When you love being outside in your backyard, you naturally want to find ways to enhance that experience, not just in the summer but across seasons as well. There is a mindset that helps make this dream of better outdoor living a reality. It is the idea of extending much of what you enjoy inside your home to your backyard space. One addition that exemplifies this mindset is an outdoor fireplace. In this post, we will address some ways to create lasting memories around an outdoor fireplace in the Dix Hill, NY, area.
The Perfect Accent to a Cook-Out or Dinner Party
What could make having family and friends over for a casual cook-out or a more upscale dinner party better than bringing everyone together on your paver patio for a meal by your beautiful, newly built outdoor fireplace? There is a warmth and old-world charm that a fireplace can give to any occasion. It creates a focal point that invites socializing and good conversation.
A fireplace also gives your outside dining area more definition, making it feel like its own self-contained space outside. Not only that, to maximize the impact of your fireplace, why not set up an outdoor living room area that’s closer to your fireplace, where everyone can congregate after they’ve eaten? Guests can still enjoy the fire from your patio dinner table but they’re also just a few steps away from a place to have coffee or after dinner drinks.
Roasting Marshmallows
With that outdoor living room set up, you also have a chance to do something everyone loves, regardless of age: roast marshmallows. Whether you are making traditional s'mores or experimenting with different flavors and fillings, roasting marshmallows is a classic activity, especially after a cook-out. But it might also be an unexpected surprise, even if you’re hosting a more formal dinner.
Telling Stories
The intimacy and coziness of an outdoor fireplace can bring out the storyteller in all of us. At a time when technology feels more omnipresent than ever in our professional and personal lives, what better way to connect with those you love and care about than sharing anecdotes or a good yarn? A fireplace is a great vehicle for sharing old memories and creating new ones.
Creating a Memorable Ambience
A fireplace has an elemental allure as well. It provides warmth and light that create a memorable ambience to any occasion. The warmth allows you greater opportunities to entertain beyond summer months throughout other parts of the year. The first chill of fall no longer heralds less outdoor time together. With an outdoor fireplace, you have a reason to welcome slightly cooler temperatures.
With a fireplace, the sun setting does not have to mean fewer entertaining opportunities. Instead you have a chance to maximize your outdoor space, regardless of the time of day. With more opportunities to gather together outside, you have more moments to create even more memories with family, loved ones, and friends. What could be better than that?
