Featured
Outdoor Fire
Sugar Editorial Picks
DIY: Make Your Own Eco Outdoor Fire
As the nights get chillier, many of us crave the warmth of an outdoor fire, but might be concerned about the pollutants that a roaring wood fire produces. Leave it to green designer Michelle Kaufmann to create a solution to this problem. She's come up with a great, inexpensive, and very modern-looking way to create an outdoor fire on your patio, deck, or in your yard.
Other Search Results
Good, Better, Best: Elegant Fire Pits
It's already August, but that doesn't mean you have to stop entertaining in the backyard. All you need to transition from hot Summer days to cooling-off nights is a good outdoor fire pit. These have become incredibly popular in recent years, but some of them are a bit too tacky and down-home looking for my taste.
Crave Worthy: Beach Burner Recycled Steel Fire Pit
Elegant fire pits are essential for outdoor entertaining at the end of summer, so I simply had to share this Beach Burner Recycled Steel Fire Pit ($449) from Etsy seller John T. Unger.
Each of Unger's one-of-a-kind bowls is made from 100 percent recycled materials, and the 24-inch basins are both sturdy and portable, so you could take yours to the beach or just move it around the backyard.
Do You Have a Fire Pit?
I've shown you several fire pits before, and you can find them at many home furnishing and hardware stores. For more of an investment, you can also have one built into your property. Regardless, they're great for entertaining on chilly Spring, Summer, and Fall evenings.
Coveted Crib: Echo Park Modern
When a writer and an artist couple bought property in Los Angeles's happening Echo Park neighborhood, they wanted a home that would serve as an urban oasis in Los Angeles. Instead of constructing a home that jutted out from the Los Angeles hillside, they wanted something more discrete and comforting, and envisioned a home that nestled into the landscape.
After hiring architect Rachel Allen, they planned a home that would update the classic California ranch house, emphasizing indoor-outdoor living.
Casa Verde: Custom-Made Furniture From Beeken Parsons
I recently had the opportunity to tour the wood shop of Beeken Parsons, a Vermont-based furniture maker that crafts exquisite, handmade furniture. The workshop was established in 1983 by Vermont furniture makers Bruce Beeken and Jeff Parsons, who first met as students in Boston University's Program in Artisanry. For over 20 years, the partners have crafted exceptionally beautiful, sustainable furniture out of their small shop in Shelburne, VT.
How-To: Make Your Fireplace More Efficient
With energy costs going through the roof these days, many of us will be resorting to our fireplaces to keep us warm, in addition to offering up ambient lighting. But unfortunately, it's very likely that your fireplace hasn't been honest with you. In addition to radiating heat while it's burning, it has also been seeing someone else: generating a current that can send conditioned air out the chimney, and effectively out of your room.
Casa Query: What's Your Favorite Outdoor Spot?
The beautiful Spring weather recently here in San Francisco has had me aching to be outdoors all day long. Be it unwinding with a glass (or two) of wine on my back porch, working in my garden, socializing on a friend's city rooftop, or playing with my dog in the backyard, when the sun is shining, I can't bear to be indoors. I know that not everyone has the pleasure of having rooftop or balcony access, but even enjoying a small patch of grass in your front yard is better than sitting inside on a beautiful day!
Casa Verde: Greening Your Heating
Casa reader and TeamSugar member Tdamji writes an excellent green living blog called Minimal Harm. She tells me that she'll be officially launching a new version of the blog in early 2008, which I'm very excited about. Tdamji recently posted about greening your heating, which she adapted from a Treehugger post.
Casa Capsule: The Week That Was
- Got some time to spare? Why not make your own eco outdoor fire?
- One Craftster made an amazing political mosaic out of beans!
- I showed you how to make quick and easy apple votives.
- A before and after buffet got styled.
- Got a pet that likes to gnaw at your furniture? Here's a quick fix.
- Having a fab dinner party?
More on CasaSugar
Spring
Top Brands
Oasis