Our backyard is very odd. It is very spacious, which we love. Yet it has a lot of concrete leftover from a now-filled-in in-ground pool, we don’t so much love that. We use our backyard a lot for family time – like riding our tricycles, relaxing in the hammock, and grilling. But The Texan and I were looking for something to make the space a little more cozy for nights when it was just the two of us. Cheap at home date nights are so fun. Especially if there is a good band playing at the local music venue! We decided to transform our backyard fire pit.
We already had a basic fire pit, like this one:
Boring, right? After looking at it like that for two years, and rarely using it, we finally transformed it into this:
Isn’t she pretty? It was super easy to build, too. We went to Lowe’s and purchased 33 cheapie paving stones. And when I say cheap, they were $1.98 a piece. Lucky us, the staff doesn’t know how to count and we received 36!
Don’t they look lovely stacked in the back of the truck. Look at all of that dust! Ewww!!!
We I decided where we I wanted the pavers and we The Texan placed eleven of them in a circle to form the bottom layer. Then, the second layer was added offset from the first to create a more balanced look. {And yes, I removed those leaves that are in the circle!}
We continued to add pavers until the second and third layers were completed. Then, The Texan popped the cheapie fire pit into the center and added some logs.
I think it came out beautifully.
What do you think? The project cost us around $150 – if you include the cost of the fire pit. If you’re lucky, you could probably find a cheapie fire pit of your own on clearance, Craigslist, or at a yard sale.
Do you have a fire pit in your yard?
Note: I first shared this project with you in September 2011. This is a great time of year to build one for your own backyard!
That looks awesome! We may have to try that!
It was fun, and jazzed up our backyard a bit, too!