Think about leading a guest from the sidewalk to your front door: Is there a gently curving path, or is it difficult to find the way to your door? If you have stairs, is there a proper railing within reach? Are porch lights working and turned on in the evening? Are house numbers clearly visible from the street?Once the basics are in order, consider adding a few finishing touches to delight the senses:Create a peaceful atmosphere and mask street sounds with a small fountain.Plant jasmine, honeysuckle or rose near your front door and be greeted with delicious fragrance each time you come home.Add solar-powered garden lights along your walkway.

Of course, sometimes your home will look like a cottage even with the minimal amount of landscaping. This house would say cottage even in the middle of a city. Even so, you can see the basic cottage elements, from irregularly placed paving materials to climbing plants and a wooden bench.

yard

welcoming

Flagstone

A large bay window is a welcoming feature of the private entry court to the residence. Accent elements of copper, stone, and leaded glass bring character to this informal cottage. To maintain the intimate scale in the larger interior spaces, I included small sitting alcoves as well as color, texture, and details to the ceilings.

wood under eaves and arches and french windows

Moms

i love the outside

Stucco

This house

Style

cottage

Retirement

inside detail fountain

Side extension to the house. .?

exterior

entrance is like a li'l house all on its own

plants between flagstone?

Cottage

Flagstone and stucco works here

pavers and house style

Nice courtyardy feel with interesting shapes

trim color

quaint

Door

Door overhand

great entrance

If "Thornyhold" were ever made into a movie, the house would probably look like this. Wonderful, wish I could live in a place like this for a while ....

Charming

Love it

I like this little door! The arched window is neat too, but I don't know if you can get tilt-n-turn in that.

everything

brown trim and keep the brick soldier trim

Door

cute cottage enterance

Door

Flagstone patio

idea for exterior

beautiful

Entrance

Love!

*stucco color* spanish mediterranean w/o barrel tile roof

Detail over Door

Charming cortage

soooo cute

1st floor side entrance door

front door addition

Nice concrete walls, with a different feel to them. More cottage-like, than spanish.

this is exactly what I was thinking about

side entrance

Back of Tremblant house

Дом для мишиной тещи

Garden and fountain.

exterior details

I like this front patio :-)

good patio floor

Small scale

vbbbbv

Like the hardscape. Would want more green and colr

door &window

Roof

I adore this house!

Trim

exterior, copper roof, brick detail on window

fountain

Lamp in window

Charming entrance

Sidewalk

roof

I love the entry addition.

Stones

water feature

dream

Cottage entrance

ENTRADA

Exterior

Cottage

House and window colors

I LIKE THE COTTAGE LOOK

J

Small room extended from house

Recessed entry

This is the kind of architecture in Carmel, CA that I love so much.

Adorable!!

love the stone path

awning

Subtle entry

Like it!

!!!!!

exterior look roof door sconces

Floors for the entry

Entry way

Door to closet

trim color

ulaz s druge strane (na lijevo iza....) a tu di su sad vrata bi bila terasa da se ne vidi....

Entry

curbapeal

Flagstone walk for our front

Cool small house style

stucco color & texture

side front door

love this house..

flagstone for garden

Like.

eveything

Back patio

cottage stucco with patio and lovely entrance

North carolina

old world charm

Lili

Arch over doorway

Beautiful cottage-like home.

Love the exterior

U

feng shu?

all

pretty

Looks like Carmel

Everything.

Love this quaint little courtyard and cottage!

Homey

intimate

country cottage look

Yuu

Cottage

Entry

stone patio and fountain for Atascadero guest house

Painting effect.

ANEXO BONITO

backyard oasis, outdoor lantern, paint, windows, flagstone

cottage pavers

charming

No

adorable

flagstone

water feature and large stones with green in-between

Patio

Front room extension

Over door

plaster tan old look

green trim

Portico

Holiday cotage

Lajas pavers around fountain

beautiful, great curb appeal

Cozy

Front door.

Quaint

fountain

Walkway and door feature

mud room? just cute

The house

brick arch over window -- copper awning over window with brick ledge

Overhang above door?

entranceway and door

Window trim color

Patio

Lovely

everything

I can imagine living here quite peacefully

The hole house !!

My dream home would look like this

Front door area

cottage

Awning.

Flat roof low angle

Entrance

Stucco color

cuteness

like this look

floating a concrete base for slate walks is easy and rewarding. irish moss is a great backdrop for meanderinmg walkway stones

Home

Walk way

I like the wood under the eaves

Eyebrow supports

Landscape flooring

chains out of gutters

Cottage-love it

Oh my

Aww, very cottage feeling.

Slastoe and grass

I like the old cottage feel and the wood door.

Love!

Lobi

magical

everything

Charming!

Charming

Lane & Dena

Love this old world

Grass between stones

pavers pavers pavers

lovely!

A little too Med-ish, but nice scale

A little too Med-ish, but nice scale

Like cottage look

warm and welcoming look. It will be cozy inside.