Whether your outdoors is besieged by the chilly breeze or covered with a light coating of snow, there’s always a way to still spend sometime outdoors. Let your fire pit help you reclaim your much-cherished outdoor spot with its cozy warmth this holiday season. In this blog, we give you ways on how to spread the holiday spirit over your fire pit.

Pile some logs and Christmas lights.

While you won’t be spending each night of the holiday season right around your fire pit, keep it burning alive with the Christmas spirit by lighting it up with some festive lights.

Ready your cups, cocoa, marshmallows, and more!

Nothing fits sitting beside a fire pit than sipping a hot mug of cocoa and grilling some marshmallows. While the fire pit is emitting enough warmth, let that cup warm you up from the inside.

Make it smell more like Christmas!

What smells do you frequently associate with the holiday cinnamon? Is it cinnamon, pine, peppermint, vanilla, or cloves? Charge the atmosphere with holiday scents by simmering a pot of cinnamon and water over your fire pit. If you have a wood-burning fire pit, you can try adding a cinnamon-scented pinecone to your pile. If you’re wary of burning anything, then you can simply spray your pillows, blankets or seats with your chosen holiday scents or essential oils.

Update your outdoor rugs, pillows, and throw blankets for the holidays.

If you have the classic holiday colors red and green, consider updating your outdoor comfort fabrics. Or at least coordinate the colors to match your outdoor décor.

Decorate each seat for the holidays.

A seat that looks like a sled with pillows that’s dressed as gifts? How about a chair that can fit Santa and you? While this holiday season is a bit different from the past celebrations, make sure there’s a comfortable seat for each member of the family round your fire pit. Exchange stories, memories, and more while sharing in the warmth equally spread round your fire pit.

Love to lounge outdoors but the chill easily gets to your bone? Adding a fire pit can easily make your outdoor area more hospitable and comfortable for you and your family. But is adding a fire pit really a good idea? Here are 3 instances when you should consider adding a fire pit.

– When the outdoor area caters to social gatherings and groups

A fire pit’s 360-degree warmth allows people to move around the area and still feel the comfort of the fire pit heat. A fire pit also allows for the group to sit evenly spread and away from each other but still feel the heat from the fire pit.

– When there’s an outstanding view that shouldn’t be blocked
A fire pit’s low profile lets you enjoy the panorama with no tall chimneys in the way. So, watch the sun set while not feeling the chill of the night or watch stars and still feel warm against the biting cold breeze. However, your fire pit is open to all the outdoor elements that may extinguish the fire, such as rain or wind.

– When the space is limited

Fire pits come in different builds such as pre-fabricated, custom-made or portable. A pre-fabricated fire pit is the easiest and fastest to install, sometimes even within hours. There is no additional fee for an expert stonemason to finish the exterior design but there is a need for you or your contractor to know how to connect it to your gas lines or to a propane tank safely. Portable fire pits are perfect for camping but can also be used at home. Meanwhile, a custom-made will allow you some choices in the location, design, size, and other features such as a over-the-top grill or seating area. No matter how large or small your outdoor space is, there is a fire pit that can suit your outdoor heating needs.

Outdoor kitchens come in different layouts, designs, and sizes. But a great outdoor kitchen will have 4 distinct areas that serve different purposes to ensure your cooking and grilling processes will flow smoothly. Here are 4 areas of an outdoor kitchen.

Hot Area

The main focal point of any outdoor kitchen is the hot area where all the cooking is happening. The area includes your grill, pizza oven, stove top, oven, and surrounding prep area near the cooking space.

Cold Area

This area may not be present if you do not have any cold storage units in your outdoor kitchen. However, if you want to be efficient and ensure the freshness of your ingredients, it is highly recommended you allot enough space for it. A cold area can include a freezer or freezer drawers, wine cooler, or ice maker.

Dry Area

This is the area where you prepare your ingredients for cooking and grilling. It also includes the storage space like cabinetry for your dinnerware and cookware and drawer space for eating and cooking utensils.

Wet Area

If you have a sink, that’s your wet area. It also includes the counterspace closest to it. It can also include any storage that you need for the sink. You can opt to not have a wet area in your outdoor kitchen though cleaning your meat indoors and bringing it out to the outdoor kitchen will certainly get old fast.

Outdoor kitchens should have these 4 areas figured out and planned for if you want to maximize the function of your outdoor kitchen.

When it comes to outdoor projects, it’s easy to overlook the pergola. While some may see it as a mere decorative structure, a proper installation can define your outdoor area with elegance and style. And that’s much easier to achieve with a pergola than any other structure. Here are 5 great outdoor areas that will benefit from having a pergola installed.

Highlight your outdoor seating area with a pergola overhead. This pergola installation defines the outdoor living room where it could have just been any seating area. The wide space purlins also let more sunlight and make the space open and airy as opposed to if a solid patio cover was overhead.

If you still need a semi-covered patio space but do not want it to be all out in the shade, a pergola can be the perfect section market. Built right next to the pool, it will give those lounging in pool chairs enough sunlight filtering in through the purlins and rafters while letting air in. It’s lighter shade also makes it standout.

This pergola defines the extended patio space, which can be simply left as a walkway or a cozy afternoon spot. Adding some chairs and a table will make this outdoor space a favorite spot to relax and unwind after a long day at work!

A pergola can easily replace a solid patio cover and still provide enough shade if you have narrower purlins attached on top. It’s also a better option if your patio or outdoor area isn’t facing the afternoon sun like this outdoor living room. For an airy yet elegant patio cover, a pergola definitely works as the best option.

A beautiful pergola seamlessly connects the paved area with the outdoors. Matching the existing shade-giving trees’ color, the pergola is a neat extension of what lies beyond and can be a great spot for simply relaxing and appreciating the rest of the outdoor area.

See more of our pergola projects in our Pergola Gallery. If you’re ready to take your outdoor area to the next level, send us a message for a free quote or consultation!