Sitting around a fire pit with family and friends, roasting up some marshmallows, and enjoying the outside air is one of life’s simplest pleasures.
Fire pits can be built to easily blend in with an existing garden design, and can look amazing even when there is no fire within!
However, installing your first fire pit can be a bit of a daunting prospect, especially considering how many different design possibilities there are!
You’re probably reading now because you want to install your first square fire pit, but you want to find the right inspiration for the perfect design.
Luckily, we’re here to help, as we are going to show you some of the best square fire pit ideas from across the internet. So read on down below to get started and find some fresh inspiration!
Fire Pit With Cooking Grill
One of the best things about this simple fire pit is that it can all be built entirely by hand. It features an incredibly rustic design.
You can see each of the individual bricks that make up its shape, and this helps to give it a very handmade look.
The scattering of gravel across the bottom of the pit also extends out of the shape of the pit, which helps to further exaggerate its sense of shape, and creates a defined space for the pit that makes it stand out.
This means that you can easily design your garden around the pit, and the defined shape of the pit also helps you to create a focal point for your garden.
We also loved the inclusion of the small grill attachment that can easily be added or removed, so you can easily grill up all kinds of food. This helps to make the social aspect of the fire pit even better.
Raised Rustic Brick Fire Pit
This is an incredibly modern and exquisite-looking square fire pit. We totally love the exposed brickwork, and the subtle colour of the bricks, creating a relaxing atmosphere around it that only helps to make any fire feel that much warmer!
The brickwork manages to strike a great balance between appearing rustic and shabby while also being incredibly tidy and measured.
The exposed look of the bricks creates a sense that the pit has been around for some time, but the way the bricks are laid helps to create a sense of control and intention that makes it all look so modern!
This particular design would look best on a patio, such as the one depicted in the above image. Placing it on a patio helps to add to the modern look of the pit.
However, it could also easily be placed atop your grass, but you should make sure to surround it with something like some light gravel, to help exaggerate its shape, and to create a tidy look befitting of its modern design.
Modern Smooth Brick Fire Pit with Wood Benches
If you’re willing to splash a bit more of your cash, then we strongly recommend aiming for something like this stunning fire pit.
This fire pit is incredibly modern and features incredibly smooth bricks that almost seem to glimmer under the light of the fire.
The addition of rustic and exposed wood on the bench that surrounds the pit helps to add a slightly rustic feel that helps to make the fire feel warmer.
We absolutely adore the brickwork with this fire pit, with irregular brick-laying, allowing some of the bricks to jut out slightly more than others, which gives it a really funky and interesting look that draws the eye.
This whole fire pit design makes for a great focal point for a garden, thanks to its large size, and its large right-angle bench that is accommodating to multiple people at one time!
This is also further helped by the addition of electric lights directly under the bench, and around the four sides of the pit. This allows the pit to look incredibly inviting, even when the fire isn’t lit!
Smooth Brick Fire Pit with Matching Pavestones
Sometimes simplicity is king. We totally love how understated the design of this fire pit is.
The smooth brickwork that creates a sharp and striking square shape is so carefully laid with expert precision, that lighting up the fire in this pit will always be a delight.
We also love the simple design of the patio surrounding the fire pit. It helps to exaggerate the simple shape of the fire pit, with multiple squares of the same size surrounding it, with small gaps between each panel.
This creates a checker-board pattern that helps to define the space around the fire pit, making the fire pit look great when viewed from any angle in your garden.
The simple light grey colour of the bricks are soothing to look at, and they also have a slightly modern sheen to them that makes the whole area look incredibly inviting.
Thanks to the square patio, it is also easy to lay out some comfortable outdoor chairs around the pit so everyone can relax and enjoy the warmth of the flames together!
Gas Fire Pit with Fire Screen
The inclusion of glass on this square fire pit is an interesting choice, as it somehow helps to make the illuminations from a fire shine even brighter.
The reflections of the flame, visible on all sides of the pit, help to make the fire seem even warmer and more powerful, despite its small size.
This fire pit is also interesting, because it is not directly installed into the ground, or the design of the garden, and instead is entirely remote.
This means that it can easily be repositioned as needed, which can be really convenient if you don’t want to commit to having your fire pit in just one spot of your garden.
Despite not being directly installed into the ground, this fire pit is still incredibly sturdy and reliable, and can be used to create roaring fires that create the perfect crackling noise, and provide ample warmth even during some of the colder months of the year!
Sunken Fire Pit with Corner Sofa
Digging your fire pit into the ground of your garden can be a great way to create a secluded space where friends and family can all gather together and relax. This design idea makes great use of its in-ground nature.
The square shape of the pit is exaggerated to create a sharp and striking look. Around one corner of the square pit is a luxurious and comfortable outdoor sofa that can seat countless guests.
Around the other corner of the fire pit is a set of wooden steps that grant easy access to the pit, but also help to further exaggerate the sense of shape in the pit.
While such a design would definitely cost a lot to implement, it would definitely prove worthwhile in the long run.
Fieldstone Fire Pit
This immense fieldstone fire pit design is great if you want to create something that is incredibly rustic and has a great home-made charm to it.
We love how jagged this design looks, with each individual stone that makes up the square having its own unique shape and profile.
This makes each and every inch of the fire pit interesting to look at. As well as that, the gaps between each stone also allow the light from the fire to leak out, creating an awesome light display during the night time!
One of the best things about this design is that it is actually very easy to put together yourself. With just a few fieldstones of varying shapes, you can easily create a square fire pit that is extremely rugged, but still incredibly safe.
We recommend surrounding the surface of the fire pit with gravel pieces to exaggerate the shape, and to create a defined space where chairs can be placed.
Modern Gas Fire Pit with Corner Sofa
Most fire pits feature a sunken design, with the fire itself a few layers lower than the outer edge of the fire pit itself.
This pit goes against the grain, and features an incredibly smooth design, with a raised flame that allows it to be seen easily from all angles, and gives the entire space around it a very modern look.
The white design of the fire pit itself is made to look even more resplendent thanks to the inclusion of the black coal at the centre of the pit, which creates a direct visual contrast that easily draws the eye.
If enjoying the light of the flame is your favourite part of using a fire pit, then you definitely cannot go wrong with a raised design like this!
Here are a few more you’ve put together…
Sunken Square Black Wood Burning Fire Pit
Garden Edge Brick Fire Pit with Wood Benches
Gas Fire Pit Using Mix of Brick Designs
To Wrap Up
These are just a few of some of the best ideas for square fire pits that can be found online, but they are definitely worthy of their inclusion on this list.
Each of the fire pits on this list displays something unique that can be done with your standard fire pit, so we hope that it has been able to inspire you to be creative with your own!
By working hands-on with different brands, you quickly become an expert on the best fireplaces and those you should avoid.
My family also owns the largest online retailer of fire pits and outdoor fireplaces in the UK. Although not part of the family business, I regularly help when needed.
I hope you can benefit from my experience and impartiality, which I have gained from installing fireplaces and seeing the family's fire pit business grow.
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