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    How to build an Outdoor Fire Pit

    Updated: Aug 20, 2016 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 6 Comments

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    DIY Stone Fire Pit

    I want to share with you this fun and quick project that we did in our backyard last summer.

    We wanted to put in a fire pit- but didn’t want to spend a lot of money on it or have someone come out and lay stone for us.  I’ve seen great stone fire pits- but most require a contractor to come in and build. I also didn’t want to just dig a hole in the back yard for one.

    Then we found at Lowe’s a project instruction sheet for building your own fire pit. We decided to give it a “go” and I could not be happier with it!

    The project only took about 36 stones, so we could just put them in the back of the car (no delivery needed!)…

    Here’s what we did…

    First we put down landscape cloth- to help discourage weed growth. Then we added some edging.

    Next all that was required was to lay the stones down in a circle… we chose to do it 3 rows high.

    We then just dropped in a pre made copper fire bowl…

    To finish it up we added gravel over the landscape cloth then a bit of decorative stones to make it look pretty.

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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. Melody says

      July 13, 2011 at 8:26 am

      I love that. It looks very professional. Very nice!

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    2. karenfae says

      July 13, 2011 at 9:32 am

      I have the firepit from Lowes that looks just like yours but I never thought to do the stone work around it – great idea! might have to remember that for next year – this year we are in a drought already and there are burn bans in the state and can’t use it!
      Karen
      http://karensquilting.com/blog/

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    3. diane says

      July 13, 2011 at 12:26 pm

      this is fabulous. love an outdoor firepit/fireplace. we have a fireplace and love it!

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    4. ZiaMaria says

      July 14, 2011 at 8:22 am

      This is a really fun project, I will have to keep this one on my to do list.

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    5. Mandi says

      August 22, 2011 at 4:05 am

      Such a great idea! Where did you find your copper fire bowl?

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    6. Bonnifer Schweizer says

      August 10, 2020 at 2:19 pm

      loved the idea of making an outdoor firepit…where did you get the copper insert and the screen lid cover.

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