Contemporary Patio Fireplace Designs...
"Steel"-ing The Spotlight!

Contemporary patio fireplace designs are "steel"-ing
the spotlight,  so to speak.     Made from numerous
forms of steel such as Corten, galvanized and stain-
less  . . . . and sporting a variety of striking finishes including  polished,  brushed,  painted,  acid etched
and oxidized . . .the modern outdoor hearth is quite unlike anything we've seen before!

From built-in . . . . . . . to free standing . . .

wall hanging . . . . . . . to ground hugging . . .

the patio fireplace made from steel, in all its many forms, is definitely "in!" Curved,  cast, rolled and stacked, hammered, cut and curled . . . steel is formed into a multitude of shapes and sizes to create unique and exciting outdoor hearths.

The steel can be painted, as shown in the following examples . . .

or it can be left to oxidize, as is commonly done with Corten steel,  a spe-
cial steel designed to weather or age to a rich, velvety dark brown or cop-
per patina that will improve with time. (See images below)

Some of the backyard fireplaces pictured above also double as bar-
becue grills  and are excellent for outdoor cooking.  One such model, shown again in the image at right, demonstrates  its versatility  as a fireplace hood and chimney, as well
as a fold down tabletop for use in backyard grilling.

The following two fireplaces, though very different from one another in ap-
pearance, are both made of stainless steel . . . stainless steel rods on the left and a polished stainless steel surround on the right.

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