Rain chains: decorative drains
"March with water, April with grass, and May with flowers"— spring has come, March rains and May thunderstorms have become more frequent. But even on a cloudy, rainy day, original decor for the garden and yard will please the eye and at the same time collect rainwater! Japanese rain chains are an elegant, sophisticated alternative to standard drainpipes and gutters on the roofs of the house. Such a decorative object becomes an original water sculpture in the rain.
In Japan, such chains are called kusari doi andwere and are widely used by families to collect rainwater and use it for household needs. Such original water collectors will be a wonderful decoration for your garden, terrace or yard, creating a sense of peace, tranquility and comfort. Many people like to hear the sound of running water and watch how raindrops collect in streams and flow down.
Nowadays you can buy a wide variety oftypes of kusari doi, traditional, modern, iron, glass, ceramic, bright cheerful colors or transparent, with saucers, cups or just a chain. The cost, as a rule, is not small, but, having looked at the works of the masters, you can make your favorite rain chains with your own hands. In the photos above - chains Colorful Ceramic Rain Chain, costing $ 80. Cone-shaped bowls of different colors are made of ceramic, attached to a stainless steel chain with copper wire. The author Joan63 makes chains to order, from 5 cups on a chain, any length.
Amazing Rain Chain - rain chain,custom made by designer Tim Cline for Coast Chimes, the main elements are made from blue glass wrapped in copper wire, and the entire chain is attached to a piece of driftwood.
In the whole design of rainwater collection, it is not importantnot only the chain itself, but also a container into which the water will flow. An ordinary bucket under an elegant chain will look, to put it mildly, strange. But this stone bowl for $14 will fit perfectly into the overall style. It seems as if the water itself made a depression in the stone, gnawing away at it century after century...
Handcrafted Solid Copper Swirl Rain Chain$115.00 by TwistsOnWire Now you can get rid of your old painted gutters and replace them with this piece of art. Or just hang it somewhere under a constant stream of water to create a beautiful waterfall.
Each curl is handcrafted from solid copper, which is probably why the product is so expensive.
Arts and Crafts Rain Chains are differentin that they are made from recycled copper scrap metal, and each bowl is handcrafted by artisans. The price of this particular rain chain is $160.00, designers Green and More.
