Beautiful home. I would keep with a classic black for the shutters, Trim the white to match windows and agreed definitely do not paint brick. Add some color with beautiful pots and annuals. Best wishes!

That is one of the few entry walkways we see here that is of appropriate width and looks to have a quality finish with the brick borders that match the house. Why do you think you need to change that? I agree you need to add some color to the landscaping and get whatever that net-like structure is out of the front yard!! Otherwise the exterior looks very handsome to me. Can't see enough of any other landscaping to comment.

Updating walkway??? I didn’t realize that walkways are subject to trends. In any event, I would concentrate my efforts & $ on landscaping, something a little more creative & something to enhance the house.

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Finally, a walk of decent width! If it's path is somehow wrong, the photo does not show or include it. Tell us what is wrong with the walk.

I would definitely be going with white on the trim (not on shutters) in an attempt to get rid of the gloomy cast that dark trim brings. That the entrance appears dark makes it less inviting (or cheery.)

The path is curved and I would like to make it straight. Great suggestions on the colors. Thank you.

Dig Doug, thank you for taking the time to show me how your suggestions would actually look on my home. If you don't mind my asking, what program did you use to do that?

Another voice weighing in that the path looks fine as is. You can swap it out, but it won’t look updated, just different. Is it worth the cost? A less dark entry and some plantings to add more interest to the plain green hedges would be good.

Your house looks like the after pic in a before and after. It's beautiful! Don't straighten the path.

Lovely home! For me the front door needs to be pulled out of the dark with a light color.

A curved path is so much more interesting than a straight one. You'd spend all that money to shift it how far? 1 foot? 2 feet? Who'd notice?

I really, really like the brown trim (at least as it appears on my monitor). I would not paint any trim white--it's not that interesting that it needs to be highlighted, especially since it is now so well unified.

Tfitz1006 is right. It looks like an 'after' shot. I'd lighten the door and call it a day.

A curved path is more welcoming also. Don't fix what isn't broke!!! The gray shutters/door/trim is bringing your home down. Perk it all up. Keep coming with the mock ups. I don't think the best has been found yet.

"How wide is your walkway? Curious since other posters commented on width "

Standard builder walkways are only about 3' wide.....far too narrow for two people to walk side by side, so forced to go singel file :-) Ideally, a primary or entry walkway should be at least 48" wide and even wider is better. The extra width makes the walkway/entry more welcoming and inviting and couples can use without having to follow one another. This is perhaps the most common comment made here when asked about improving curb appeal - widen the walkway!!!

The OP's walkway is very generously sized - the concrete portion looks to be at least 48" in width, plus you have the added brick border which increases the total width.

"Ideally, a primary or entry walkway should be at least 48" wide and even wider is [often] better."

I concur 100%. Another consideration in addition to sheer usability, is that a walk's width needs to coordinate with the building architecture ... size being one of those characteristics. This walk does that in that it is equal to the full width of the opening at the porch. My guess is that the walk is 5' 4".

I have no arbitrary opposition to straight walks, thinking that many of them are equal to curved walks in their potential to be beautiful. From what we are shown in the picture, either seems like it could work well. It would probably only be worth the expense of changing it if a person developed a compulsion about it, as compulsions cannot be explained by reason alone.

The width of the walkway is 75 inches with the concrete portion being 57 inches.

Thank you for your comments and suggestions. I appreciate your taking the time to give me input.

Your house is stunning, and the path is perfect as it is. A curved path is so much more inviting than a straight-on walkway. In your case is contrast with all the straight angles of the brick and shutters. Perhaps a professionally designed more interesting landscaping make the style a bit more transitional, though why it needs to be is mystifying.

I think your house is beautiful too! If you just want a change, I'd go with black shutters, trimmed in white, and make the door a bright color so that one can see it. Hang ferns all across where that wisteria is growing along the front, two black rockers on the front porch and call it a day!

I think is it lovely as is.

You know the saying about putting lipstick on a pig? That saying implies dressing something up that isn't particularly attractive. Doing something to that home would be like "pigging up the lipstick".

Brighter, lighter color on the front door, so it stands out more and draws attention to the entry. Landscaping looks great and completely appropriate to the home. Perhaps consider add some white-flowering, low shrubs on either side of the walkway of a width about half the width of the walkway (not too narrow!). White and green is a very classic and elegant color combination for landscaping a house like that, or white/green/blue, if you must.

If the walkway is in good shape (not cracked or lifted) leave it. It looks completely appropriate to the home.

A dark standing seam metal roof would look beautiful over your porch. It would be a nice formal touch for your lovely home.