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6 Benefits of Indoor Water Fountains

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 When one thinks about fountains, you likely think of peaceful, majestic outdoor fountains in a garden or courtyard.                                       Indoor fountains offer the same benefits as their outdoor counterparts and more. There are many kinds, shapes, sizes and styles of indoor home water features . Whether you’re looking for an indoor fountain for your home or corporate office, here are six benefits of indoor water fountains you can look forward to enjoying: Relaxing Ambience . The calming sound of water trickling in an indoor fountain can create a relaxing ambience for any room. Whether it’s in a sitting room in your home or in a waiting room of a dental office, indoor water features can help people unwind, relax and feel comfortable. The relaxing ambience also encourages people to stick around and return. Aesthetic, Beautiful Appeal . The styling, shape and materials...

Enchanting Outdoor Fountains That Make These Gardens Feel Like Paradise

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  Surrounded by beds of lavish flowers and lush, indigenous plantings, outdoor fountains lend tranquil and chic qualities to any fanciful garden. Their intricate carvings and elaborately tiled surrounds echo the serene scenes from the Grand Trianon and other great historic oases across the world, lending old-world grandeur to even the newest of landscapes. Furthermore, their hushed splashes of water and storied tiers have just the right amount of elegance to turn a beautiful outdoor space into a meditative sanctuary. Here, 23 charming outdoor fountains that will have you dreaming of verdant mazes and gorgeous foliage, no matter your design style. Urban Life In this West Hollywood garden, the landscape team of Hoffman and Ospina designed a simple stucco fountain to buffer the street noise. The buff-colored lime plaster ties together the Tuscan influences seen throughout the outdoor space and main home. Farm Approach An urn-like fountain, made with stone from a mini quarry found on t...

Outdoor vs Indoor Fountains

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 Here are some of the major characteristics that separate the two kinds of home water fountains: Indoor Fountains Indoor fountains make brilliant additions to a variety of rooms and spaces in a home or office. They can also be great features on a covered porch. Most of these fountains are smaller in size because the spaces in which they are installed have a smaller, limited space. Indoor fountains make for great focal points in a room and can also provide a calm and relaxing environment to the room with its gently flowing waters. These types of fountains have built-in lighting and are powered by electricity. Most indoor fountains have cords that reduce the risk of tripping.                                                             There are three major types of indoor fountains: free-standing, bubble wall and wall. Within each of th...