Marshmallows on the fire...anyone?
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As we come to the end of Summer, I am sitting here with my thoughts turning to cooler nights sitting around an outdoor fire. Yes, it’s time to think about fire pits and what better time to get ready as the days turn cooler and Bunnings begins to stock fire pits for the season.
DESIGN IDEAS
If you have read my previous blog, you will know we are in the process of designing and building a new place and I am wanting to include a fire pit – so I have been surfing Pinterest and have found some of the most amazing ideas. Fire pits that aren’t just fire pits but grills and ice buckets! Quick tip: I did turn our current fire pit into an ice bucket for my son, Harry’s 18th. Just line it with a large garbage bag, fill it with ice and presto a great place for beers and refreshing drinks and also an area to sit and chat.
This fire pit below by Mororo is just beautiful, if I have the area and the budget I would get one! Check them out at mororo.be/en/collection/rocco
But there is no need to go this far as you could put in a simple paved or crushed stone area and add a fire pit like the Jumbuck Rustic Iron Fire Bowl with stand from Bunnings pictured below. Bunnings have a huge range of fire pits to suit a range of styles and areas. https://www.bunnings.com.au/search/products?page=1&pageSize=60&q=FIre%20pits&sort=BoostOrder
Make sure you think about seating, you could make it a bigger project and integrate seating like in the first image of this blog, or this fire pit and seating design I found on ‘Posh Pennies’.
https://poshpennies.com/11-budget-ways-to-update-your-patio-this-summer/
Another idea is to keep seating moveable so you can position yourself out of the way of any smoke. These images taken from ‘A Piece of Rainbow’. See the link below for many more ideas:
https://www.apieceofrainbow.com/best-fire-pit-ideas/?outdoorkitchenplanning=1624959507
So, now is the time to plan and execute a fire pit project! Before you know it you’ll be on your way to that girl guide badge, toasting marshmallows on a stick, and enjoying time around an open fire with family & friends.
3 THINGS I’VE LOVED RECENTLY
I am loving the new wooden handle range from Kethy. I was on the lookout for black handles and came across these beauties. The Ribe handle by Kethy.
This one is gorgeous too, the Kethy Bowl Knob. Got to try to get them into a design.
I’m also on the lookout for a rug for a client and I came across this divine texture Pearle Blue Willow Rug from Tribe Home in Melbourne. I can just feel this under my feet just by looking at it. Click the link for more information.
It definitely must be getting a bit cooler as I’m thinking snuggly texture!
PROJECT UPDATE
A sneak peak at a project that I’m working on in Pymble, it’s a new build and we are at the very exciting stage of tiling being finalised, cabinetry going in and now selecting window furnishing for the place.
You can see from these images we are keeping a warm, sandy palette with crisp white and black going through the home. Knowing your colour concept upfront keeps everything harmonious.
That’s it for this month. With the cold creeping closer its time to move your thoughts to preparing for those chilly times.
Take care
Jules xx