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10 Concrete Paver Walkway Ideas

Concrete paved to front entrance of modern home with desert plants in front

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It's a walkway that tends to grace homes that are done in modern or contemporary styles. Each paving slab or paver is made of unadorned concrete, either precast or cast in place. The concrete paver is usually rectangular and is sometimes square.

You can save money on concrete pavers because, unlike natural stone walks, style is achieved by placement and context. In other words, the material itself isn't the draw. The way the material is presented is of greatest visual interest. See 10 concrete paver walkways that emphasize large, wide, and oversized pavers.

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    Concrete Paver Walkway Set in Decorative Stone

    Large Modern Concrete Pathway
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    This is a popular concrete paver look: four giant rectangular concrete slabs surrounded by gray decorative rock. It's an attractive look and one that works well with the concrete wall, natural wood gate, and xeriscaping.  

    Tip

    It can be difficult to keep all of that decorative rock free of leaves and other organic materials. Mulch glue helps to bind the rocks and limit movement, as well as making it easier to sweep off leaves. Mulch glue needs to be reapplied about once a year. True to the name, mulch glue works just as well for mulch.

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    Elevated Pre-Cast Concrete Slab Walkway

    Elevated concrete pavers
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    Concrete pavers don't always need to be embedded in grass or resting in rock. Sometimes, the paver levitates above that grass or rock, or above sand, dirt, ground cover, pebbles, or even other concrete. Color-tinted precast concrete pavers provide an elevated walkway to the house.

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    Rain-Glossy Concrete Front Square Walkway

    Glossy Concrete Front Walkway Modern Style
    Tierra Landscape, LLC

    A simple, but effective, modern concrete walkway, constructed by pros but one that you can duplicate for your own home: 18-20 square pavers resting in a bed of landscape rock. From Tierra Landscape, LLC, a West Seattle-based company, this design works not just from an aesthetic standpoint, but functionally, too, as the tight spacing means that no one has to leap from paver to paver like a frog. It's even wheelchair-accessible. 

    Also, this is a walkway that you can duplicate with either the smooth-faced or aggregate-faced 16-inch concrete pavers found at your local big-box hardware store.

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    Concrete Walkway Partial Grass and Rock

    Modern Concrete Walkway Partial Grass and Rock
    Mile High Landscaping, LLC

    This novel, fascinating walkway in the back of a Denver home straddles two worlds: the verdant, lush, organic world of plush lawn, along with the stark, gray, inorganic world of landscape stone. It's a startlingly brilliant way to pull these two disparate zones together. This idea comes from Mile High Landscaping, LLC, a Denver-based landscaping company.

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    Modern Precast Concrete Walkway Design

    Drought Resistant Modern Precast Concrete Walkway Design
    Rebecca Gonzalez

    Rebecca Gonzalez of Mid-Century Modern Remodel strikes again, but this time it's her own house. Cat Annie relaxes on the drought-resistant landscaping which edges the precast concrete paver walkway.

    This paver-within-stone look, often accompanied by succulents, is a classic look. Note, too, how Gonzalez staggers the pavers to avoid a rigid look. Smooth river stones are the perfect contrast with the rigid lines of the pavers.

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    Simple Modern Concrete Walkway

    Simple concrete walkway with grass

    Maite Granda

    This concrete paver walkway from Maite Granda is the most pared-down and simple version of all other walkways shown here. It graces the front of a mid-century modern home and ensures the focus stays on the gorgeous architecture.

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    Concrete Pavers Across a Lawn

    Large Concrete Pavers in Lawn

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    These types of concrete walkway pavers work well for any mid-century modern home. The pavers continue the look of the house's flat-and-wide architecture, so they look like they truly belong there.

    Tip

    Any type of stepping stone walkway, whether natural or concrete, can be difficult to mow around. A string trimmer or weed whacker is your best friend with this type of walkway. The trimmer easily edges around the stepping stones.

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    Square Concrete Walkway Pavers

    Square Concrete Walkway Pavers

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    Square concrete pavers form a modest pathway through the gateway of this house. Mulch surrounds the pavers. Always lay pavers in sand. But mulch works well as a border.

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    Oversized Concrete Walkway Pavers

    Giant Concrete Walkway Pavers

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    Concrete pavers don't get much larger than these giant pavers that lead up to this modern house. These pavers are so large that they would need to be cast in place. Giant pavers are a permanent feature of the property.

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    Wide Concrete Pavers at a Modern House

    Wide Concrete Pavers at Modern House

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    Wide concrete walkway pavers are available at many of the larger home centers. Place the pavers in coarse paving sand for a solid fit. Continue the pavers in a straight line or slightly stagger them for greater visual effect. Wide concrete pavers work with most modern or contemporary home styles.