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Take a Vacation to Your Backyard with a Fire Pit More

With the economy in shambles and money being tight for most American families, taking vacations arent an easy an option these days as they once were. More and more homeowners are using their leftover income to renovate their homes and outdoor living spaces to spend more time amongst family and friends entertaining, versus spending money on an extravagant trip. Welcome to the new vacation destination: your backyard!



What better way to relax than in the comfort of your home where you walk out your back door and feel like you are in paradise? Well, that is a current trend and one way people are incorporating the feel of nature is by installing a custom fire pit in their outdoor living spaces.

Having a central gathering space for entertaining including comfortable seating in the round, an outdoor kitchen area, a bar and creative lighting can really make your backyard feel like an outdoor get-a-way.



Fire pits and outdoor fireplaces are a natural gathering spot for seating in the round, eating and conversation. Nothing brings people together quite like gathering around the fire as if you were out in the woods camping and roasting marshmallows and making smores. Having a nice fire pit with enough room to kick your feet up or place your meal down begs for people to gather around and share stories.



Having a proper grill in place as well as a food prep area is also a key ingredient (no pun intended) to any outdoor entertainment space. Just as people tend to gather in the kitchen during dinner parties, an outdoor kitchen area serves the same purpose. Plenty of room to prepare and serve food is essential and having a bar set up for beer, cocktails and mixers keeps the party where it should be, in your ENTERTAINMENT space. Oh, p.s., this will keep guests from tracking in dirt inside other than bathroom breaks. I suppose you could install a port-a-potty, but...well....yeah, lets go ahead and pass on that one.



Finally, creative lighting can be inexpensive but add a dramatic effect to setting the mood during the evening hours. Use tiki torches to bring a feel of the islands to your landscaping by highlighting prominent vegetation, trees and shrubs. Floor lamps can achieve a nice accent to other flora and fauna. By adding lighting to your outdoor entertainment space, you create depth in your backyard. Without lighting, it can feel as though one is staring out into an abyss and well, might scare the kids too. Lighting can show off your entire landscape design even when the sun doesnt shine.

These three key elements; seating around a fire pit in the round, an outdoor kitchen area and creative lighting accents can really transform your backyard into a vacation get-a-way. For all of your backyard renovation needs, feel free to contact us at any time and well be happy to help you with your custom fire pit and landscape design ideas.