How to Decorate a Driveway

A beautifully decorated driveway not only makes visitors feel welcome, it is enjoyable for you to see when you come home from a long work day. You may decorate the driveway as uniquely as you wish and you could change the look for every season and holiday. You don't have to break the bank to decorate your driveway. When you employ supplies and items that are reusable, you save money while giving yourself the freedom to change your driveway decor whenever the mood strikes.

Measuring tape
Low-voltage spreadlights
10 potted outdoor plants
Four cinder blocks
Small white holiday lights
Holiday or themed wooden decorations

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the length of your driveway along each side for light placement. Set one spreadlight on the ground at three- to five-foot intervals to mark the spots where you want to install the lights.
- 2
  Drive the spreadlight stakes into the ground according to the manufacturer's directions. Avoid installing the lights flush with the driveway as this can give a straight driveway a runway look. Stagger the lights along each side for functional decoration.
- 3
  
  Use potted plants and old items to decorate your driveway.
  
  Flank your garage or the end of your driveway with a collection of potted plants. Using potted plants allows you to change your landscaping decor with the season, if desired.
- 4
  Position three potted plants in a banana-shaped row along the side of the driveway. Place two more potted plants in front of the banana-shaped row of three. Add one more plant in front to finish off the potted landscape. Vary the heights of the plants by placing a cinder block under a couple of the pots.
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  White lights inside cinder blocks create soft lighting and decoration.
  
  Fill the open inner spaces of the cinder blocks with white holiday lights for after dark.
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  Add one or two holiday or themed staked wooden decorations to each group of potted plants. If the inside of your home is done in shabby chic decor, you can extend this to the outdoors by selecting yard decor that fits the same style.

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