The Magic of Wall Fountains

Even a living space with a modern-day look can be improved with a wall fountain. Also made in modern-day materials such as stainless steel or glass, they can add pizzazz to your interior style. Is space limited in your home or place of work? The best alternative for you is a wall water fountain. They take up no space since they are hung on a wall. These kinds of fountains are especially prevalent in bustling office buildings. Wall fountains are not constrained to interior use, however. Fiberglass and resin are ideal materials to use for exterior wall water features. Liven up your yard, deck, or other outdoor space with a water fountain made of these waterproof materials.

Wall fountains come in a variety of diverse styles covering the modern to the traditional and rustic. The type you pick for your space is dictated by individual decoration preferences. A city dweller’s decoration ideas might call for polished glass whereas a mountaineer might choose a more traditional material such as slate for a mountain lodge. You can select the material most suitable to your needs. There is no doubting the fact that fountains are features which impress visitors and add to your quality of life.

Where did Fountains Come From?

From the onset, outdoor fountains were simply there to serve as functional elements. Water fountains were linked to a spring or aqueduct to supply drinkable water as well as bathing water for cities, townships and villages. Used until the nineteenth century, in order for fountains to flow or shoot up into the air, their origin of water such as reservoirs or aqueducts, had to be higher than the water fountain in order to benefit from gravity. Fountains were not only used as a water source for drinking water, but also to decorate homes and celebrate the designer who created it. The main materials used by the Romans to build their fountains were bronze or stone masks, mostly depicting animals or heroes. Muslims and Moorish landscaping designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. To show his dominance over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. To mark the entrance of the restored Roman aqueducts, the Popes of the 17th and 18th centuries commissioned the building of baroque style fountains in the spot where the aqueducts arrived in the city of Rome

Since indoor plumbing became the norm of the day for clean, drinking water, by the end of the 19th century urban fountains were no longer needed for this purpose and they became purely ornamental. Impressive water effects and recycled water were made possible by replacing the force of gravity with mechanical pumps.

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