Limestone Fire Pit

A stone fire pit in pale limestone, four blocks of solid stone set as a rectangle, with rock-faced outer surfaces and sawn inner planes. The outside shows heavy tool marks and split faces; the color is chalk white, pale cream, soft sand and warm beige, so it stays light even in shadow. The inner opening is crisp and square-edged against all that roughness.

It measures 61 1/4 inches wide, 41 3/4 inches deep and 17 inches high overall. The opening is about 46 1/2 by 27 1/4 inches; the blocks are roughly 14 3/4 inches thick on the long sides and 14 1/2 on the short, and the inside height is about 16 inches. The four blocks separate for transport and are set on gravel or a stone base with a forklift. Gas or wood both work; check local code.

Set it on dark gravel so the pale limestone glows after dusk, surround it with lounge seating on a big terrace, or center it in a gravel courtyard off the kitchen. A stone fire pit this light in color shows soot, so plan for a gas insert if that matters to you. It is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and see it, or ask us for photographs and a delivered price.