4 Ways You Can Make a Fire Pit the Focus of Your Backyard

During the summer, you want to spend as much time outdoors. While there are likely many interior design projects you could tackle inside your Santa Clara home, installing a fire pit in your backyard is a great way to improve your summer. Sitting around a fire pit is a popular summertime activity for individuals of all ages and a great place to eat delicious food and enjoy good conversation. To make a fire pit the focus of your backyard, follow these four tips.

1. Provide Plenty of Seating

Install small benches or a bunch of chairs around the fire pit. Adding permanent seating around the fire pit requires less hassle and stress and makes it more enticing enjoy. However, if you wish to keep chairs near the fire pit, you will want to make sure they feature waterproof material, and you may need to waterproof them yourself on a regular basis to keep them in tip-top condition.

2. Create a Pathway to the Fire Pit

If possible, create a small pathway from the inside of your home or your patio to the fire pit. This could be something as simple as small stones placed along the way, or you can establish an entire brick path. By creating a path, you are allowing people’s eyes to focus on what’s at the end of the pathway, and it makes the entire area around the fire pit more appealing.

3. Consider the Style of Your Home

When looking for the right fire pit for your backyard, you don’t want to choose just any product. You want to choose a fire pit that goes along with the style and décor of your home. For example, if you have a log home, a Bohemian-themed fire pit may not be what you want.  However, if you have a beautiful stone patio and stone around the exterior of your home, this material should be one of your top choices when looking at the style of a fire pit.

4. Add More Lighting

Adding lighting around your fire pit can create a fun and even romantic atmosphere. The lighting doesn’t have to be large and complex. It could be something as simple as tiki torches or lanterns hanging from small posts. You can be as creative as you desire when implementing additional lighting the area but you must also take into consider your weather and other elements. For example, if you are considering permanent lighting solutions, make sure they can withstand rough rain and wind.

By taking a little bit of time, finding the right accessories, and using your creativity, you can easily make the fire pit the focal point of your backyard.

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