Hello and welcome to the Garden Outline photo gallery of fire pit ideas. Below you will find a summary of the benefits, main options and some design ideas we handpicked for you along with beautiful photos. Enjoy!
What are the benefits of fire pits?
- Adds warmth to chilly days or nights
- Adds a relaxing ambiance to your home
- Relatively easy DIY installation
- Relatively inexpensive addition to your backyard
- Encourages social gathering, s’mores and hot dogs
What are the main options for fire pits?
- Options: wood burning, propane, gel-fuel, natural gas
- Types: portable, fire bowl, chiminea, fire pit table
- Material: cast iron, aluminum, copper, stainless steel, ceramic
What follows are beautiful photos of fire pit designs along with ideas we thought may be of interest to you. If you are interested in more design ideas, take a look at Patio Designs with Fireplaces, Backyard Patio Designs and Ideas and Covered Patio Ideas. Enjoy and happy outdoor decorating!
1. Warm Stainless Steel
Points of Interest ● polished contemporary stainless steel fire pit ● matching sliding door to patio ● patio heater ● slate patio tiles calling back light gray stone walls and charcoal gray vertical cladding
2. Fire Table

Points of Interest ● ceramic tile topped fire pit table ● cobblestone pavers ● wood and stone combination on entertainment center ● outdoor kitchen ● synthetic resin designed garden set
3. Wood Shingles
Points of Interest ● half wall fire pit ● wood shingle house exterior ● black accents on door frame, window sill and awnings ● built-in stone bench with wood top
4. Dressed in Granite

Points of Interest ● cast stone fire pit base with granite table ● glass guard with round polished chrome braces ● dark wood privacy screen matching outdoor chairs
5. Poolside Fire
Points of Interest ● large irregular-shaped pool ● white concrete firebowl accents on stone pool walls ● outdoor kitchen ● pergola-edged covered patio
6. Tiki Torches

Points of Interest ● stacked stone circular patio ● wood-burning stone fire pit ● weathered unstained adirondack chairs ● tiki torches ● wood storage area between trees
7. Wood Scents

Points of Interest ● concrete modular pavers and grass patio floor ● low stacked stone fence ● ground level wood burning stone slab fire pit ● green adirondack chairs
8. Iron Loungers
Points of Interest ● stone firepit cladding calling back low fence ● outdoor heating lamp ● slate beige outdoor porcelain tiles ● dark wood armchairs ● twin square black planters
9. Slate Sides

Points of Interest ● rectangular fire pit with stone cladding ● stacked slate siding ● water wall feature ● weathered bronze wood wall accent ● pebble inlay on stained brushed cement
10. Slab Steps

Points of Interest ● covered outdoor kitchen ● polished boulders and slab steps ● square raised fire pit ● resin wicker seating with sage green cushions ● rain chain
11. DIY Benches
Points of Interest ● gray boulder fire pit ● rustic slate outdoor paver ● log stools and bench ● large slabs of fieldstone used as benches ● gravel, grass and mulch backyard ground cover
12. Lakeside Pool
Points of Interest ● above ground firepit with brown stone vener and coping ● travertine pool surround and patio flooring ● pool with blue wave band tiles ● lampposts lining the dock
13. Double Falls
Points of Interest ● double waterfall ● small portable firebowl ● retaining wall of various sized stones ● green wooden siding with butter yellow window sill and roof accent
14. Wood Stone Combo
Points of Interest ● lava rock natural gas firebowl ● stone and wood column combo ● cement floor ● child’s wagon ● synthetic resin caned outdoor furniture
15. Lattice Deck Skirt
Points of Interest ● DIY stacked concrete paver fire pit ● dormer windows ● lattice deck skirt ● garden beds with upright concrete tile edging ● wood front porch
16. Color Me Plastic
Points of Interest ● raised wood burning pit ● multi-colored plastic lounge chairs ● low half-circle patio fence ● irregular-shaped stone and plaster flooring
17. Nine Rockers
Points of Interest ● stone veneer fire pit ● stained concrete coping on fire pit ● pea gravel walkway ● aged cobblestone concrete pavers with red hues ● 9 wooden rockers
18. Natural Stream
Points of Interest ● DIY ranch rail wood fence ● small stream with river rocks ● stone veneer elevated fire pit ● 2 types of landscape walls ● polished flagstone paving
19. Double Armchairs
Points of Interest ● custom metal firebowl with cutout leaf patterns ● random-laid stone and gravel flooring ● wooden double chairs with built-in table ● dark mulch on beds ● evergreens
20. Knight Cap
Points of Interest ● fire pit with top matching outdoor kitchen countertop ● pizza oven above outdoor fireplace ● pebble curved floor accent ● built-in bench matching fire pit
21. Beach Fire
Points of Interest ● portable hammered steel fire pit bowl ● stone retaining wall ● black lanterns ● custom made double adirondack chairs with table ● paver lawn edging
22. Bay Window
Points of Interest ● portable iron firebowl with screen cover ● “planted” beige containers in gravel pathway ● bluestone boulder garden edging ● cobblestone path to outdoor patio
23. Courtyard Palms
Points of Interest ● propane concrete fire pit ● circular lounge bench ● lap pool with hot tub ● uplighting on trees and hot tub ● narrow concrete planter with crawling vines on fence
24. Tabletop
Points of Interest ● circular stainless steel top gas fire pit table ● attached covered pergola ● stamped concrete tiles ● raised wooden bed ● cedar columns and exposed beams
25. Rail It In
Points of Interest ● elevated flagstone fire pit ● flooring with same material as fire pit coping ● dark iron rail on stone wall ● stacked stone built-in bench ● wooden folding chairs
26. Fiery Bowl
Points of Interest ● lava rock natural gas firebowl ● stone pebbles and concrete floor ● large sliding door with transoms to patio area ● star pendant light ● mini adirondack chairs
27. Fall White
Points of Interest ● ground level fire pit with concrete tile surround ● solar garden ground lights ● white adirondack chairs ● boulder patio edging