmanship and natural materials. Cedar’s performance in North Carolina’s variable humidity and temperature is exceptional.
Northern Virginia — Great Falls, McLean, Vienna, Fairfax, Ashburn, Leesburg — represents some of the highest-income suburban markets in the country. Our cedar outdoor kitchens are a natural fit for the high-end architectural character of Northern Virginia homes, and cedar’s freeze-thaw stability makes it well-suited to Virginia’s four-season climate.
For our Northeast customers — from the Maryland waterfront communities around Potomac and Bethesda to the affluent commuter suburbs of New Jersey and the historic properties of Fairfield County Connecticut — cedar’s exceptional freeze-thaw stability and natural heritage aesthetic make it the preferred outdoor kitchen material. We build outdoor kitchens that survive true Northeastern winters and look as beautiful in spring as they did when they were installed.
Midwesterners invest seriously in their outdoor living spaces because the summer season is precious. In Kenilworth, Winnetka, Hinsdale, and the North Shore suburbs of Chicago, and in Wisconsin’s lakeside communities, our cedar outdoor kitchens provide the premium quality and natural aesthetic that high-end Midwest homeowners expect.
As authorized dealers, we carry and can build custom cabinet surrounds for the following premium grill and outdoor appliance brands:
American Outdoor Grill (AOG) — Built-in and freestanding grills renowned for their commercial-grade construction and clean aesthetic.
Blaze Outdoor — One of the most popular premium outdoor grill brands in the country, known for reliability, performance, and clean stainless construction that pairs beautifully with cedar cabinetry.
Fire Magic — The gold standard of premium outdoor grills, with decades of professional kitchen heritage brought to the residential outdoor cooking space.
Kamado Joe — The leading ceramic kamado grill brand. We build custom cedar grill islands and tables specifically designed to showcase and protect your Kamado Joe investment.
Broil King, InfraTech, Memphis Pellet Grills, Mont Alpi, WPPO
Pizza Ovens — We are authorized dealers for all of these brands and can source any of them as part of your custom outdoor kitchen build.
We also partner with Big Green Egg, Blackstone, Traeger, Vision, Primo, and many other ceramic grill brands to build custom cabinet surrounds and grill tables.
Starting a custom outdoor kitchen project can feel overwhelming — there are so many decisions to make, from layout and size to appliances, countertops, and finishes. That is why we offer free design consultation for every project, large or small.
We begin by understanding your space — your patio or outdoor living area dimensions, your existing architecture, and how you use your outdoor space for cooking and entertaining. We discuss your appliance preferences, your budget range, and your aesthetic vision.
From there, we help you develop a layout that maximizes your space, incorporates the appliances and features you want, and works within your budget. We have been doing this for over 30 years, and we genuinely enjoy helping homeowners design outdoor kitchens that exceed their expectations.
Our clients include homeowners at every stage of the planning process — from people who know exactly what they want down to the last detail, to people who simply know they want a beautiful outdoor kitchen and are looking for guidance. We work well with both.
We also work directly with interior designers, landscape architects, hardscape contractors, hotels, and resorts on commercial and high-end residential projects. If you are a trade professional looking for a manufacturing partner for your clients’ outdoor kitchen projects, we would love to hear from you.
We are not a big-box retailer selling mass-produced cabinetry in standard sizes. We are a manufacturer — which means every piece we build is custom-made to your exact specifications. Our manufacturing operation in Hixson, Tennessee, is based on Six Sigma quality principles, which means every build goes through consistent quality control at every stage of the process.
We ship fully assembled. This is important. Many outdoor kitchen manufacturers ship in pieces that require significant on-site assembly, and the quality of the final product depends heavily on the skill of whoever is doing that assembly. When we say fully assembled, we mean it — your outdoor kitchen arrives ready to connect to utilities and start cooking.
We have been doing this for over 30 years. We have built for homeowners from Maine to Hawaii, from the Hamptons to Hilton Head to Houston. We know outdoor kitchens, we know Western Red Cedar, and we know how to build something that will look beautiful and perform perfectly in your backyard for decades.
Yes — all of our outdoor kitchen cabinets and grill islands ship fully assembled nationwide. We also package select pieces for overseas shipping.
We are authorized dealers for AOG, Blaze Outdoor, Broil King, Challenger Designs, Fire Magic, InfraTech, Kamado Joe, Le Griddle, Marvel Refrigeration, Memphis Pellet Grills, Mont Alpi, Primo, and WPPO Pizza Ovens. We also partner with Big Green Egg, Blackstone, Traeger, Vision, and many other brands.
Yes — we offer free design consultation for homeowners, interior designers, landscape architects, hotels, and resorts.
Absolutely. Every outdoor kitchen we build is custom made to your exact specifications — size, configuration, finish, countertop material, and appliance integration are all tailored to your project.
Lead times vary depending on the complexity of your build and our current production schedule. Contact us for current lead times on your specific project.
Yes — we work with hotels, resorts, restaurants, and branding companies on commercial outdoor kitchen projects. Contact us to discuss your commercial project requirements. PAGE_1
Contact Rustic WoodWorx today for your free design consultation. Call us at 844-462-4455 or submit a request through our Contact page. We ship nationwide and we would love to help you build the outdoor kitchen you have been dreaming about.
