Outdoor Fire and Patio

The joy of gathering around a fire with friends and family has many people rushing to purchase a fire pit for their backyard. When it comes to choosing a fire feature, the first consideration is obviously whether you want a wood burning fire or a gas powered one. Outdoor wood fire pits  have a charm of their own while gas fire pits have a lot of benefits working in their favor. The sizzle and smell of burning wood just cannot be replicated by modern fuel based fire pits. This is definitely an ‘authentic’ fire, but the associated tasks of gathering firewood, tending the fire, getting smoke in your eyes and being wary of flying embers can be extremely frustrating or an absolute delight, depending on how you look at it. Ensuring that the fire is snuffed out properly and cleaning up the residue ash the next day obviously goes with the territory. On the other hand, a natural gas or propane fire pit makes things as easy as the flip of a switch. Convenience a...

Frank Lloyd Wright is hailed as the most famous American architect of all time. His prolific structures still command respect and admiration. His design elements incorporated the nature’s glory, especially in the garden statuary and planters. The clean geometric shapes of his personally-designed urns still look becoming and make for contemporary planters that can be used both outdoors and indoors. You too can up the beauty of your garden or backyard by opting for a reproduction planter bowl of the great architect’s exemplary works. In fact, Outdoor Fire & Patio is authorized by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona and their reproductions are developed with the cooperation of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation and the Robie House, museum properties of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. What’s more, a portion of the sale price supports the conservation and education programs of these institutions. The...