In creating the perfect backyard, there are many ways to make friends and family more comfortable and create a much more practical outdoor living space that you can use year-round. Here are five different ways an outdoor fireplace will enhance your outdoor living in Huntington and Sag Harbor, NY.
A Welcoming Presence
The moment that your friends and family enter your backyard, they’ll see the outdoor fireplace and know that this is the space to gather, enjoy each other’s company, and create some fantastic memories. The outdoor fireplace will emulate the safe and welcoming feeling of the inside of your home while still enabling a strong connection to nature in your backyard—very much like a living room, except that the ceiling isn’t drywall or wood. Rather, it’s billions of stars.
A Warming Embrace
Of course, the main purpose of an outdoor fireplace is to produce warmth, and it does so in style. Outdoor fireplaces can be fueled by either wood or natural gas. Wood offers a primal experience: We’ve been gathering around the hearth since our ancestors learned how to harness fire. With natural gas, you get the beauty of the flames but in a convenient format that allows you to enjoy warmth at the flip of a switch. Masonry holds heat for a long time; your patio will remain toasty even after the fire is out. During chilly nights, the outdoor fireplace will draw in everyone who needs to warm their hands and feet so that they can stay outside longer.
An Illuminating Ambience
With fire there is always heat, but it can also be a source of light. A fire produces a warm comforting glow that helps people relax. Instead of flooding your outdoor living space in bright white light, embrace the natural flickering light that comes from a glowing fire and let the firelight cast a warm glow over the patio. Plan your outdoor lighting scheme around the firelight and complement the glow rather than compete with it.
A Centerpiece for Outdoor Living
The outdoor fireplace will automatically become one of the more important landscape features for entertaining and relaxing. It should be a centerpiece, but it doesn’t have to be placed centrally (this spot is usually reserved for the outdoor kitchen, which is a main source of traffic while the fireside area is a quieter and less busy space). If you have a pool or plan on building one, the outdoor fireplace will be the first place everyone wants to go to dry off. If you have an outdoor kitchen or a plan for one, the outdoor fireplace can assist you in helping everyone relax in a lounge area or dining area.
A Source of Delicious Feasts
The outdoor fireplace can also be a central fixture in your outdoor kitchen as you craft memorable feasts for your loved ones. A wood fire is a perfect opportunity for cooking that shouldn’t be ignored. In fact, outdoor fireplaces can be designed to house a separate wood-fired compartment chamber that becomes an oven. There, you can cook delicious and bubbly wood-fired pizzas, and perfect skillets. While providing heat and light, the outdoor fireplace and wood-fired oven will continue to dazzle your guests and make time in your outdoor living space all the more special.
