| There is a new trend emerging in home décor | | | | glass. With the slate you have the option of real |
| that breaks away from traditional styles. Water | | | | natural slate or a lightweight option that looks just |
| fountains have typically been used for garden or | | | | about the same. With the natural slate and marble |
| patio decorating but in the last 10 years they | | | | brought to the US from the far east you get a |
| have become very popular as an alternative to | | | | myriad of brilliant natural colors in the stone that |
| traditional home décor. You may have seen | | | | radiate when wet. These wall fountains with |
| these indoor decorative water fountains in a | | | | natural stone are more like works of art. They |
| doctor's office, restaurants, furniture stores, or | | | | also use a quiet submersible pump and can be |
| even a neighbor's house. There are many | | | | powered with an electrical outlet. They typically |
| different styles and sizes to match any design | | | | have their own lighting. The stone is framed with |
| needs you have. This article will discuss the many | | | | a bottom and top trim of copper, or stainless |
| different types of indoor fountains so that you will | | | | steel which contains the water. They can be |
| have a better idea of what is out there if it is | | | | customized with a logo or design etched into the |
| something you are considering in your home | | | | stone for corporate use. These fountains are truly |
| décor. | | | | a wonder to behold and must be seen to truly |
| TABLETOP WATER FOUNTAINS | | | | appreciate their beauty. |
| There fountains tend to be smaller as they are | | | | FLOOR FOUNTAINS |
| designed for a desktop or countertop. They | | | | These fountains are a lot larger than tabletop |
| typically have a quiet submersible pump and run | | | | fountains and are typically placed on the floor and |
| power through an electrical outlet. They come in a | | | | can be anywhere from 3 ft. and higher. These |
| variety of designs, shapes, and materials. Because | | | | fountains typically come in glass, mirror, slate or |
| they are smaller than a floor fountain or wall | | | | acrylic finish. They also use a quiet submersible |
| fountain they typically do not produce as much | | | | pump and have their own lighting which is |
| running water sounds as the others. Many of | | | | powered through an electrical outlet. These |
| these fountains do not come with any lighting due | | | | fountains look great in entryways and usually |
| to their smaller sizes. These fountains work best | | | | have a more modern look to them. |
| for decorating a small table or office desktop and | | | | Overall, any indoor water feature will be an |
| can help balance out the room with their beautiful | | | | excellent addition to any room. Running water is a |
| design and the soothing sound of running water. | | | | great way to balance out the feng shui of your |
| WALL WATER FOUNTAINS | | | | home or office. Sitting quietly while listening to the |
| Wall fountains are truly a spectacle to see. Any | | | | quiet soothing sounds of running water is a great |
| restaurant or office I have ever been to I have | | | | way to relax and unwind after a long day. Not |
| seen people drawn to these fountains. They want | | | | only are these fountains relaxing but they are all |
| to sit and look at them and even touch them. | | | | works of art and come in such variety that you |
| They come in many sizes and can easily mount | | | | can find a fountain for any design need you have |
| on any wall with a bracketed support system. | | | | whether it be a traditional look or a modern |
| Typically they come in slate, marble or mirrored | | | | contemporary look. |