DIY Outdoor Walkway Ideas

What's your outdoor walkway style? Pavers or gravel? Brick or concrete? Are you looking to line your walkways and path with lights or plants and flowers? Hometalk has everything you need to design and execute the walkways and paths that you desire. Check out our newest project to see what's trending today.

Garden Cobblestone Design Walk-path

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Customize Your Garden Walkway

Layer up a great gravel path: Gravel can transform your walkway in an instant. Get large stones compacted down on 4 inches of crushed stone and 1 inch of sand.
Add some art to your path: Using cement paint and a template, apply two coats, and leave to dry for 48 hours. To finish, add two coats over a two-day period.
Turn a pallet into a pathway: Break apart a pallet, arrange the slats in a line, and embed in some soil. Press down and line with rocks and plants for a makeshift walkway.
Design a glittering stone mosaic: Transform a block path with a mosaic. Pour cement into the crevasses around each block. Then, insert painted stones and allow to dry.
Revamp your path with paint: Add depth to your walkway with concrete stain. Apply with a roller and allow to dry. Add a second coat to give light-grey concrete a new sheen.

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Top Projects for Outdoor Walkways & Paths

Our top walkway and path projects for you to get ideas for your outdoor space.

Garden Cobblestone Design Walk-path

First impression is everything to me and after almost 2 years of relocating from New York and moving into our first home in the state of Florida, looking at my garden mess day in and day out...it was time to change everyone’s first impression (about my front yard) for good!!

Elegant and cozy

Brick Sidewalk & Flowerbed

There were no established flowerbeds or walkways in the front of my house. There was however a buried brick sidewalk in the back yard that was no longer needed. I decided to repurpose those rather than buy edging or have concrete poured.

Michael Scott

DIY Large Concrete Stepping Stones Shaped Like Natural Stone

Make natural looking DIY concrete stepping stones or pavers. Color the concrete and mold it into the shape of real fieldstones or flagstones. Finally, the DIY Concrete Stepping Stones are finished. It’s a project I wanted to do last year because when we moved into this rental home, we quickly decided that we wouldn’t use the front door to go in and out of the house. Why?Because the existing path from the driveway to the door was 6” deep with pebbles. To walk on it, I kid you not, was like walking in quicksand or even like walking in deep water. Someone didn’t have their thinking cap on when they made that path. ;0)

Artsy Pretty Plants

Garden Mosaics Made From Broken Tiles

332/5000Upgrade your garden by creating mosaics of old broken tiles!Our pool area needed to be fixed and connected to the patio at the house, so I used old, ugly pavers, a couple of cement blocks and some old broken tiles, and with that I created a new staircase and a pair of flower boxes.

Ann-Christin Lövstedt

How To DIY Painted Rock Flowers Garden

These colorful blooms are a pretty addition to any outdoor space — and you don’t need to worry about watering or weather!

Decor Home Ideas

Easy Update For Concrete Pavers!

Need an easy update for your backyard? Painting concrete pavers will add some pizzaz to your outdoor space! A few supplies are all that’s needed to create this fun project.Hey friends, sometimes updating your outdoor space can be super simple. The painted concrete pavers idea came about when I was revamping our backyard for the One Room Challenge. We had a very big project and I looked for ways to creatively keep the costs down. We have a side entrance to the back yard that has always been an eyesore. Practical? Yes. Unwelcoming and generally ugly? Yes. The big problem? The side yard doesn’t have a sprinkler system so sod isn’t an option, but painting concrete pavers is!

Joy

How We Made Stepping Stone Walkway From Ice Cream Buckets.

We had already purchased molds from Lowe`s that made this pattern. We are using this pattern that will come off the back porch and out to our sitting area with burn pit and adding two hammock chairs. We did not want everything to be matched, so we had to figure what kind of pattern we wanted. My hubby is building A bigger shop, that is why everything is in the yard. In the process of cleaning out the old shed we had A lot of empty ice cream buckets and knew someday we would use them for something.

Shirley

How To Make Mosaic Rock Pavers!

This is a super fun and easy way to create unique pavers for sidewalks and pathways. I'm currently working on a pathway around my house and wanted something heavier and more decorative than the pavers available at the outdoor center, so I decided to make my own!

Bryan's Workshop

Creating a Stone Mosaic Front Garden Path

The Mission: Replacing an ugly concrete pathway with a unique and intricate stone mosaic pathway. (Yes I have the Mission Impossible theme in my head)A lot of hard work but well worth the effort!⚠️Please research if this will work in your area before attempting this project. I’m in the Pacific Northwest and have mild winters.

Kendall K.

DIY Paver Walkway

We ran into some issues while we were creating a paver walkway for the front of our house. Luckily, we found an awesome new product that saved us a hassle, and a headache! Click here to see our walkway project!

ScrappyGeek.com

How To DIY Painted Rock Flowers Garden

These colorful blooms are a pretty addition to any outdoor space — and you don’t need to worry about watering or weather!

Decor Home Ideas

Easy Update For Concrete Pavers!

Joy

How We Made Stepping Stone Walkway From Ice Cream Buckets.

Shirley

How To Make Mosaic Rock Pavers!

Bryan's Workshop

Creating a Stone Mosaic Front Garden Path

Kendall K.

DIY Paver Walkway

ScrappyGeek.com

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Outdoor Walkway & Path Videos

Peruse our collection of video tutorials on DIY walkways and paths.

