Jo Reynolds
To create a backyard oasis, there are an abundance of choices you can make to designing your outdoor space, including a fire pit focal point. Aside from a functional perspective, fire pits adds can be the central focal point to your design and your backyard can be tailor made around it.
Aside from much needed warmth when spending time outdoors during cooler seasons or chilly nights, fire pits also provide a beautiful nighttime ambiance.
Below is a fabulous collection of outdoor fire pits that we hope will inspire you to add one to your backyard living space.
Adding privacy to this space are custom cedar screen walls, stained with Sherwin Williams English Walnut. The main patio is 24″x24″ and the lower portion surrounded by the rock (black Mexican pebbles) is 20″x20″.
A sloped backyard in San Francisco features a series of terraced outdoor living spaces. The design consists of a stone planter from Asian Ceramics, transformed into a gas fire pit.
A beachy backyard paradise in Carpinteria, California features this fabulous gathering area.
The custom furnishings are Ipe wood, pre-cast concrete, embedded sea glass, aggregate and fossil shells. A backyard oasis in Mill Valley, California features a natural gas round fire table from Restoration Hardware. Emmet Lounge Chairs from Room & Board adds a pop of vibrant color to this outdoor living space.
A backyard patio in Orange County, California features a natural gas round fire table from Restoration Hardware. A small urban backyard in San Francisco offers an ideal space for relaxing and entertaining friends.
A naturalist stone fire pit features a natural gas line that supplies a stainless steel burner located under the gravel. Adirondack chairs and boulder bench provides idyllic seating for this fantastic outdoor living space.
This fantastic urban backyard in Portland, Oregon features string lights, a giant movie screen and plenty of seating options around a built-in gas fire pit. The concrete pavers are manufactured by Cambridge Pavingstones — Roundtable Collection, color: Sahara/Chestnut.
This awesome backyard in Austin, Texas features a bocce court and fire pit. String lights helps to illuminate the outdoor space while providing a welcoming ambiance. A 26′ wide by 18′ deep covered porch features circular wicker furnishings surrounding a gas fire pit. A beautiful backyard on a standard suburban lot in Chicago offers a remote feeling thanks to clever landscaping. A cozy fire pit encircled with stones features gas logs purchased on the internet. A built in cedar bench provides ample seating around the fire pit.
A backyard in Palo Alto, California features the perfect outdoor entertaining space. All you will need is some crushed gravel for the base and rocks to form the fire pit. In beautiful Portolla Valley, California, this backyard deck feels like you are floating amongst the trees. This sunken fire pit in California wine country makes the ultimate entertaining space. For this Dallas, Texas backyard, a large swimming pool provides an inviting atmosphere for lounging and entertaining. A cantilevered cedar and metal shade structure provides shelter over a built-in fire pit surrounded by comfortable seating.
A sunken fire pit area is set in a swimming pool water feature in the backyard of a Texas home. Concrete steps leads down into the space, while a metal trellis provides shade and additional privacy from neighbors.
A cast in place concrete fire pit surrounded by blue metal chairs that can be found on Wayfair. A backyard in Santa Barbara features natural stones around a gas fire pit filled with black glass pebbles covering the lava rocks. TIP: Artistic iron logs can be used in place of the lava rock to create a unique aesthetic. In California wine country, a poured-in-place concrete fire pit is the central focal point of this backyard oasis.
A stacked flagstone pit is encircled by Adirondack chairs, set on a gravel ground cover. A Portland, Oregon backyard features a Paloform fire pit surrounded by a Japanese garden. Artificial turf provides easy maintenance, while comfortable circular seating is set around a raised gas fire pit.
