Sunken Fire Pits Are This Fall’s Best Garden Addition
THE SUNKEN LIVING ROOM fad that surged in the 1970s wasn’t evicted after all: The “conversation pit” has simply scuttled outside and gathered round the fire, inviting guests to nestle.
Patricia Benner, a Los Angeles landscape architect who has noticed an uptick in requests for fire pits set below ground or into a deck, attributes their allure to “a feeling of protection and security.”