Best of the Week: 21 Fierce Fire Pit Set-Ups
There's a fire pit for everyone, from country-style traditional to sleek and contemporary. Which makes you light up?
Julia Fairley
7 August 2019
Houzz editorial team. I love design and architecture that is thoughtful, sophisticated and champions an element of the unexpected. Before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts at UNSW and becoming a journalist, I studied interior architecture. For over a decade I have interviewed inspiring creative minds from around the world to write about design in its many different forms. Recently, I have also become an accidental gardener, to everyone's surprise.
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Choosing a fire pit for your alfresco area involves many an important decision, from comparing fuel types, running costs and efficacy to the important issue of aesthetics. Here are 21 outdoor fire pits for inspiration that will help you answer the burning question of which look you’re after, looks wise.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Outdoor Establishments
Features: Fire and stone. What more could you want?
Designer: Outdoor Establishments
Features: Fire and stone. What more could you want?
2. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Luigi Rosselli Architects
Features: Plenty of seating lets everyone enjoy the warmth.
Designer: Luigi Rosselli Architects
Features: Plenty of seating lets everyone enjoy the warmth.
3. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Anston Architectural
Features: A fire pit where timber storage is a feature? We’ll toast to that.
Find a fireplace retailer or installer near you for advice on which fire pit will suit your lifestyle
Designer: Anston Architectural
Features: A fire pit where timber storage is a feature? We’ll toast to that.
Find a fireplace retailer or installer near you for advice on which fire pit will suit your lifestyle
4. Location: Atlanta, USA
Designer: Linn Gresham Haute Decor
Features: A patchwork of stone and brick harmonise in the paving, wall and outdoor fire.
Designer: Linn Gresham Haute Decor
Features: A patchwork of stone and brick harmonise in the paving, wall and outdoor fire.
5. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Space Landscape Designs
Features: Curves echo one another in this meticulously planned landscape design.
Designer: Space Landscape Designs
Features: Curves echo one another in this meticulously planned landscape design.
6. Location: Dallas, USA
Designer: Pool Environments
Features: Fire and water – the essential elements.
Designer: Pool Environments
Features: Fire and water – the essential elements.
7. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Features: A charming combination of country and coastal style meets at this fiery focal point.
Features: A charming combination of country and coastal style meets at this fiery focal point.
8. Location: Sacramento, USA
Designer: Colossus Mfg
Features: Beautiful tiling is reminiscent of Moroccan design influences.
Designer: Colossus Mfg
Features: Beautiful tiling is reminiscent of Moroccan design influences.
9. Location: Seattle, USA
Designer: SHED Architecture & Design
Features: Far removed from your humble garden shed.
Designer: SHED Architecture & Design
Features: Far removed from your humble garden shed.
11. Location: Denver, USA
Designer: Landscape Connection
Features: Built into nature, this bricked beauty uses everyday materials to create a very special spot.
Designer: Landscape Connection
Features: Built into nature, this bricked beauty uses everyday materials to create a very special spot.
13. Location: Hampshire, UK
Designer: Simon Orchard Garden Design
Features: Bold but not overbearing, this fire bowl takes centrestage.
Designer: Simon Orchard Garden Design
Features: Bold but not overbearing, this fire bowl takes centrestage.
14. Location: New York, USA
Designer: Bergen Brick Stone & Tile Company
Features: In larger areas, it takes two.
Designer: Bergen Brick Stone & Tile Company
Features: In larger areas, it takes two.
15. Location: Phoenix, USA
Designer: Corbin Reeves Construction
Features: This fire pit takes a backseat, becoming an ambient design element.
Designer: Corbin Reeves Construction
Features: This fire pit takes a backseat, becoming an ambient design element.
16. Location: Chicago, USA
Designer: Project Interiors + Aimee Wertepny
Features: A lake, a tree, a fire to gather round. Perfection.
Designer: Project Interiors + Aimee Wertepny
Features: A lake, a tree, a fire to gather round. Perfection.
17. Location: San Diego, USA
Designer: Debora Carl Landscape Design
Features: Great bowls of fire. Need we say more?
Designer: Debora Carl Landscape Design
Features: Great bowls of fire. Need we say more?
18. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Designer: Mark Tessier Landscape Architecture
Features: Even the linearity of the decking and timber wall are echoed in this fire pit.
Designer: Mark Tessier Landscape Architecture
Features: Even the linearity of the decking and timber wall are echoed in this fire pit.
19. Location: Salt Lake City, USA
Features: A feast of stepping stones surround the all-important ring of fire.
Features: A feast of stepping stones surround the all-important ring of fire.
20. Location: British Columbia, Canada
Designer: Johnson + McLeod Design Consultants
Features: Low-slung and restrained, this design doesn’t hog the view.
Designer: Johnson + McLeod Design Consultants
Features: Low-slung and restrained, this design doesn’t hog the view.
21. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Bayon Gardens
Features: In this pared-back garden, the fire pit is the view itself.
Your turn
Which of these 21 fire pits would you like to light up on a wintry evening? Tell us your favourites in the Comments below, like this story, save the images and join the conversation.
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Craving more great design ideas? You’ll love last week’s Best of the Week: 24 Ideas for Gardens That Don’t Have a Lawn
Designer: Bayon Gardens
Features: In this pared-back garden, the fire pit is the view itself.
Your turn
Which of these 21 fire pits would you like to light up on a wintry evening? Tell us your favourites in the Comments below, like this story, save the images and join the conversation.
More
Craving more great design ideas? You’ll love last week’s Best of the Week: 24 Ideas for Gardens That Don’t Have a Lawn
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#15 look like fantail palms. Exactly what I thought about #3, ie spider house. None of my favourite natural rock edge fire pits in there!
11 and 13 are my favourites!
Although I think I like the garden behind the fire in 11 more than the actual fire place. Looks enchanting and peaceful.
2,9,12 and 21 look great, love to sit above the flames, easier to toast goodies