At Tar King, we believe that first impressions count for a lot, and a home’s driveway will say a lot about a person. Having a beautiful and stylish driveway allows an individual to arrive gracefully at someone’s home, but this is often an overlooked aspect of home design.

10 Daring Driveways that Make a Memorable Entrance

This is why it is worth taking a look at some of the most famous driveways in the world, which we think that you’ll love. Hopefully, these driveways will inspire you and give you a few ideas about how you can improve your own driveway during the Coronavirus outbreak so that you can impress any visitors that you have to your home when things return to normal.

1. Rod Millen

New Zealand racing champion Rod Millen has an incredible mile-long, race-paved driveway inspired by the Goodwood Festival of Speed’s famous hill-climb track – certainly an incredible way to arrive at his equally breathtaking property.

2. Ozzie Osbourne

You might not expect The Princes of Darkness to have a beautiful driveway. Still, iconic rocker Ozzie Osbourne’s former driveway surrounded by trees and flowers made the perfect welcoming for his former home.

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3. Playboy Mansion

As you would expect, the driveway to Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion is a sight to behold with a beautiful and elegant iron gate and a path winding to the residence.

4. Sonny Bono

Sonny from Sonny & Cher had a stunning Beverley Hills home with a secure yet beautify black iron gate, towering columns, and the neatly maintained greenery creating an elegant entrance to his former mansion.

5. Plantation Driveway, Mississippi

Sometimes, you can simply let nature do the work like the gorgeous tree-lined plantation driveway found south of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The symmetry and use of nature create a peaceful feeling which is ideal for a driveway.

6. Spelling Manor Driveway, LA

A home as jaw-dropping as the Spelling Manor in Holby Hills needs a good driveway, and it certainly does not disappoint with a meandering path through plantings before arriving at an enormous circular motor court complete with an attractive fountain positioned in the centre.

7. Biltmore House, North Carolina

Designed by the man that worked on Central Park, the epic 3-mile approach road to Biltmore House in Asheville, N.C was designed to “provide a pleasant and relaxing drive through a naturalistic woodland landscape,” and it certainly achieves this goal before arriving at the opulent building.

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8. Nicolas Cage

As one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, it is no surprise that Nicolas Cage has a stunning driveway to his mansion with the driveway matching the red brickwork to create a neat and attractive entrance.

9. Jaclyn Smith

Charlie’s Angels’ Jaclyn Smith has a spy-worthy driveway to her beautiful property with ivy-covered columns, an attractive black iron gate, and a neat driveway leading gently to her home.

10. Aaron Spelling

Aaron Spelling was a great film and TV producer who had great taste with an elegant driveway to his mansion flanked by two enormous trees, large imposing columns, and a tasteful gate.

Tar King is Your Gateway to a Dreamy Driveway

These ten stunning driveways should give you some inspiration and help to create a beautiful entrance to your own home, which is sure to impress any visitors that you have. Chat to us now to request a quote.

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