The Best Fire Pits for Your Home

Fire pits have been around since cavemen were just youngsters. ‘Course, back then the pit may have been in the belly of a bloated brachiosaurus, but you gotta do what you gotta do. These days, we’ve got modern materials and even magical fire without wood (otherwise known as gas).

Today fire pits serve as the centerpieces for many of our outdoor gatherings – they are a natural place for people to sit, gaze longingly at the fire, and talk about absolutely nothing. Like Seinfeld.

How Fire Pits Keep Your Patio Welcoming

There’s nothing like having a close group of friends, the wine is flowing, and your fire pit is throwing off a warming glow that makes you feel at home. The little ones, carefully balanced on their parent’s laps, are seemingly fishing for marshmallows with a long branch in the hopes that they can catch a nicely browned one, perfectly ready for ‘smores on a chilly evening. They each get to try it themselves once… ONCE… and when they return a flaming charcoal lump where they used to have fluffy whiteness they realize they may need a little help.

No matter which type of fire pit you choose, they all serve as that center to your outdoor living evenings – much like a fireplace does in your home. Patio fire pits warm you, add light to your patio, and you can even cook on them (remember those Jiffy Pop’s?). Overall, their best purpose is to spur conversation, reflection, and good times bonding with great friends.

Choosing Which Fire Pits is Right for You

When getting ready to purchase a fire pit, you have to think about your friends. Are they the woodburning type, or are they more gassy? Wait, that doesn’t sound right… Let’s just say that you can select wood burning firepits or liquid propane (LP) gas fire pits in multiples shapes and sizes.

Woodburning fire pits are harder to light and require constant tending, but their orange, pop-filled glow is about as romantic as it gets. Warmth radiates from a woodburning fire pit both literally and figuratively – who doesn’t love to sit close to the fire, drink in hand, just gazing at the little orange gremlins dancing about the coals? On the downside, it’s hard to quickly regulate the size of the flames, wood fire pits produce a decent amount of smoke, and they need to be doused with water or sand when you’re through.

LP Gas fire pits are fantastic for those impromptu, quickie get-togethers. They light quickly and easily, the flame can be adjusted as needed, and extinguish just as quickly. With almost no smoke and definitely no flying embers, LP gas fire pits are allowed in areas that woodburning fire pits are not. As a clean burning fuel, LP gas fire pits are the right choice for those with allergies or smoke sensitivities. Although there is nothing to be doused and no ashes to attend to, LP gas fire pits do need to have their LP cannisters replaced occasionally, which can be a drag if you’re in the middle of a gab-fest with your best friends when the cylinder goes empty. Finally, LP fire pits don’t have the same ambiance as a woodburning fire pit, though their ease-of-use makes them an excellent choice for those that don’t want to linger too long.

When it comes to style, you’re in luck. We’ve set our patio experts to find some of the most beautiful custom and artisan fire pits available, and they’ve done a bang-up job. Take a minute to look through what true artisans have designed with these wood or gas burning fire pits, you’ll be astounded by the variety and creativity that they have crafted into every square inch of fiery splendor.

Styling Your Outdoor Space with Fire Pits

The sun is just about over the horizon, and your family and friends are stuffed with low-‘n-slow BBQ ribs taken from your stainless steel gas grill. The dishes have been cleared and you finish up you realize that it’s getting chilly… maybe too chilly for the kids. They’re playing a game of Monopoly (you know, the game that seems to last for days) on the dining set, so you wander over and turn on the ceiling mounted infrared electric heaters to keep them comfy and warm as the Warren-Buffet-Wannabe’s duke it out in the greatest game of capitalism ever devised.

Now that the kids are comfy and warm, you wander over to your wood burning fire pit and set the tinder and kindling teepee, and the medium-sized dry wood together in a gorgeously shaped cone… and light a match. Within a few minutes you have a full-on fire, and your friends and relatives take quick notice and begin to flock to the light like wayward moths.

After grabbing a few patio dining chairs that the kids weren’t using, we’re all finally settled in around a cozy and romantic wood fire. This is the perfect time for reminiscing, sharing what happened in your day, and just enjoying the people that make your life happy.

Fire Pits Expand Outdoor Living Spaces

Of all of the things that we love about our outdoor living spaces, a gorgeous outdoor fire pit is #1 on our list. Absolutely nothing brings people together like a warm fire on a chilly evening, sharing the kind of discussions that you’ll remember for a lifetime.

As you put together your ultimate outdoor living space, you’d do well to consider your fire pit first. Confused as to what may be best for you and yours? Well, we’ve gone to great lengths to make sure that our patio experts are the best in the industry – call us at (855) 298-4922 and we’ll be happy to help. It doesn’t matter if you’re a huge company putting in 20 radiant patio heaters or a Mom or Dad trying to keep their family happy, we’ll be there for you ever step of the way.