For many Newport or Portsmouth, RI backgrounds, there can feel like something is missing. If this is true of your outdoor space, solve that problem with a warm, inviting fire pit. Find a renewed love for your backyard with a custom fire pit in appealing stone, several fuel options, and a dazzling focal point. See how a fire pit can elevate your outdoor space with flickering flames, ambient light, and enticing warmth.
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Compelling Characteristics of Fire Pits
Fire pits can also be appealing for multiple reasons. For example, some people enjoy the campfire smell that fire pits produce while others love the challenge of starting and maintaining a fire. Others enjoy the sense of community that fire pits create and how connected you feel sitting by the fire.
Humans have been drawn to fire for thousands of years. It is a source of warmth, light, protection, and life and community. There is something about watching the flames dance and flicker that is very captivating, relaxing, and calming. The atmosphere surrounding fire pits can be romantic, festive, or restful.
Fire pits can be used for a variety of purposes, such as cooking, roasting marshmallows, and simply enjoying the company of friends and family.
Spending Time Around the Fire
Fire pits are a great way to enjoy the outdoors with friends and family. This is just a sampling of the myriad ways you can spend time around the fire.
Create a Smores Bar
Set up a table or counter with all the fixings for Smores, such as graham crackers, chocolate bars, and marshmallows. You can also provide a variety of toppings, such as fruit, nuts, and candy. All ages love to roast marshmallows and squish them between chocolate and graham crackers. Have hot tea, coffee, and hot chocolate ready for chilly moments.
A Campfire Cookout
Hot dogs and hamburgers are always a hit, but you can also grill other foods, such as chicken, fish, and vegetables by adding an iron grate to the fire pit top surface. You can even make desserts over the open flames, such as hand pies and brownies in an iron skillet.
Tell Stories and Sing Songs
Gather around the fire and tell stories or sing songs. Singing with others is a great way to bond and connect, especially when you sing along to your favorite songs with a group of friends and family. It's an activity that people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy and an amazing way for grandparents and grandchildren to bond.
Stargaze
If you have a clear night, look up at the stars and you can even use a telescope to get a closer look. Stargazing is also perfect for relaxing and unwinding after a busy week.
Meditate or relax beneath the open sky as you stargaze or just sit back, close your eyes, and listen to the crackle of the wood.
Fire Pit Designs
Whether you want to add a fire pit to your patio or build an entirely new space, the diverse shapes, sizes, and stone options give you unlimited resources for a unique feature that is sure to please everyone. Invite close friends or your immediate family to spend time by the fire in the backyard.
About the Author
Peter Grandin, founder of Grandin Landscape and GrandScapes, has always shown a passion for nature. Even as a young man he started his own lawn maintenance company in grammar school (Pete's Mowing Service). This helped to support his study of horticulture at URI. Peter knew, even in his early years, that there is a perfect combination of the beauty of nature as well as the personalities of people, and that the harmonization of the two would be the driving force for his company's success.
