"Would another photo with a car in the driveway help show the location?" What you really need to show it is a PLAN (birds eye) view drawing that is to scale. This is what you'd use to work out the layout and from what you'd measure to make calculations of materials. It would be much easier for us to comprehend the relationship of the destinations if they were marked on a plan.

Personally, I'm not nuts about all the knick-knack variety of concrete paving products that come from the home and garden stores. The cost is very high there, too. I prefer concrete pavers that are simple ... like a brick or half brick shape (and some others.) If you have a concrete paver manufacturer or distributor there, I think it's hard to beat some of the bargains that can be found in their "liquidation yard" if they have such a section. I've gotten pavers for 1/3 the regular price by purchasing "seconds" from the bargain bin. ("Seconds" does not usually mean inferior quality. It means leftovers, weird colors, partial palettes and the like. There are generally limited quantities so one must conceive a pattern and/or color scheme on the fly. But for small projects like a walk, it's usually easy to find enough of a color to make something sensible. (A small pickup truck can hold 1/2 pallette.)

My first DIY paver driveway ... made from "seconds". The color blended from grey to red pavers. Aging has made the color difference less distinct.

I like the informal look and turns in your pictures above. But, I also thought the straight paths depicted in yard's drawing on the other thread held great appeal. You could still build up flower beds on Either side and maybe even eventually a few curved side paths, but for access to the front door from cars, in this case a straight path seems ideal.

Ok, after writing out that, I realized i was assuming your vehicle would generally be parked directy in fron of the house which eould make a cyrved path ovetly fussy. If you patk off to one side then I coukd see a clean curve from that area to your front door.

Our yard had some rubber pavers here when we moved in 3.5 years ago. They have weathered surpringly wel, but the square ones curl up on the edges in a very annoying way. I use them for a accessing behind garden areas, not as paving a main walkway.

I love a nice, curved path as much as the next person but since this is going to be the path you carry groceries from the car and use every evening after a long day of foresting, I would go for a straight, practical path.

I think formal straight vs informal curved is a false choice. You can do an informal straight path. I like the paths you've made at your current location but I don't think they are terribly practical for daily to and fro. I think with some artistic use of what you've stockpiled and some gap fillers, you could make for a nice path with mismatched concrete pavers making it a sort of mosaic.

I don't think a curved or straight path is the best choice here. Curves don't fit with the existing lines; straight is much too formal and does not add to the setting. I would put in something staggered. It would not have to be done with seperate paving stones, and the design elements could be on a different scale.

One example for the general idea: https://www.houzz.com/photos/mid-century-modern-renovation-modern-exterior-san-francisco-phvw-vp~390288

Here is a link that might be useful: [Entry path[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/mid-century-modern-renovation-modern-exterior-san-francisco-phvw-vp~390288)

Here's an alternating rectangles path photo I had saved on pinterest from Better Homes & Gardens. I realize a good paver base tamped will prevent the uneven path you see in the photo. I'm not sure how to prevent the moles from messing up our work.

http://images.meredith.com/content/dam/bhg/Images/2013/2/18/102019737.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg

Here is a link that might be useful: staggered path

To clarify, it was a mild "s"-curve that I showed in the picture on the other thread. I don't think it will matter much if you do curved, straight, "s"-curve as long as the path is solid (not stepping stones,) wide enough (probably 4' min.) and direct (connects the destinations at each end without taking a convoluted route.) Practicality will win here and it will look better because it works well.

Corrine, I love the staggered path in the pic that you linked. Nice and wide and visually (to me) appealing.

Yardvaark, what a handsome drive and walkway! I am all about economy and the seconds that you selected look like anything but seconds. Is that picture taken from your front porch/yard or does the walkway lead to a garden?

"Is that picture taken from your front porch/yard or does the walkway lead to a garden?" Not sure what you mean. The picture was taken from the Google Streetview photomobile of my then front yard. There is not a walkway in the photo ... just drive and parking court. "Seconds" was just color blends left over from a run and not enough to do a complete job. No difference in quality from "firsts."

I see now that you have explained, it looked to me like a driveway (your parking pad) and a very wide path.

I know what seconds are, sorry if you were offended.

"I know what seconds are, sorry if you were offended." Not offended at all. Here one writes, explaining, knowing there might be a question generated in the "audience."

Pk, Also, now I understand what you perceived as a "walk".

Thanks for the suggestions. We put a hose out for the past 2 weeks walking where a path had already been worn in the grass. It seems to work fine, so we've decided on that gentle curved path. I didn't take a photo while the hose was out, so can't show it.

The exposed aggregate concrete path will start on the right from behind where a car will be parked in the driveway & curve left to then go straight to the front door. Since the front porch has some rotten beams, we will repair or replace it with a larger concrete landing with 2 steps down to the path

Once we've done some landscaping like shrubs, building curved garden beds, & leveling the grass areas we'll be able to lay it out. It's hard for me to picture it now, but I know it will come together.

The work you'll do of placing things in certain locations, you should draw on a "to scale" plan. It will help make sure that things will "come together" as you want them to ... not by accident, but by intention. Good luck.

Really like the natural look to your previous gardens. Seems like you "like" curved paths (I do too).

Was also searching on Houzz for some DIY paver pathways:

http://www.houzz.com/DIY-paver-pathway

You might consider lining the walking pathway with pavers as a soldier course effect.,, see link:

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