Outdoor Fireplaces

Spring is here, but the nights are still cool. Why not enjoy an evening in front of a beautiful outdoor fireplace?

"Stools by Christa are grouped before the fireplace in the sunken conversation space." Fieldstone walls and slatted cedar pergola.

Contemporary poolhouse on a wooded New England estate.

Design by New York City architectural firm SPaN.

Photography by Adrian Gaut.

Text by Philip Nobel.

"In The Swim" produced by Michael Reynolds.

Architectural Digest (August 2012).

"The covered porch, with wood and metal furniture by Ruard Veltman Architecture, offers mountain views."

North Carolina home in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

Architecture and design by Ruard Veltman.

Photography by Eric Piasecki.

Styled by Philippa Brathwaite.

Interview by Mimi Read.

"Poetic Vision" produced by David M. Murphy.

House Beautiful (April 2013).

"[Architect Wayne] Leong considered the outdoor living rooms as important as the indoor ones. Adjacent to the indoor kitchen is an outdoor one with a beehive-shaped stone pizza oven Leong designed to evoke Provence's Mesolithic storage structures and shelters. 'The flues for pizza ovens tend to be in front, and if you don't make an effort to make these ovens look interesting, they end up looking like dog houses on steroids with a smokestack on the front,' Leong says. 
'But by piling the stones high, we were able to run the flue out the center.' "
Home in Napa Valley, California.
Interior design by Erin Martin, Erin Martin Design.
Architect: Wayne Leong, Leong Architects.
Photography by Dominique Vorillon.
"Romantic House . . . Romantic Kitchen" by Mimi Read.
House Beautiful (May 2007).

"The outdoor fireplace, made from river rock, is accented with a stone carving from a European church, found at a flea market. The coffee table from Oasis Furniture is made of recycled wood. The Adirondack chairs were left behind by the former owners of the house."

Home in Los Angeles.

Photography by Reed Davis.

"Take a Mini Vacation at Home" by Jenn Andrlik.

House Beautiful.

"In this outdoor room, 'everything is meant to be a backdrop for the view,' says the designer, Fern Santini. 'You can see the entire Austin skyline, and a chain of lakes." Classic iron furniture from Janus et Cie." 

Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.

"Take a Mini Vacation at Home" by Jenn Andrlik.

House Beautiful.

Shutters, von Weise Associates.

Wisconsin lake house.

Interior design by Suzanne Lovell.

Architecture by Chip von Weise.

Landscape architecture by Douglas Hoerr.

Photography by Laura Resen.

Written by Linda O'Keeffe.

"Windows on Nature" produced by Anne Foxley.

Veranda (May - June 2011).

"[Tobi] Tobin completely revamped the backyard. She used brick from an old patio for the new fireplace and created a terrace from sand mixed with granite. A candlelit chandelier can be raised and lowered by a rope pulley rigged to a tree. It casts a soft glow over Restoration Hardware's Gun Barrel Salvaged Wood dining table and all-weather wicker from World Market."

Tobi Tobin's Hollywood Hills Cottage.

Interior design by Tobi Tobin.

Photography by Karyn R. Millet.

"A 100-Year-Old Hollywood Farmhouse Goes Modern With a Neutral Palette and Mirrors Everywhere" by Lisa Cregan.

House Beautiful (May 2013).

"This outdoor room designed by Vicente Wolf, features white furniture from Usona Home, long white curtains from Janus et Cie to filter sunlight, and a fireplace."

Interior design by Vicente Wolf.

Photography by Erice Piasecki.

"A Southampton Home Mixes Modern and Primitive Design" by Lisa Cregan.

House Beautiful (May 2010).

"A concrete sectional wrapped around a poolside fire pit creates a cozy spot for cool nights."

Interior design by Vanessa Alexander.

Landscape design by Scott Schrader.

Pool by Alexander Designs.

Photography by Lisa Romerein.

"Well Lived: Outdoor Rooms" by Sarah Bray.

Veranda (January 2011).

"This outdoor space lets you do as the Romans do while feeling like you're in Italy. A 19th-century Italian terra-cotta intaglio from Nathan Turner Antiques anchors the wall of the outdoor fireplace. Fortuny pillows are on teak armchairs by Country Casual." 

Photography by Karyn R. Millet.

"Take a Mini Vacation at Home"

House Beautiful.

"On the rear terrace, Summit Furniture armchairs are upholstered in a perennials outdoor fabric."
Beverly Hills home of designer Jenni Kayne and her family.
Renovation architects: Silvia Kuhle and Jeffrey Allsbrook of Standard.
Landscape architect: Pamela Burton.
Photography by Roger Davies.
Text by Mayer Rus.
"Comfort Zone" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (October 2012).


"With a dominating fireplace and lush surroundings, this patio is the perfect spot for outdoor entertaining. Blue garden stools provide extra seating; white sheer drapery and candlelight create an intimate setting."

Home of Sela Ward and her husband Howard Sherman.

Outdoor fireplace designed by Robbin Hayne, Hayne Architects.

Interior design by Ann Runyon Carter, Ann Carter Inc.

Photography by Dominique Vorillon.

Written and produced by Jenny Bradley.

"Sela Ward's Stylish Bel Air Home With a Southern Soul" 

Traditional Home (August 2012). 

"The property was landscaped with brick walks and patios that provide outdoor living spaces. Areas like this one by the fireplace increase opportunities for family entertaining."

Debbie and Beau Cummins's home in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood.

Interior design by Debbie Cummins, D Cummins Design.

Designer/Builder: Mike Hammersmith Inc.

Photography by Emily Followill.

Written by Amy Elbert.

"Before and After: Charming 1920s Dutch Colonial" produced by Lisa Mowry.

Traditional Home.

"The woven seating on the terrace is by Oscar de la Renta for Century Furniture."

Summer house/pool house in Litchfield County, Connecticut. 

Interior design by John Cottrell.

Architecture by Gil Schafer.

Photography by Billy Cunningham.

"Trading Places" text by Dan Shaw.

Architectural Digest (August 2011).

"A covered porch, paved in gray sandstone tiles, features a driftwood chandelier from Mecox Gardens, a table with a wood trestle base by Custom Furniture and Cabinets, and rattan dining chairs; seating areas crafted of the same limestone as the fireplace hold cushions and pillows covered in Holly Hunt fabrics. The porch serves as an open-air dining pavilion with views of the Sawtooth Mountains."
Ketchum, Idaho, home of Mary Lynn and Rusty Turner.

Interior design by homeowner Mary Lynn Turner and her daughters, Marie Turner Carson and Emily Turner, all of M. Elle Design.

Architecture by Bob White, Forest Studio.

Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.

"The Peak of Rustic Chic" by Kathleen Hackett.

Elle Decor (December 2010 - January 2011). 

"The stone terrace is furnished with rattan and wicker chairs and an early-20th-century octagonal table painted deep red; the large ceramic jar is 16th-century Thai."

Malibu beachfront retreat of designer and antiques dealer Richard Shapiro.

Text by Finn-Olaf Jones.

Styled by Robert Rufino.

"Renaissance Man" photographed and produced by Miguel Flores-Vianna.

Architectural Digest (April 2011).