Twisted Minds Custom Designs What are you most interested in? Large group gatherings, or small intimate parties? Do you want to do a lot of cooking outdoors, or set up more like a bar area? Also, could you take a photo of the houses exterior wall and let us know what kind of dimensions you have to better enable helpful advise.
If you are willing to move the trees in the third picture, the stone wall area would make a great backdrop for an outdoor grill/bartop area. maybe even a built-in pizza oven. From what can be seen you have beautiful architectural elements on the house that should be utilized in any of your planning.

Dytecture Agreed, it's best to show the entire backyard and info us what has to stay and what could go.

dakgirl77 I hope these help. We are in the southwest and it's not the best time for pictures. :)
We are thinking of a grill area. As you can see on the far wall, there is a sink but would rather do something closer to the table area since that is where we enter and exit from the indoor kitchen area. The only problem is that the drain is way over by the existing sink.

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Aesthetic Tile Imaging Please consider using art tile in your outdoor kitchen design
Close-up photos are on my Houzz profile page.

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dakgirl77 Very nice, but that is not really what I had in mind. Thank you

Deborah Butler, Brickwood Builders Here is the link to a Houzz search. There are several really nice options for you here.

http://www.houzz.com/outdoor-kitchens

chardonay This is our outdoor kitchen in las vegas, but we have palapas as it isn't attached to our house

Baltimore Architectural Detail LLC I think the Vegas kitchen is attractvie and I see the plumbing challenge at the SW house. It looks like a Pueblo design, stucco, biegey, etc. I would search for images evoking moorish kitchens like Majorca, Minorca or Spain. These are climates where for the most part kitchens ARE partially outside. There may be some on HOUZZ you may need to look outside of HOUZZ but if you look at Mediterranean climates you will likely find some very natural and easy layouts for this living space.

Baltimore Architectural Detail LLC Holy cow, I just did that search, now I have to go make some Paella.... :)

Brown Bros. Masonry Outdoor kitchens can be an amazing feature and can add much value to one's home. They can be veneered in cutlured or natural stone . An outdoor fireplace would be a nice addition to your pool area as well!

Brown Bros. Masonry A stone veneer over the kitchen area would give a nice contrast with the plaster on your home.