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    Outdoor Firepit Seating

    Updated: Nov 17, 2017 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 7 Comments

     

    DIY Stone Fire Pit

    A couple of years ago I shared with you this post about how to build an Outdoor Fire Pit. I mentioned in the post that we were trying to think of something “clever” for seating around the fire pit. We live in the South and in the hot summer months you don’t want to sit in the grass (the chiggers will get ya!) I’ve received quite a few emails about the fire pit since then, so I thought I’d share an update with you today!

    DIY Stone Fire Pit

    After a summer or two of dragging out our camp chairs to roast s’mores we finally found something fun to provide seating around the fire pit.

    outdoor-fire-pit-seating-area

    It was pretty simple actually, and easy to install. We bought Bird Bath pedestals!  They were flat on the top to make them comfy to sit on and since they are MADE to go outside we didn’t have to worry about them rotting away.

    DIY-Firepit

    We arranged them in a circle around the fire pit (the DIY for the fire pit can be found here, all the components can be purchased at a local hardware store) . We cut out the sod under each pedestal and leveled them with dirt. We have a slight hill in our fire pit area so we just cut away a bit at the hill in the spots that we needed to so that the pedestals were all level.

    Other than requiring some good old sweat and muscle, it was a pretty simple project- no more dragging camp chairs out to the fire pit.
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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Erin S. says

      April 18, 2014 at 11:37 pm

      What a great idea! I’m seeing something very similar in my future in my own backyard!

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    2. the cape on the corner says

      April 21, 2014 at 4:10 pm

      oh my gosh, what a great space! enjoy!

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      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 22, 2014 at 11:06 am

        Thank you!

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    3. Tre says

      June 05, 2014 at 7:26 pm

      This is a great idea! Love the post!

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    4. Chad Pfeffer says

      August 12, 2014 at 1:38 pm

      I love the look! You could even throw some simple outdoor pillows on top for comfort! Nice idea!

      Reply
      • Valerie Jo Dowden says

        September 19, 2018 at 3:39 am

        We are getting ready to make one using an old washing machine tub. I am going to bury it partially and put brick around it. I will send iin pictures after project completion.

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