7 Sizzling Commercial Fire Pit Design Ideas

Installing a fire pit in an outdoor space is a great way to extend the usable area in any commercial or residential setting. Fire pits also offer many benefits in addition to keeping customers and guests warm. A fire pit adds beauty, creates a focal point, and gives the space that “campfire” feeling that makes people want to sit down and stay awhile.

To help you get started, we have put together 6 fire pit design ideas that will make the outdoor space in your restaurant, hotel, or residence a perfect spot to rejuvenate. Pick your favorite and get started.

1. Create a Separate Outdoor “Room”

Transform that empty area into an outdoor room that can be used in the early to late evenings. For example, center the fire pit under a pergola to create a separate room within your commercial outdoor space. While it won’t be enclosed as a typical room would be, the overhead latticework and vertical corner posts define the space the way the walls of a room do. Start some fast-growing vines that will climb the uprights and expand overhead.

Another way to create an outdoor “room” is to add divider planters around a patio to give the space a more enclosed and defined feel. Add privacy bushes like the American Arborvitae, bamboo, or boxwoods to the planters to create the illusion of an outdoor room. With the fire pit as a focal point, your cozy space will become an enticing spot everyone will enjoy.

2. Pair Fire with Greenery

Just as combining the fire and water elements creates a dynamic effect, combining fire and earth by adding in greenery can also make a significant impact on an outdoor space. This is especially true if the outdoor space does not allow for a fountain.

• Create a hideaway: If the property allows, install stepping stones that lead through the trees into an open space. Our fire pits, when requested, can be fitted to attach to a propane tank, which is perfect for when plumbing natural gas is not an option.

• Use planters and foliage to create a separate sitting space: Adding a few planters around the fire pit space is an easy way to create a high-impact look that is also environmentally friendly.

3. Use Color Generously

Dress up the space around your fire pit with colorful pillows, cushions, and other accessories. Commercial modern planters filled with flowers or ferns also create a pop of color. Today’s commercial fire pits come in various colors, so pick the one that complements the rest of your outdoor decor. 

4. Gas Fireplace Doing Double Duty

First impressions are key to diners enjoying a meal. From the time diners enter a restaurant, they are starting their dining experience. SPACE Architecture + Design redesigned a space that included fire bowls for Joey B’s Food & Drink to add ambiance and heat to a seating area.

Ambiance and heat at a commercial restaurant: Flank the entrance with our fire bowls similar to what SPACE Architecture + Design did for Joey B’s. Not only are there two fire bowls flanking the entrance, but these are also installed on a table to be enjoyed by patrons enjoying spirits from the bar. 

Perimeter space for drinks and appetizers: Fire bowls are a beautiful and a common choice. However, commercial gas fire tables can offer benefits to an outdoor space that not all fire bowls can. For one, fire tables can serve multiple purposes. They can be used to set drinks or appetizers down, which saves space and adds to the fire pit's functionality. PureModern even offers a commercial fire table specifically designed for food and drinks to maximize the outdoor space for your project.

Heated Pool and Firepit for those Fall Evenings: Sometimes opposites do attract. Having a fire close to a pool is a great way to extend the use of the outdoor pool when nights become cool.

5. Use Unique Seating Choices

Long and Linear to accommodate many people: Every host’s dream—to have a spot for everyone to sit comfortably and in range of the warm heat as well as a place for feet and festive drinks. That is what will be achieved when a long and linear fire table is purchased. The length and rectangular shape will allow for a long bench seating in either a U shape or L shape accommodating the whole group. 

Small and cozy when only one outdoor space is available:  When a small space is available, a small round or square shaped fire pit is recommended. Small does not mean low BTU’s. The burners in a small gas fire pit can thoroughly heat a space efficiently. Then in the summer months, when a fire does not make sense, cover it with a large stone platter, and the fire pit now becomes a table-space.

6. Shared Space at a Condominium

Shared space in a condominium or townhouses is tricky to design. But not for Topiarus. They created a well-designed space that is conducive to the owners in a condominium feeling a sense of privacy with a multitude of seating options and opportunities to mingle, if desired.

This award-winning rooftop space at 30 E Huron in Chicago includes barbeques, a fireplace, various options of comfy seating spots, and functional dining areas.

7. Custom Fire Tables and Fire Pits

One of the best ways to create an impactful commercial outdoor space is to custom design the fire pit so that it is on-brand with the rest of the design.

PureModern offers a variety of custom commercial-grade gas fire bowls and fire tables that can be customized through color choice as well as size.

PureModern offers stylish fire pits that are durable, versatile, and easy to install in any backyard space. For more information on fire pits, click over to our Ultimate Purchasing Guide to Fire Pits to find the fire pit that is right for you.

All of PureModern’s fire pits and tables are pigmented using integral coloring, which means that your chosen color is mixed in with the concrete instead of painted on. Mixing the color in with the concrete ensures that the color will not chip off or fade the way paint does.

Before ordering, make sure that you first order a refundable deposit color sample as colors can read differently on screens than in real life. Read more about the importance of ordering samples before investing in a fire pit by reading our Color Sample Article.

Call to learn more about your options of fire pits and tables from PureModern by contacting us today.