Fire Pit Coffee Table

About

What Is a Fire Pit Coffee Table? A fire pit coffee table is a low outdoor table with a gas burner set into the middle of it, built at roughly the same height as an indoor coffee table. That height is the whole point: it sits level with deep seating, so people sink back into a sofa or lounge chair rather than perching at dining height. It is the format to choose when the fire is there to be looked at and gathered around rather than eaten over. For a table people will dine at, a dining-height model works better. Why the Lid Matters More Than Anything Else Most of these tables take a rigid burner cover, and it is the single feature that decides whether the piece earns its footprint. With a lid fitted, the burner disappears and you have a flat, usable coffee table surface: somewhere to put drinks, a tray, a book. Without one, you have a fire feature with a permanent hole in the middle that nobody can set anything on. Given a coffee table sits in the center of a seating group all day and is only lit for part of the evening, the daytime state is the one you live with most. Lids are model-specific and not always included, so confirm one is available for the table you like before ordering. Propane or Natural Gas Propane runs from a standard cylinder, usually concealed in the base behind an access door. No gas line means nothing to install and no permanent commitment to one spot, which suits a deck, a rental, or a patio you may rearrange. The tradeoff is refilling it. Browse the propane fire pit tables . Natural gas connects to a permanent line and never runs out, which suits a table that stays put and gets used constantly. It needs a licensed professional to run the line. See the natural gas fire pits . Shapes, and How They Sit in a Lounge Group Round has no head and no ends, so everyone sits an equal distance from the flame. It works with chairs arranged in a circle and is the most forgiving when the seating is not fixed. See the round fire pit tables . Rectangular follows