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10 Questions to Ask When Planning an Outdoor Kitchen

By Rebecca / August 14, 2023

Whether you are building an outdoor kitchen for yourself or for a client, we find that there are 10 questions to ask when planning an outdoor kitchen. Getting the conversation rolling with the following questions can ensure that any outdoor kitchen is truly functional and makes your client happy. Get the checklist to read from…

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Backyard Pavilion with an Outdoor Fireplace

Backyard Pavilions: Outdoor Living Trend 2023

By The Fire Farm Team / July 5, 2023

We love it when contractors who use our Outdoor Living products send us photos of their finished work. One of the trends we’ve seen developing in these pictures is the emergence of backyard pavilions as a desired feature in 2023.    Why build a backyard pavilion?  What drives you indoors? It’s usually one of two…

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Finished fireplace in Massachusetts

How to Build Our Most Popular Finished Outdoor Fireplace

By Rebecca / May 10, 2023

Although we’ve seen many, many beautiful outdoor fireplaces made from our Stone Age kits, when people come looking for inspiration on our site, they often ask us how to recreate this particular one.  This earns it the title of our “most popular finished outdoor fireplace.” Made from a Stone Age kit by a contractor in…

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How to Build an Outdoor Fireplace

By The Fire Farm Team / May 8, 2023

Fireplaces make up the backbone of outdoor living spaces. Learning how to build an outdoor fireplace by using a kit can speed up the installation process and make getting the proper draft easier.   An outdoor fireplace is a great addition to a home – it can increase property value by as much as 12…

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Tall fireplace built into a gazebo

How to Get the Height You Want for an Outdoor Fireplace

By Rebecca / September 20, 2022

A common question we get asked by homeowners and contractors is “How do I get my outdoor fireplace to be X feet high?” Here’s a breakdown of how you can use different pieces to achieve the height you are looking for—whether that’s human sized or super human.  Fire Farm’s outdoor fireplace kits from Stone Farm…

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Why a Hybrid Burner May Beat All Brass

By The Fire Farm Team / July 11, 2022

Beautiful all-brass burners come at a pretty penny, but what if we told you that you could have the same performance at a lower price point if you combine stainless steel tubing with the brass Venturi jets that produce that gorgeous flame? Behold, the Hybrid Stainless Brass Bullet Burner! Introducing a fresh, new choice when…

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Vegetable Gratin-Homestead Cooking

By Chealsee Kalivas / September 15, 2021

This weeks recipe is for the vegetable lovers. Combine parsnips, potatoes, garlic, and beets with salt and pepper on a skillet and you will have a delicious meal for 6 ready in an hour. Homestead Cooking With Aron is all about using smokers, grills, and pizza ovens in an unconventional way to cook up more…

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A Rooftop Outdoor Kitchen

By Emily Snayd / July 8, 2020

One of our recent outdoor living spaces was unique in that it was not a backyard build, but instead a rooftop outdoor kitchen! We worked with the real estate partner of Audubon, luxury downtown studios in New Haven, Connecticut. The Audubon has over 250 units to choose from all unique with chef’s kitchens, common spaces,…

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Choosing the Right Gas Fire Pit Insert

By Chealsee Kalivas / May 12, 2020

The choice between a wood or gas fire pit kit alone, can be a hard one. However, once the choice is made for gas, choosing which gas fire pit insert to use can be confusing! Here are some things you will need to consider before starting your gas fire pit kit project. Gas Fire Pit…

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New Age Fire Place with TV mounted on top

Outdoor Living Showcase: Pizza Oven, Fireplace & Kitchen

By Chealsee Kalivas / April 16, 2020

The Fire Farm is excited to share this newly completed outdoor living space filled with outdoor features for entertaining, built by Mike Darling Construction. The project utilized a New Age outdoor fireplace kit, an Amerigo pizza oven built from one of our outdoor pizza oven kits and a stone outdoor kitchen built with our Stone…

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