Is that the front door or a side door?

Please show a photo of the whole house front, like from across the street.

It is the front door. I will attach a new picture

Poured in place concrete will be the least expensive option. The prep work and labor involved in setting individual pavers or bricks will always boost the cost. MPO is that concrete is better suited to the house than bricks anyway.

Whatever material you decide, make sure the walkway is adequately sized. A primary walkway to an entry should be at least wide enough for two people to walk alongside comfortably, so 4.5 to 5 feet at a minimum and wider is better.

Agree on the concrete being least expensive. You could do any type of tinted and/or stamped concrete to gussy it up.

I’d move it over to give you a wider flowerbed, and be sure the new walkway is 4’ wide as said above. See sample photo below (and excuse my very poor drawing skills). Maybe exactly as wide as the stoop at the door. The current flower pots should find a new home (they look fussy and temporary here) and you could move your little lighting fixtures into the flower bed.

Oh and that big shrub by the window - make it gone.

Here’s a sample of tinted, stamped concrete.

I agree with poured concrete as the least expensive, and quickest.

I would fill the whole area up to the lot line, and against the house.

and a nice walkway to the street, separate from your driveway.

Use large pots for planting, easier to maintain and move around the 'patio' for different styles. Think of it as an outdoor living space, a real extension of your home to USE.

Add Exterior Wall art, a table great seating, and of course plants.

Not just a solid slab of gray concrete, there are all kinds of colors and patterns you can stamp into it. Look on pinterest for concrete patio designs ideas.

I think a brick walkway would look amazing, if you can afford the expense. Whatever you choose, I would round off the corner like littlebug suggested to make it more attractive, and more comfortable to walk.

Just an FYI but bricks or pavers will be 2-3 times the cost of concrete - $25 to $60 per square foot compared to $15- $20 for concrete.

I agree with what gardengal48 suggested. My front walkway is composed of 4’ x 6’ (W) poured in place concrete pavers. My house, however, is an MCM , contemporary landscape, different from your house. Looks like your front yard could benefit from a complete re- lanscape while you’re at it. You can always do it in stages.

One options is to reuse some of your existing pavers and outline them with brick. This is sort of the idea. You could also use new pavers.

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I am attaching another set of photos which show the front of the house and also the walkwaiy of the house beside. I would like the ideas to blend as we share the front yard, and they have a beautiful garden,

so I don't necessarily need a huge one.

Your neighbors have two large round shrubs. If you want more garden in your yard, without the work, you could find out what they are and plant a pair near the road. That would echo their shrubs and unify the yard. That said, the round shape might be the result of pruning and the red shrub might be a barberry, which is often invasive and not sold. Of course, invasive means you might be able to dig one up from somewhere it doesn't belong.

If you had one behind your seating area, it would give you a bit of privacy. That said, similar shapes and colors and smaller would also keep the rhythm and unify the front yard.

I would ask the neighbors about their brand of pavers and who installed them. They are a perfect color and style for your two houses' brick.

Use the same pavers in a slightly different, custom design for the walkway.