DIY Network Features Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit on Extra Yardage
The Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit was the star of Caribbean Courtyard, Season 2, episode 5 of Billy Derian’s DIY Network show Extra Yardage. The episode first aired September 4, 2012. The description on the site is a bit brief, but since I have great before and after pictures provided by Sean Boyriven, the Senior Producer I worked with, we can see how massively the makeover transformed this space. Here’s the design brief from the show page:
Exterior Designer Billy Derian will help Emma and Greg turn their backyard concrete jungle into a lush, Caribbean-style tropical island paradise.
Let’s look first at the Before picture of the yard before renovation— as you can see, the pool area is bare, harshly affected by the glare of the sun, lacking in shade, comfort or visual appeal. It’s a swimming hole in a concrete yard.
Before the renovation
Now a view of the project after completion— So much has been done, the space is completely transformed. The fence has been painted a light blue to pick up colors from the pool and sky. New trees, bushes and tropical plants add color and shade along the wall, as well as adding a grass lawn at one end of the pool. Multi-level bridges and decks divide the space, providing both visual appeal and offering multiple entertainment areas. The Pergola has been replaced and updated, and now encloses an outdoor kitchen or bar area. The unforgiving concrete surround has been covered with mosaic tile. A shade awning is visible in the next photo below, again using a blue color to tie the space together.
Multi-level bridge and deck spaces offer multiple entertainment areas
The shade awning picks up the colors of the pool and harmonizes with plantings
Updated Pergola and outdoor kitchen area with Fire Sculptural Fire Pit
Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit with tropical plants and pool
Closeup of the Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit with black and green fire glass
Another closeup of the Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit
Gas flames in Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit with glass
Gas flames in Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit with glass
I really enjoyed working with Sean Boyriven, the Senior Producer at Film Garden Entertainment, Inc. who contacted me to request a Fire Sculptural Fire Pit for the show. He sent me the letter below when production on the episode wrapped. I couldn’t ask for a better letter of recommendation. (I’ve updated my name and the name of the fire pit) Sean really appreciates art and made that abundantly clear in all our conversations.
On behalf of the entire production staff here on the DIY landscape-renovation series Extra Yardage, I want to thank you for having featured your amazing fire pit product in Season 2 of the show. We are so pleased to have accomplished a dramatic yard transformation with your Phoenix + Flames Sculptural Fire Pit. It’s more a work of art then a fire pit in our opinion; a perfect balance of function, form and affordability. We work with a lot of different companies on our show, but organizing our fire feature portion of the episode 205 build with the Rachael Que Vargas Studio went particularly well. The fire pit was so simple to work with and the quality is beyond the standard we strive to use on camera for the series. It’s evident that you hold yourself and your work to a higher standard, and we’re honored be associated with the Rachael Que Vargas brand.
— Sean Boyriven
Senior Producer
Extra Yardage
Film Garden Entertainment, Inc. For The DIY network
