The Advantages of Indoor Wall Water Features

Moreover, recovery appears to go faster when water features are included as part of the treatment. Many doctors and mental health therapists consider these are a helpful addition in treating many maladies. Even the most afflicted insomnia patient as well as anyone suffering from PTSD can profit from the comforting, melodic sound of water.

An interior wall water element is thought to produce an overall feeling of wellness and security according to countless studies. The presence of water in our environment is vital to the continuation of our species and our planet.

The life-altering power of water has long been regarded as one of two crucial components used in the art of feng-shui. Harmonizing our inner environment so that it promotes serenity and peace is one of the main tenets in feng-shui. We should include the element of water somewhere in our home. The front of your home, including the entrance, is the ideal place to install a fountain.

If you are looking for a water wall that best suits your families’ needs consider one of the many options available including a mounted waterfall, a stand-alone water feature or a custom-built fountain. Having a fountain in a central room seems to affect people’s state of mind, their happiness as well as their level of contentment according to some studies.

Where did Garden Water Fountains Come From?

From the onset, outdoor fountains were soley meant to serve as functional elements. People in cities, towns and villages received their drinking water, as well as water to bathe and wash, from aqueducts or springs nearby. Until the late 19th, century most water fountains operated using the force of gravity to allow water to flow or jet into the air, therefore, they needed a source of water such as a reservoir or aqueduct located higher than the fountain. Fountains were an optimal source of water, and also served to decorate living areas and memorialize the artist. Animals or heroes made of bronze or stone masks were often used by Romans to decorate their fountains. During the Middle Ages, Muslim and Moorish garden planners included fountains to create smaller variations of the gardens of paradise. To show his prominence over nature, French King Louis XIV included fountains in the Garden of Versailles. The Romans of the 17th and 18th centuries created baroque decorative fountains to glorify the Popes who commissioned them as well as to mark the location where the restored Roman aqueducts entered the city.

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. The creation of unique water effects and the recycling of water were two things made possible by replacing gravity with mechanical pumps.

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