The addition of a fire pit to any backyard is a great way to spruce up your outside space without too much effort! You have two options either pick one up at the local garden center for quite a bit of money, or make one yourself, saving loads! It really isn’t as hard as it sounds…

This video tutorial is simple to follow, includes materials which you can pick up for cheap and the finished fire pit is simply gorgeous! It’s a simple design that would compliment any backyard no matter what shape and size it is…

Here is a list of the materials you will need…

• 2 cheap plastic bowls (one smaller than the other)
• Pam Grilling spray
• Quikrete Quick-Setting Cement
• a bucket
• a palm sander
• safety mask and goggles
• margin cement trowel
• gel fuel cans
• 60 and 150 grit sand paper
• Lava rocks

Watch the tutorial here: