It's Thursday, time for our Style Source Faves segment, and since we're now officially in autumn, I'm thinking about the dropping temperatures.  Yes, we're still having warm weather here in northern Virginia, but we've had a couple of mornings that were downright chilly, and a couple evenings when Pashminas were in order.

Which brings me to today's style source fave for your outdoor space:  Stone Age Fireplaces.  Cutesy name, but cool product.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have a very personal interest in this product.  You see, there's been a raging debate in my house for several years now about what to do with one prominent spot in the back garden.  The original plan was to put a big fountain in the area.  But because of the close proximity to a dining table, I was worried about "splashage."  Yikes - the last thing you want when it's on the cool side is to find yourself wet!

So, I started arguing that it was the perfect spot for a fireplace.  After all, in the warm months it would be a beautiful (allbeit expensive) focal point - candles on the stone mantel, on the hearth, etc., and in the cold months, it would make the patio an appealing place to be.

Well, outdoor fireplaces don't come cheap - no two ways about it.  But then I discovered some videos all about Stone Age Fireplaces.  Now, let me forewarn you, the first video is an ad for one of the distributors. Period.  But it gives great information about the product, and the exciting thing is this: these fireplaces come in kits.  Imagine!

In fact, on the manufacturers' website they say that experienced masons/handymen can put a kit together in 2-4 hours.  And a do-it-yourselfer  can pull it off in 1-2 days.  Hm...  sounds a little rosy to me.  At my house, 1-2 days could easily turn into 1-2 months.  But regardless - it's a kit!  And you can have it finished in any style so that it matches your home - or whatever you want it to match. 

Here's the first video - good information about  fireplaces in general, and the Stone Age product: