image courtesy of Rain Chains World
After my story recently about managing storm water using planters, I looked at some more Rain Chains – surely the most elegant way to move water from the roof to the ground.
Water is lovely to listen to, and also pretty enough it should be looked at instead of hiding it inside an ordinary downspout that looks like it came from a hardware store!
Rain chains manage this, as well as checking the torrential nature of rainfall somewhat. And even when not in use, they remain really attractive in their own right, a design accessory, like earrings 🙂
A good place to browse the world of rain chains is RainChainsWorld.com in California, where I got the image of one of my favorite style, these lotus-shaped cups, made of copper of course.
Houzz of course has some great home designs using rains chains – here’s a deceptively tranquil entrance way to an expansive coast home that uses these lotus chains:
Here are some more designs using rain chains for water management. This arrangement to my mind is the perfect addition to add some contoured form to a very geometric theme:
Here’s a robust drainage system in an attractive landscape design:
And then there’s this lovely space. Who ever thought a length of chain could become so beautiful?
