18 Brick Steps to Boost Your Home’s Exterior Curb Appeal

Brick steps can make an entryway feel warm, polished, and full of character before guests even reach the front door. From herringbone and basket-weave patterns to layered whitewashed brick, these ideas show how railings, planters, lighting, and seasonal accents can bring the whole exterior together.

Rounded Brick Steps with a Blue Door

Rounded Brick Front Steps and Blue Front Door

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At the entryway, fall decor includes hay bales, pumpkins, and corn stalks. Black rocking chairs match the black wall-mounted lanterns and the black shutters.

Four Red Brick Steps and Two White Handrails

Red Brick Steps With White Handrails

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Along the side of the red brick steps, potted plants add detail. The steps lead to an enclosed brick porch with a blue front door and a wreath on it. A black wall light fixture sits above the wooden address sign.

Wide Layered Brick Steps for a French Country Home

Soft Brick Steps in Front of French Country Home

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Three Christmas ornaments in blue, black, and white rest on the right side of the soft layered brick steps. Two wall lanterns are positioned above potted plants, which lead toward the two dark double entrance doors. Christmas garlands hang above the doors.

Farmhouse Fall Decor at Red Brick Steps

Fall Farmhouse Front Patio Décor

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White pumpkins and mums are arranged along the red brick steps. Two black exterior wall light fixtures flank a front door in light brown. A white wreath is attached to the door.

Sandy Brick Steps

Sandy Brick Steps Leading to Double Doorway

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Sandy brick steps lead up to two doorways. On the porch, two black chairs sit beside two flower pots. Two green wreaths hang on the doorways of the home.

White Trim Around the Front Door

White Exterior Front Door Trim Molding

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A green wreath hangs on the black front door. Brick steps lead up to it, with a black metal railing along the side. The door has a gold handle and white trim molding around the exterior front door.

Two Front Doors with Neutral Brick Steps

Neutral Brick Steps Leading to Double Front Doors

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A white farmhouse has neutral brick steps leading up to two front doors. Shrubs planted in flower beds flank the steps. Two wicker chairs sit at the front porch, each with a flower vase beside it.

Red Basket-Weave Brick Steps

Red Brick Step Leading to Dark Stained Front Door

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White pumpkins and a white gourd sit near the red basket-weave brick front steps. The steps lead to a dark-stained wood front door with a wreath hanging on it. A wall sconce is above a potted plant nearby, and the decor is associated with the fall season in this country home.

Modern Farmhouse Steps and Double Doors

Modern Farmhouse Porch With Distressed Brick Front Steps

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White-washed brick front steps lead to double wood doors at this modern farmhouse. Multiple neutral pumpkins and several flower baskets filled with white flowers decorate the steps. A wood beam and a modern black light complete the entry.

Autumn Brown Wreath

Elegant Brown Autumn Wreath

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The yellow front door carries a brown autumn wreath from the autumn season. The white house has yellow and orange mums in terracotta pots planted in it, with orange and white pumpkins scattered over its red brick steps.

Arched Wood Door Steps

Herringbone Brick Steps With Arched Door

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An arched wood door sits at the end of the steps. The herringbone brick steps belong to a French country home finished in white brick.

Modern Front Porch

Modern Front Porch with Gray Brick Stairs

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Small planters sit by the large windows of the centered matte black door. That door is on the front porch, where thick holiday garlands wind around exposed wood columns and holiday decor is spread across the brick stairs.

Modern Black and White Farmhouse Steps

Modern White and Black Porch With Red Brick Front Steps

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The vintage barrel planters hold pumpkins beside orange flowers. They trim the brick front steps, which are rustic red, at a modern farmhouse in black and white. On the front porch, black rocking chairs sit with a white coffee table.

Christmas Wreaths on the Front Door

Christmas Wreaths With Red Bows for Front Door

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Two outdoor black sconces flank the double doors, mounted on the white siding. Each door has a Christmas wreath accented with a red bow. Brick steps lead to the holiday front porch, where dark-stained wood and vintage Christmas decor are also placed.

Colonial Brick Steps

Colonial Home With Dark Brick Steps

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The two dark brick steps lead to a teal door. Magnolias in vases sit on either side, while two black outdoor light fixtures frame the entry. A wreath filled with pink and white flowers hangs on the door of the colonial home.

Large Farmhouse Porch Seating

Joyful Farmhouse Porch

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Across the farmhouse porch, a large seating area is arranged with green metal chairs and benches. A wooden coffee table holds ceramic dishes, while a metal basket filled with extra firewood shares the space with a Christmas tree.

The tree has large pink ornaments. At the front door, a wreath and Christmas garland add decoration, with two festive signs and two small potted saplings standing beside it.

Brick Steps with Fall Pumpkins

Pumpkins Line Brick Steps for Fall

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Fall leaves gather at the bottom of the brick stairs, while several pumpkins sit along each side. The stairs end at two wooden doors, each marked by a wreath. Above the pair of flower pots, which overflow with fall flowers, hang two candle lantern fixtures.

Deep red fall mums beside brick steps

Deep Red Brick Steps With Fall Mums

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In one corner, fall mums sit alongside the steps of deep red brick, which lead to a front door with a dark painted finish. A small chair stands to the door’s right with a flower basket made of wicker on it. On the door, a fall wreath hangs above a doormat in a brown half-circle shape.

Summer Clarke
Summer is a mother of two: Jackson and Molly. The overarching goal of Birthing for Life is to share practical and actionable Momming advice at all stages of child development.