Checklist : Before you Buy a Fire Pit

Onal Kothari

Architect

Text – Onal Kothari

So the cold winter months are here. The season where all the heat home essentials like heaters, chiminea and fire pits gets all the prior home attention. If you have decided to add combination of Adirondack chairs and fire pit for your outdoors this winter, & is planning to buy a FIRE PIT for your home. Lets check out some of the points by Ar. Onal Kothari on Fire pit shopping :

Style : Anything purchased for your home must compliment your existing design style, a fire pit is no less. A fire pit can be a piece of attention for your backyard. They can either be made of traditional go with bricks and stone or can be purchased as metal bowls of regular shapes.
Understand the Fuel: Wood, propane or gas, choose the fuel which are easily available in your locality. Propane or gas pits can be used on open porches, while you can add aromatic fire pits in your interiors.
Material: If you made a mind of purchasing a classic fire bowl, select something with quality material which adds life to your fire pit. Cast iron can be heavy but easily available, cast aluminium is less likely to rust while copper welcome stains.
Permanent or Portable: All depends on your location, budget, size, and style, a fire pit comes with two installation format – 1) Permanent – best for your yards or terrace gardens or bigger living spaces. Permanent fire pits can be custom built designing with permanent fixtures. (2) Portable – A portable model comes in standard size and can be easily roam around every square foot of your home.
Safety : Last but not the least, don't forget to ask your distributor or designer about the safe practices for your new purchase.

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Onal Kothari

Architect

Onal Kothari started her design career with commercial interior designing. She is an architect, blogger, traveller , urban sketcher and imaginator. She interned with Laurie Baker architects and worked for Avnish Singh Design before venturing out on her independent working. Started working on interior architectureÂ projects quite early in her career, she believes that all the designers have the perfect project in their mind and they follow it in every step of their career.

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