~ Fire Pit Benches to Buy or Make ~
Garden makeover inspiration to create an ideal outdoor space for Spring, Summer & Fall garden entertainment. In prior articles, I talked about the pros and cons of wooden and stone garden benches, and showed you how to make your own eco-friendly fire pit.
This photo shows all all these features combined: curved, stacked-stone fire pit benches all around makes this a perfect outdoor entertaining space.
photo credit: www.bhg.com
Our prior articles on garden benches and fire pits might help you with this project. BHG does not provide how-to instructions. However, it looks to me as this project would require the help of a professional landscape designer and carpenter.
If you want to DIY, then, our prior articles on garden benches and fire pits might help you with this project, as could these ‘curved’ DIY firepit benches that: http://ana-white.com/2011/06/weatherly-patio-set-modified. See photo.
Alternatively, you could purchase several curved benches and create the look without you doing any actual carpentry. Consider for example these benches (click image to learn more about each):
from sustainably harvested hardwood, Eucalyptus Grandis.
(4 of these make a full circle)
Consider buying pretty bricks locally and stacking these around a metal fire pit like these two store-bought Versions:
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Or, better still, leave off all the bricks and show off your $10/ 1 hr handmade fire pit, made from a recycled washing machine drum:
Free Tutorial to Make Your own Firepit.
Fabulous, isn’t it?!!
More Garden Spruce Up Weekend Projects
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3. DIY Recycled Corrugated Metal Fence
4. Create a Beach in a Pot
5. Fall Landscaping Ideas for a potted gardener
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