Ideas to Decorate a Front Walkway

Decorative Elements

• Bringing in elements from the natural world around your home can help liven up a front walkway. Consider using large rocks to line the pathway and create an attractive border along the sides of the walkway. Constructing a flower bed along the sides of the pathway, or along a portion of the walkway, can allow you to bring color into the area. Use plants of various sizes and colors to maintain visual appeal and add to the attractiveness of the walkway.

Lighting

• Lighting not only offers a decorative touch, but also provides a way to keep guests and family members safe as they traverse the walkway. Solar lighting provides an easy option for front walkways. Solar lights do not require wiring and run off the energy provided by the sun, making them easy to install and maintain. Solar lighting comes in various sizes and designs, including rectangular pathway lights and ornamental lanterns that hang on a hook inserted into the ground.

Seasonal Ideas

• Tie your front walkway decorations into the season. For instance, during the holidays place holiday-themed signs, figures or lighting along the walkway. Examples include painted plaster Easter eggs, miniature flags on dowel rods and luminaries. During the Christmas season, place poinsettia plants at the end of the walkway. Other ideas include placing small artificial lighted Christmas trees along the walkway. During Halloween, get the family involved in carving pumpkins and use them to line the front walkway. Place battery-operated candles in them and show them off at night.

Additional Ideas

• Get your kids involved and create plaster casts of their handprints and place them along the path. Introduce lawn ornaments reflective of your favorite animals or figures into the landscaping along the walkway. This can include metal, plaster or wire figures such as frogs, dogs and turtles. Stepping-stones to honor loved ones represent another option to incorporate into your front walkway.