Outdoor
Living
The most considered outdoor spaces aren't bolt-ons. They begin when kitchen expertise and garden design work from the same brief, at the same time. This is what makes Decimus different.
The most considered outdoor spaces aren't bolt-ons. They begin when kitchen expertise and garden design work from the same brief, at the same time. This is what makes Decimus different.
"Most outdoor spaces fail because the kitchen designer and the garden designer have never spoken to each other. We don't let that happen."
When Siobhan and Corinne work on an Outdoor Living project together, they begin with a joint site visit. One brief. One conversation about how the client lives, cooks, gathers and moves between inside and outside. The kitchen and the garden are designed as a single composition — not two separate projects that are expected to fit together later.
The result is an outdoor space with a logic to it. The level of the terrace relates to the kitchen floor. The material palette moves from inside to out. The cooking station and the planting scheme are designed to be seen from the same vantage point.
Two specialists. One package. Here's what each brings to your outdoor living project.
Siobhan's Scope
Siobhan designs the outdoor kitchen itself — the cooking station, the work surfaces, the storage and the appliances. The same impartial, manufacturer-agnostic approach she brings to indoor kitchens.
Corinne's Scope
Corinne designs the garden around the outdoor kitchen — the terrace, the planting, the levels, the lighting and the way the whole space flows from the house.
Modular outdoor kitchen — rust finish with kamado grill
Town garden — terrace and dining area, East Sussex
Garden lighting — evening atmosphere, East SussexOne joint site visit. One integrated brief. One coordinated design. Here's what's included in a standard Outdoor Living project.
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Siobhan and Corinne attend site together — reading the space, understanding the architecture of the house, and asking one shared set of questions about how you want to live outside. This is where the project brief is set.
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A single scaled drawing showing the outdoor kitchen, the terrace, the garden structure and the planting — designed as one composition, not two separate plans joined together. One revision round included.
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Contractor-ready drawings from both Siobhan and Corinne — outdoor kitchen specification, hard landscaping drawings, planting schedule and lighting plan. Everything needed to go to tender or brief a contractor.
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Siobhan can manage the outdoor kitchen supply and installation. Corinne can coordinate the landscaping and planting through her contractor network. Both optional, both independently available.
Outdoor Living projects work best when the brief starts early — before the terrace is designed separately and the kitchen afterthought. Let's talk.