#RUSTIC WALKWAY

[rusticahouse]

For those who want something more dramatic than just plants and landscaping elements, adding a water feature can do just that. Water features such as fountains or bubbling ponds bring life and motion into your entryway while providing soothing sounds for visitors entering the home. When creating a water feature in your entrance area, research what type of pump you’ll need (if any), how much electricity it will require, what type of materials are needed for construction (e.g., concrete or steel), and if there are any other necessary components (such as lighting). With careful planning and research on materials needed, having a water feature in your entryway can give your home an inviting feel at first glance!

The entrance to your home is the first thing that visitors see. It can be a welcoming sight or an uninviting one, depending on how you choose to design it. A walkway can be the perfect way to make a good first impression. Incorporating plants and landscaping elements such as trees, shrubs, flowers, or water features can all be used to bring nature into the space. Adding decorative lightings like string lights, wall sconces, post lights or lanterns can provide drama and depth while also providing visibility at night. With careful planning and consideration of the materials needed for each element, you’ll be able to create an inviting atmosphere for visitors entering your home.

[saltycharacters]

Can I be livid for a sec? Ive spent all these years in the pandemic being one of the few doin my part, vaccinating as much as possible and social distancing and wearing masks everywhere and not even leaving the house unless absolutely necessary. A sisyphean attempt to do literally anything about the spread of covid, because so few even care to do the bare minimum at this point. So I have to sit and watch while this small group of people on this godforsaken Earth are giving up opportunities and funtimes left and right to protect our loved ones, and the immunocompromised, and ourselves and everyone else, while the selfish majority don't give a shit and literally do whatever they want, passing strains of covid amongst themselves like its a game of hot potato and. Usually I can ignore any pings of jealousy and reassure myself that at LEAST. There's one less vector to spread the illness, and that keeps at least those around me safe, and I continue finding enjoyment in safe and quarantine-approved ways, but.

Today I got a text message from my dad, which is not unusal in itself, but opening it I realized it was a photo of my abuela. Sitting across the table from my dad in her rustic little house in spain, in the rustic little village that I've visited every summer for most of my childhood. The place I've considered my favorite on earth for most of my life and that I've held in my heart so fondly that nearly every night, I dream about being there again. The place I haven't been to in years as part of the many sacrifices I've taken to combat the pandemic. And yet my dad, part of the selfish and skeptical majority, took the risk without a second thought and unceremoniously come into contact with the disease-spreading, equally uncatious masses at the airport, sat in a largely un-masked airplane for 11 hours and is now having supper with family I've been trying to protect this whole tine. He doesn't consider whether he'll bring covid to them first before bringing it to his family back in the US, he doesn't think about the likleyhood of grandma, nearing her 90's, being able to survive such an ailment, and I just know that he will not give the fact that he couldve spread covid more to the hundreds of other people a second thought. He'll sleep soundly in my favorite room, he'll have fun in my favorite places, and he'll see my favorite people all while being so in-denial about the pandemic that his conciousness will remain clean the entire trip. And this time I'm dizzy with jealousy and rage, I'm sad and homesick and frustrated and worst of all, I can't express any of my feelings to my dad or mom or any family because they'll just laugh at me for being so paranoid and tell me to come over anyway. I'm not sure I'll ever see my beloved Requena ever again, nor any of my family nor resident friends because it seems that almost everyone in the world has forgotten that we're still in a pandemic, yet those self-entitled enough to participate in this collective amnesia can have fun and do whatever without a thought for the consequences they bring. I'll be huddled at home with thise large, gaping, emotional hole in my chest while people like Dad continue on like nothing's ever happened and we all have to suffer for it. It's not fair. I'm so close to tears, I'm just. So devistated and heartbroken. If you don't do your part to quarantine to the best of your ability and practice basic pandemic saftey when out, I hate you. You're awful and I hate you.

[vampiricallyxspeaking]

Front Yard in Denver Large mountain style front porch photo with decking and a roof extension

[sol-domino]

Front Yard Raleigh An example of a mid-sized rustic stone front porch design with a roof extension.

[kristopheredwards]

Rustic Exterior Huge mountain style beige two-story stone house exterior photo with a metal roof and a gambrel roof

[abbyanne-sari-sari]

A new seasonal wooden path for Anthem's current round.

Sari-Sari - Log Path Original mesh and textures, 1-2 li, copy/mod 3 path shapes (straight, curve, and wavy) in 3 log textures: with 3 seasonal options (spring/summer, fall, and winter) via HUD.

EVENT TIMELINE: Aug 3 - 29 ❣️

[seideansidhe]

Traditional Patio Houston Inspiration for a small timeless backyard concrete patio remodel with a fire pit and a pergola

[r-gelard]

Roofing Phoenix Inspiration for a large modern beige one-story stucco exterior home remodel with a metal roof and a black roof

[ultisart]

Natural Stone Pavers Atlanta

A summertime photo of a sizable, rustic, partially-sun-facing yard stone garden path.

[hazelleewood]

Exterior - Stone Large trendy brown two-story stone exterior home photo with a metal roof

[compelamaserati]

New York Pool Natural

Large, modern backyard image with a rectangular natural pool

[emilieshapirostudio]

Fountain - Patio Large beach style backyard concrete paver patio fountain photo with no cover

[pumpernickelandcoal]

Charlotte Exterior An illustration of a substantial traditional two-story concrete fiberboard gable roof

[bloodtohold]

An example of a large modern front yard garden path with decking. Design ideas for a large modern drought-tolerant front yard stone garden path.

[blauwegiraf]

Beach Style Patio - Fountain Large backyard concrete paver patio fountain design idea — without a cover

[zayn-all-night]

Pathway Landscape Design concepts for a sizable rustic stone garden path in the summer.