Paths to our front door

We have started to collect images of pathways to give us inspiration about what kind of pathway or walkway we want in front of the house. This path will sit beside the concrete driveway, and up near the door, it will have a wall on the other side. Further out towards the front garden, it will have a wooden fence on the site opposite the driveway. Beyond that, there will be a bit of greenery.

It will need to help soften the front of the house, while at the same time providing a stable, attractive surface leading people up to the front door.

Here are the images we have collected so far.



I like this one for the look of the wood. Ours
won't turn corners, but it might have steps in it.




I like the weathered look of this one, but Gail isn't
so keen on "weathered". She worries about
maintenance and thinks it looks old and
daggy (not her words).




This is very cool, but probably too complicated for our needs.




This probably won't work, because of
the gravel, but it's an idea to keep in mind.




I put this in the line-up because it's simple and clean.




I added this one because it shows a wooden
walkway between a wall and another surface.




This one is in the line-up to remind us that we don't
have to have a wooden pathway - there are other options.




This looks a bit like railway tracks, but I like
the idea of playing around with the way the
wooden surfaces are laid out.




This is an old-fashioned verandah, rather
than a pathway, of course. Helps in
visualizing ours, though.




Simple, clearn.

Next step in making this decision - talk to Tom and Andy.