How to Build a Beautiful Concrete Bag Walkway | 8 Easy Steps

Get ready to take your outdoor space to the next level with an amazing DIY project: a cement-in-plastic bag walkway!In this guide, I'll show you how to create a durable and eye-catching concrete pathway for your front yard or garden path.This post was transcribed by a member of the Hometalk editorial team from the original HometalkTV episode.

Mitch Couch

Simple Garden Path

This is a simple wooden garden path that can be made with a few logs, a chain saw, some oil, and some time.

SSLFamilyDad

Stenciled Sidewalk Power Wash Hack

You will never go back to a boring sidewalk after seeing what I do with a stencil and my power washer! You can see more of my crazy creations here

Chas' Crazy Creations

DIY Installation of Paver Base Panel for Paver Path - Part One

DIY Installation of Paver Base Panel for Paver Path - Part One ~ Take your garden to the next level... install a garden paer path so you can enjoy your garden anytime! - Paver Base Panel DIY Homeowner installation of Garden Paver Path Walkway – Landscaper Know How - Paver base panels make it easier for homeowners to acheive proffesional results when installing paver walks or patios. The paver base panel replaces six inches of compacted aggregate base material saving you great amounts of hard labor! Less excavation and not have to install TONS of gravel make it a welcome choice for homeowners to install themselves. Make sure to watch the video include as it takes you step by step through the base prep all the way to the paver base panel installation. Part two will show how to install the paver on the paver base panels. Thank you for checking the project out and by all means share with your friends! ENJOY!!

Workshop at The Gardens

Hometalkers' Favorite DIY Outdoor Walkway & Path Projects

We hereby present you with our best walkway and path projects at Hometalk. Enjoy.

Instead of Planting Flowers, These Homeowners Did Something Brilliant

So, what would you put here? If you’re thinking “flowers,” you’re in for a nice surprise.

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Pathways Design Ideas for Home and Garden

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Ricky

Ideas for that Narrow Space in Between Suburban Homes

Not everyone has the land available to create a grand entrance to their back garden.If you live in a suburban community, it is very likely that there are two narrow alleyways that lie between your home and that of your nearest neighbours. These awkward strips of property present the gardener with a number of challenges. With high walls on either side, they can feel down right claustrophobic. Lack of sunlight can limit plant choices and there are often things like downspouts and air conditioning units that need to be disguised.Still, these seemingly small and inauspicious alleyways, are in fact areas worthy of some careful consideration, because they also serve as gateways in and out of the back garden.

Three Dogs in a Garden

Staining a concrete walkway

A huge change in less than 4 hours! Curb appeal + Thank you HDTV for the idea :)

Joy2Journey

DIY Outdoor Staircase

When we moved into our home two years ago we knew we needed to fix the stairs and walkway that came off the driveway to the back patio of the house. The stairs were built about 18 years ago and were completely sloped, slanted, crooked...you name it. An accident waiting to happen.

Amy

Instead of Planting Flowers, These Homeowners Did Something Brilliant

So, what would you put here? If you’re thinking “flowers,” you’re in for a nice surprise.

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Pathways Design Ideas for Home and Garden

through http://awesomearchitecture.net

Ricky

Ideas for that Narrow Space in Between Suburban Homes

Three Dogs in a Garden

Staining a concrete walkway

A huge change in less than 4 hours! Curb appeal + Thank you HDTV for the idea :)

Joy2Journey

DIY Outdoor Staircase

Amy

Popular Outdoor Walkways & Paths Discussions

What's new on the walkways and paths discussion board? Check it out!

How do I build a walkway to my pool?

/> Robbie

When we bought this house in April they had just stepping stones in the grass to the pool, but we would like to put down pea rock and Stepping Stones to make it cleaner looking, but we have our septic tank cover and the ground is sloped on one corner and we're looking for suggestions or help on how to clean it up and just make it look nicer.

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New Outdoor Walkway & Path Projects

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Easy, DIY Stamped Concrete Pavers For Cheap!

DIY stamped concrete pavers are an easy way to improve your outdoor space, and for cheap!Forget the expensive rubber molds, because with this patio idea, you can make your own for a few dollars–and have full flexibility in the design.

Artsy Pretty Plants

How to Cut Concrete Pavers the Right Way

By Judy Schumer If you’re adding concrete pavers to your landscaping, the project will most likely require you to cut them. And if your project is small and needs just a few cuts, a hammer and chisel is the easiest way to do it. On the other hand, if you're equipped with a wet saw or a power saw with a masonry blade, you have all you need for as many pavers as you want to cut.No matter how you decide to cut your concrete pavers, a crucial step is to wet the pavers you are cutting. Cutting dry concrete with a power tool creates a cloud of extremely harmful dust, one that is so dangerous to your health that cutting dry concrete is illegal in many places. Even if it isn’t illegal where you live, avoid ending up with lung-destroying concrete dust by wetting your pavers before cutting.No matter the case, concrete pavers are a versatile material to use around your landscape. In this guide, we’ll walk you through some ways to use pavers around your home, and then we’ll teach you several different ways how to cut concrete pavers safely and efficiently.

Judy Schumer

Easy, DIY Stamped Concrete Pavers For Cheap!

Artsy Pretty Plants

How to Cut Concrete Pavers the Right Way

Judy Schumer

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Customize Your Garden Walkway

Layer up a great gravel path

Add some art to your path

Turn a pallet into a pathway

Design a glittering stone mosaic

Revamp your path with paint

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