Porch fire pit

With these backyard fire pit ideas, you can enjoy your outdoor space any time of the year, day or night.

We may be well into the cool days of fall, but that doesn’t mean you need to give up your outdoor space just yet. After all, if you spent all summer beautifying your patio, porch, or balcony, don’t you want to get as much use out of it as possible?While there’s not a lot you can do about some parts of fall and incoming winter — ahem, snow — there are plenty of ways to make your outdoor space usable for at least a few more weeks.

31 DIY Fire Pit Ideas for a Stylish Backyard Retreat. Want to craft a stunning fire pit on a budget? These creative DIY fire pit ideas will help you design a stylish and cozy backyard retreat.

DISCLAIMER: This post is sponsored by eBay. All opinions are my own. Thank you to eBay for sponsoring this post! Post contains affiliate links (read my full disclosure). Happy almost FALL! Aaaaaand it is LITERALLY still 97 degrees outside. LITERALLY. Georgia hit a 119 year old record yesterday with mid-September highs in the upper 90's. I. AM. OVER.

While many old homes require some (or a lot) of repairs and updates to make them comfortable, some old house owners get lucky with places that were maintained with care over the years.That was fortunately the case for Kristy Hootman and her family, whose 1961 home was in great shape when they moved in. “We made a handful of updates like painting the walls, but overall, the interior space was liveable,” Kristy says.