If you and your family and friends spend most of your evenings outdoors, consider bringing the inside, outside. Add homey details like a mantle, shelving, and outdoor furniture around the fireplace ...

Unlike a swimming pool, an outdoor fireplace is an upgrade to your backyard that you can enjoy year-round. Plus, the right outdoor fireplace can increase the resale value of your home. It’s one of ...

Outdoor fireplaces long have brought the heat and light needed to make a deck or patio a warm, inviting place for family and friends to gather. In recent years, design aesthetics have moved away from ...

A mantel, be it bold or traditional, provides a glowing focal point for your living room, bedroom or patio. Here, designers ...

The Guys get a lot of emails about fireplaces, wood-burning stoves and chimneys this time of year. We love fireplaces. The Outside Guy is a stone and brick mason who built many of the “real” ...

Stella Exler starts her mornings in her nightgown, sitting on a cushy chair in front the fireplace with a cup of coffee, reading the newspaper and watching TV. Nothing unusual, except she’s outside.

As Southern California recovers from scorching heat, some of us may find it hard to believe that fall is only a week away. Others, however, already have their sights set on building or sprucing up ...

Which outdoor fireplace is best? On both chilly fall evenings and lazy summer nights, an outdoor fire makes for a lovely experience. Sitting around a fire with family and friends is a relaxing and ...