HOW TO DESIGN A COURTYARD. Here are a host of helpful tips for creating a front entry courtyard from landscape architect Sam Williamson. Establish a clear hierarchy.

Front-yard courtyards can be casual (benches and gravel walkways) or formal (statues, fancy lighting and fountains). The key, Wilson said, is selecting a look that matches the house’s architecture.

Make sure whatever you design reflects you and the feeling you want in your home. ... Create a courtyard entry to your home. Updated: Aug. 25, 2012, 8:30 a.m.

Courtyard designs have evolved to increase the usable square footage of a home and to also incorporate the great outdoors. A courtyard can come in many shapes, sizes and purposes.

The front of your house is the first impression that gets made when your guests come to visit. That's why it's extremely important to make your front entryway POP! Below are 5 Great Ideas to ...

Retaining walls and pavers add curb appeal to your front entry (ARA) - Front-porch entertaining is making a comeback in America's neighborhoods, thanks to homeowners' renewed interest in beautifyin… ...

Front-porch entertaining is making a comeback in America's neighborhoods, thanks to homeowners' renewed interest in beautifying the front entries of their homes. The days of uninspired concrete fro ...

The 1920s brick house with a false-front mansard roof that Lisa Joss and James Cabral acquired three years ago was built a decade before the Golden Gate Bridge. It's typical of Cow Hollow, which ...