Front Yard Paver Ideas

Paved Entryway

• Choose pavers for the entryway to your house instead of building a plain concrete entryway and porch. Match the color of your pavers to the color of your house, or choose a color that provides contrast to add visual interest. Using rectangular pavers will allow you to create a pattern for your entryway. If you have a small porch or entryway, make it look larger by selecting a pattern that incorporates pavers set at 90-degree angles, such as a double basket weave or a running stack bond.

Driveway

• Select pavers for your home’s driveway to give your home a sophisticated look. With a solid base of crushed gravel and sand, a driveway constructed from pavers can easily support the weight of your vehicles. If you have a wide driveway, make it look a bit smaller by selecting rectangular pavers and choosing a pattern that incorporates 45-degree angles, such as a herringbone pattern. You can also intermingle light and dark stones to visually break up a large driveway.

Fountain

• Build a fountain using pavers. A fountain serves as a centerpiece for your front yard landscape, providing a constantly moving stream of water that catches the eye and pleases the ears. You can build the fountain in-ground and encircle it with pavers to create a relaxing patio area, or set the fountain basin above ground and build up rows of pavers along the sides.

Lighted Hardscaping

• Any of the projects mentioned above, as well as many more, can integrate lighting to make your front yard even more stunning. Paver lighting sits flush with the surface of the pavers and can be used to flank driveways, line entryways or illuminate fountains or ponds. You can find paver lighting online or at your local home improvement store.