What Makes Interior Wall Water Features Good for You

The sounds created by indoor fountains are also thought to bolster the pace of rehabilitation. A number of sicknesses are thought to improve with their use, as such they are recommended by medical professionals and mental health therapists. Even the most stricken insomnia patient as well as those suffering from PTSD can profit from the comforting, melodic sound of water.

An indoor wall water element is believed to create an overall feeling of wellness and security according to countless studies. The sight and sound of water are vital to the survival of the human species and planet earth.

According to the ancient art of feng-shui, water is thought to have life-altering powers and be one of the two essential components contributing to the continuation of our species. The central tenet of feng-shui is that by harmonizing our interior environment we can achieve peace and balance. Our homes must include some kind of water element. A fountain should be located near your front door or entrance to be most effective.

If you are looking for a water wall that best suits your families’ needs consider one of the many types available including a mounted waterfall, a stand-alone water feature or a custom-built fountain. Adding a fountain in a main room, according to some reports, seems to make people happier, more content, and relaxed than people who do not have one.

Where did Landscape Fountains Come From?

Originally, fountains only served a practical purpose. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, from aqueducts or springs nearby. Up until the nineteenth, fountains had to be more elevated and closer to a water source, such as aqueducts and reservoirs, in order to benefit from gravity which fed the fountains. Artists thought of fountains as wonderful additions to a living space, however, the fountains also served to provide clean water and celebrate the designer responsible for creating it. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often utilized by Romans to decorate their fountains. Muslims and Moorish garden designers of the Middle Ages included fountains to re-create smaller versions of the gardens of paradise. To demonstrate his prominence over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries manufactured baroque decorative fountains to exalt the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the spot where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.

The end of the 19th century saw the rise in usage of indoor plumbing to provide drinking water, so urban fountains were relegated to purely decorative elements. Fountains using mechanical pumps instead of gravity helped fountains to bring recycled water into living spaces as well as create special water effects.

Modern fountains are used to adorn community spaces, honor individuals or events, and enhance recreational and entertainment events.