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Mid-Century Modern Fire Feature Ideas

Mid-century modern fire & spa were designed for indoor-outdoor living before the phrase existed: post-and-beam houses opening through walls of glass onto a patio, a rectangular pool and a lawn or gravel garden edged with agave, olive and citrus. Breeze-block screens, terrazzo and a single accent colour finish the look.

Modern Classic Rustic Tropical Mediterranean Modern Farmhouse Coastal

Outdoor Fireplace Framed by Breeze Block Wall

Circular Fire Pit on Concrete Pavers Mid-century fire pit

Outdoor Fireplace Framed by Breeze Block Wall Mid-century fire pit

Rusted Fire Table on Concrete Pavers Mid-century fire pit

Hot Tub and Fire Bowl Courtyard Mid-century fire pit

Sunken Fire Pit with Built-In Benches Mid-century fire pit

Rectangular Gas Fire Pit on Concrete Patio Mid-century fire pit

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Mid-Century Modern Fire Feature Ideas, explained.

Look for restraint — flat planes, low furniture, one bright colour — and for the way each fire feature design lines up with the house's grid. Save the compositions that feel calm and sunny rather than kitsch.

Mid-century modern design lines everything up with the house. Look for flat roofs and post-and-beam overhangs, walls of glass, breeze-block screens, terrazzo or large concrete pads with gravel joints, and a rectangular pool set square to the architecture. Planting is sculptural and sparse — agave, yucca, olive, citrus, a Mediterranean fan palm — and colour comes from a single accent: an orange door, turquoise water, a yellow umbrella.