I have a BIG treat for you today! Some of my blog friends and I are sharing our outdoor spaces, simple decorating ideas and the ways we love to celebrate the simple things about summer this week! Today I’m sharing my outdoor Simple Summer Fire Pit Seating Area – we LOVE to spend the summer around our fire pit roasting marshmallows and listening to the the summer sounds of frogs, crickets and whippoorwills at night.
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Simple Summer Fire Pit Seating Area
At our home summer is all about kicking off the flip flops and relaxing in our backyard – on our deck and patio. We love to unwind and enjoy the simple things about summer around our patio fire pit: toasting up delicious s’mores, roasting hot dogs, watching the flames flicker in the fire pit and leaning back into our comfy Adirondack chairs with a summer thirst-quenching beverage!
To keep summer living simple I love to have our snacks and beverages within easy reach by our fire pit area so we aren’t going back and forth up the flight of stairs to our kitchen to replenish supplies.
Keeping a bar cart made of powder coated metal (it can stay outside and not get damaged by the rain!) by our fire pit corrals all of our drinks, glasses, s’more fixings, plates and napkins.
At the end of the night we bring in anything that can get wet or store it in a storage trunk we have on our deck above.
similar black outdoor bar cart
We also have a pallet wood potting bench that we made – that stores the marshmallow roasting sticks!
Also around the side of the patio we keep a rolling lidded container on wheels that we can easily grab and roll over to the fire pit to add more firewood when the fire gets low!
We also keep a few birch logs in a metal tin pail for kindling.
Having great outdoor storage solutions really does keep our summers simple and low fuss.
The decorator in me keeps things stylish but simple with cozy throws and comfy pillows in simple patterns of stripes and geometric prints.
I LOVE these graphic modern tribal pillows!
My go-to simple color palette of black and white adds some graphic ‘pow’ to our fire pit seating area….. and lets all the gorgeous greenery we are lucky to have here take center stage!
Oversized ferns, leafy hostas, purple clematis in the flower beds and the towering lush green cedars and pines surrounding our property wrap our fire pit zone with the simplicity and beauty of mother nature in her summer finery.
A container of flowering plants add a splash of color.
I can’t wait to spend time out here on weekends and summer evenings – especially when our oldest son Kieren comes home at the end of August when he’s finished basic training! I miss him so much!
Simple summers are all about having our military family together in one place – the mama bird in me loves to have all of her chicks in the nest!
I hope you enjoyed my decorating ideas and seeing where we’ll be catching some relaxation this season.
I hope you have a fun relaxing and simplified summer too!
Want more simple outdoor decor ideas?
Visit all these fabulous blogs and get some new ideas to celebrate summer the simplified way! I know you’ll be inspired and charmed!
Day 1
Driven By Decor
Empress of Dirt
Cedar Hill Farmhouse
Day 2
StoneGable
Duke Manor Farm
Savvy Southern Style
Southern Hospitality
Shabbyfufu
Day 3
In My Own Style
The Wood Grain Cottage
Maison de Pax
Love of Home
Setting For Four
My Soulful Home
Day 4
Debbiedoo’s
Craftberry Bush
At The Picket Fence
On Sutton Place
Happy Summer everyone!
Heather Luckhurst is the publisher and owner of the Design and Lifestyle website 
Kris {Driven by Decor} says
June 3, 2016 at 8:52 amI share your love for all things black and white – love those pillows! We just bought a small fire pit and I’m looking forward to a summer of S’mores too!
heather says
June 7, 2016 at 4:40 pmThank you Kris – it’s so great to find a fellow lover of black and white decor! 🙂 Happy summer and hope you enjoy your s’mores by your fire pit!
susan says
June 3, 2016 at 1:34 pmI love your sitting area, it’s so inviting!! xo
Melanie says
June 3, 2016 at 3:41 pmYour sitting area is lovely. Where can I find a similar bar cart?
Thanks!
heather says
June 7, 2016 at 4:38 pmHi Melanie – thanks for your compliments! I bought mine at a local shop but this one is similar and can be used outdoors too! (affiliate link) http://amzn.to/1OchJRt
laura janning says
June 3, 2016 at 8:20 pmwhat a great way to spend time with the one’s you love.happy summer!
heather says
June 7, 2016 at 4:37 pmHappy summer to you too Laura! xo Heather
Betsy Muncy says
June 3, 2016 at 9:32 pmLove your black Bar cart!!
It goes with our black outdoor patio furniture!
Where did you find it? Thanks!
Betsy
heather says
June 7, 2016 at 4:36 pmHi Betsy! Thanks – we love our bar cart too – it’s so handy! I got our bar cart at a local shop…but this one is similar and can be used outdoors too! (affiliate link): http://amzn.to/1OchJRt Thanks so much for visiting!
Kelly Wilkniss says
June 4, 2016 at 3:16 pmReally great set up Heather! Perfect for summer!!
Lydia @ Lydi Out Loud says
June 5, 2016 at 1:16 pmWhat a beautiful space! I’d want to live out there!
heather says
June 7, 2016 at 4:11 pmWe practically live out there during the summer Lydia – our summers are so short here! Thanks for your lovely compliments!
Christine Vandormolen says
June 5, 2016 at 4:56 pmDROOLING over here Heather!!! Gorgeous space!
heather says
June 7, 2016 at 4:10 pmAw -Thanks so much Christine! We used it last weekend and watched the fireflies in our backyard! Can I just freeze time and keep it summer forever?? 🙂
Linda says
June 5, 2016 at 6:28 pmDid you buy your birch tree logs? If so, where did you get them? Your sitting area looks so comfy!
heather says
June 7, 2016 at 4:08 pmHi Linda! No I didn’t buy them – we’re lucky enough to have birch trees in the woods behind our home! You can buy them here though (affiliate link): http://amzn.to/1PgmAf3 I love birch too! 🙂 Thank you for your lovely compliments on our sitting area!
Marilyn says
June 6, 2016 at 10:23 amYour outdoor space is amazing! Thanks for the inspiration…pinned & stumbled for later! 🙂
Ann says
June 9, 2016 at 5:25 pmThe black and white is so clean and fresh…and very summery. What a great space! I hope you enjoy many happy hours with your family around the fire. <3
cindy diy beautify says
June 10, 2016 at 7:13 pmEvery backyard should have a firepit 😉 Love it all!
heather says
June 14, 2016 at 9:23 pmI agree Cindy! Thanks for your compliments – happy summer!