Rain chains: decorative drains
"March with water, April with grass, and May with flowers"- the spring has come, March rains and May thunderstorms have become frequent. But even on a cloudy, rainy day, the original decor for the garden and courtyard will delight the eye and at the same time collect rainwater! Japanese rain chains - an elegant, sophisticated alternative to the standard drainpipes and gutters on the roofs of the house. Such a decorative object in the rain becomes an original water sculpture. 
In Japan, such chains are called kusari doi andare widely used and used by families to collect rainwater and its further use in domestic needs. Such original water collectors will be a wonderful decoration of your garden, terrace or courtyard, creating a sense of peace, peace and comfort. Many people like to hear the sound of running water and watch the rain fall into streams and drain down. 
Now you can buy a variety ofkinds 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 considerable, but after looking at the works of masters, you can make your own favorite rain chains. In the photos above - chain Colorful Ceramic Rain Chain, worth $ 80. Cone-shaped bowls of different colors are made of ceramics, attached to a stainless steel chain with copper wire. Author Joan63 makes chains to order, from 5 cups on a chain, any length. 
Amazing Rain Chain - rain chain manufactureddesigner Tim Cline for Coast Chimes. The main elements are made of blue glass, wrapped in copper wire, and the whole chain is attached to a snag. 
In the entire design of rainwater harvesting,only the chain itself, but also the capacity, where the water will flow. An ordinary bucket under an elegant chain will look, to put it mildly, strange. But such a stone bowl for $ 14 will perfectly fit into the overall style. It seems that the water itself has made a deepening in the stone, undermining its century after the century ... 
Solid Copper Swirl Rain ChainTwistsOnWire was created for $ 115.00. Now you can get rid of old painted gutter gutters and replace it with such a work of art. Or just hang it somewhere under the constant flow of water to create a beautiful waterfall. 
Each curl is made by hand from solid copper, probably, therefore the cost of the product is so great. 
Rain and Rain chains of Arts and Crafts Rain Chain are differentin that they are made from recycled copper scrap metal, and each bowl is handmade by masters. The price of this rain chain is $ 160.00, the designers Green and More. 
