I love the rain chains, the abundance of windows
rain chains - consider roof form and drainage early in the design process, and include them as a primary aesthetic element, rather than an afterthought.
use of rain chains, increasingly popular in places outside Asia, where they apparently originated. Water follows the chain down to a splash block or some other considered patch of land. Here, two frame an entry; note the downturned gutter in the upper left corner.
Patty creates unique, enjoyable, and livable interiors. Regardless of project budget, she is known for successfully working within all constraints to create the most beautiful spaces possible.
Out door kitchen is brilliant but this is more about the rain chains that I think our fab
Love the cooper cups for rain run off
Here's the other type of rain chain - a series of metallic cups that the water trickles down as it rains. They sound like a marimba when it rains hard enough. :)
plants, a rain garden, sedge meadow, edible landscaping, butterfly, bee and hummingbird plants accent this garden largely built of recycled and recovered materials.
Photos: Mike Heacox / Luciole Design inc.
Remove my plastic pond bed and create a rain garden
Rain garden - how eco friendly!
What Does a Rain Garden Do?
In urban areas, impervious surfaces (like paving and rooftops) prevent rainwater from entering the ground, so it must be collected and discharged. Increased runoff from these
choices for rain gardens. Your city and state cooperative extensions are likely to have great resources available to help you design your rain garden. The Seattle Public Utilities Rainwise Program is one of many great resources.
Another way of bringing water from roof to landscape is the use of rain chains, increasingly popular in places
Here is a rain chain that ends in a large rock. This example
location of a rain chain should be considered in ways beyond the roof design. The occupants of this house can sit on the covered porch and enjoy the rain, both as it falls and as it trickles down the chain.
Here is a rain chain that ends in a large rock. This example also illustrates that the location of a rain chain should be considered in ways beyond the roof design. The occupants of this house can sit on the covered porch and enjoy the rain, both as it falls and as it trickles down the chain.
Rain chain...I want to find a way to use the one we brought back from Japan somewhere at the front porch/entry - leading to water barrel??
rain chain, kinda neat.
rain chain and front porch
Rain chain on traditional house
check out the rain chain
other rain chain to greet the homeowner each time they come home, the front of a house seems like the perfect place for such a simple yet delightful element.
chain rain water leader
hanging x rain?...rain chains...rain chain...Rain chain.