When we put in the patio, we built a fire pit in the center. You can see it in these pictures from 2003, and 2005. It is under the center table.
![](https://willowparkpatch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Firepit-2003.jpg)
![](https://willowparkpatch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Firepit-2005-1.jpg)
We didn’t use it very often. It didn’t actually work that well, sunk in the ground like that.
Now, 15 years later, our family has grown from the 4 of us, to 9! And grandchildren need to have hotdogs over a fire!
So, after some research, Doug decided that a 1/2 barrel, surrounded with decorative bricks, with a table topper, would work for us.
![](https://willowparkpatch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Firepit-2.jpg)
![](https://willowparkpatch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Firepit-3.jpg)
![](https://willowparkpatch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Firepit-4.jpg)
![](https://willowparkpatch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Firepit.jpg)
Doug used some exterior paint for a temporary finish on the plywood topper. We’ll do something decorative when we decide on what. It’s a good scale for the patio, a useful table size, a functional and safe fire pit, and altogether it looks really great, too!