The Charm of Wall Water Features

A living area with a modern design can also benefit from a wall fountain. Stainless steel or glass are two of the materials used to make modern-day types which add a stylish element to your decor. Is the floor space in your home or business scarce? The perfect alternative for you is adding a wall water fountain. Since they are hung on a wall you can save your priceless real estate for something else. Corporate buildings with busy lobbies oftentimes have one of these fountains. Wall fountains are not constrained to interior use, however. Fiberglass and resin are great materials to use for outside wall water features. Gardens, porches, or other outdoor spaces needing a stylish touch should include a water fountain made of one of these weather-proof materials.

Wall fountains can be made in a multitude of different looks ranging from contemporary to classic and provincial. You can choose the best style based upon your personal style. The materials used to decorate a mountain lodge differ from that needed to beautify a high-rise apartment, the former perhaps requiring slate and the latter better served with sleek glass. Your individual decor plans determine the material you select. There is no questioning the fact that fountains are features which delight visitors and add to your quality of life.

Where did Garden Water Fountains Begin?

The main purpose of a fountain was originally strictly functional. Inhabitants of cities, townships and small towns used them as a source of drinking water and a place to wash, which meant that fountains had to be linked to nearby aqueduct or spring. Until the late 19th, century most water fountains operated using gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a source of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Artists thought of fountains as wonderful additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to supply clean water and celebrate the designer responsible for creating it. The main components used by the Romans to build their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly depicting animals or heroes. To depict the gardens of paradise, Muslim and Moorish garden planners of the Middle Ages added fountains to their designs. King Louis XIV of France wanted to demonstrate his dominion over nature by including fountains in the Gardens of Versailles. The Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries were extolled with baroque style fountains constructed to mark the place of entry of Roman aqueducts.

Indoor plumbing became the key source of water by the end of the 19th century thereby restricting urban fountains to mere decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity helped fountains to provide recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

Modern-day fountains serve mostly as decoration for community spaces, to honor individuals or events, and enhance entertainment and recreational activities.