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Because it's often the first thing you see from the street, an attractive driveway goes a long way toward enhancing a home's curb appeal.The crumbling asphalt leading up to this mid-century ranch in suburban Chicago was not only an eyesore, it was confusing - you couldn't tell where the street ended and the driveway started.
"It felt like you were parking on the front stoop," says Peter Stinchcomb, who redesigned the entry as a courtyard with an integral parking pad and walkway and a lush front garden.