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Curb Appeal & Front Entry Ideas

Curb appeal is a dozen small decisions that agree with each other. These designs pair a front door and its colour with the steps, the planters, the numbers, the light and the planting below the windows so the whole façade looks intended.

Modern Colonial Driveways Walkways & steps Entry courtyards Front yard planting At night

Stone Walkway to Covered Front Entry

Curving Flagstone Walkway to Covered Entry

Flagstone Walkway to Shingled Front Porch

Stone Walkway to Covered Front Entry Farmhouse front yard

Curving Flagstone Walkway to Covered Entry Mediterranean front yard

Flagstone Walkway to Shingled Front Porch Classic front yard

Flagstone Walkway Approaching Sheltered Brick Entry Mid-century front yard

Curved Flagstone Walkway to Colonial Porch Colonial front yard

Gravel Entry Courtyard with Stone Fountain Coastal front yard

Gravel Courtyard with Circular Stone Fountain Mountain front yard

Gravel Courtyard Entry with Stone Fountain Farmhouse front yard

Concrete Paver Walkway Beside Ribbon Driveway Mediterranean front yard

Wood Entry Bridge Across Concrete Driveway Modern front yard

Cedar Shingle Home with Raised Boardwalk Classic front yard

Log Cabin Entry with Stone Steps Mountain front yard

Flagstone Steps Flanked by Terracotta Planters Farmhouse front yard

Terracotta Planters Framing Mediterranean Entry Steps Mediterranean front yard

Flagstone Walkway Flanked by Path Lights Modern front yard

Flagstone Walkway Leading to Craftsman Porch Classic front yard

Brick Façade Framed by Illuminated Walkway Mid-century front yard

Slate Paver Walkway to Modern Entry Modern front yard

Curving Walkway Through Desert Agave Garden Farmhouse front yard

Xeriscape Garden with Weathered Steel Planter Mediterranean front yard

Gravel Walkway Beside Weathered Steel Planter Modern front yard

Tiered Stone Steps to Shingled Bungalow Classic front yard

Enclosed Gravel Entry Courtyard with Slat Wall Modern front yard

Gravel Courtyard with Potted Boxwood Farmhouse front yard

Circular Stone Fountain in Walled Courtyard Colonial front yard

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About this collection

Curb Appeal & Front Entry Ideas, explained.

Curb appeal is a dozen small decisions that agree with each other. These designs pair a front door and its colour with the steps, the planters, the numbers, the light and the planting below the windows so the whole façade looks intended.

Keep planting below the sills, put a tree in the frame and light the door. Save the entries whose details you could copy this weekend.

What to look for as you browse

The sequence from where the car stops to the front door
Walkway width and the landing at the door
Planting kept below the windows with a tree for scale