6 beautiful water features that can transform any home!

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Water features can soften an interior design scheme and lend a soothing effect, especially on warm summer days. These can also reflect the home lighting system, and infuse any space with serenity and a spirit of relaxation. Running water also quietens any disturbing ambient sound, which makes the use of a water feature an intelligent addition to an urban home.

According to the principles of Feng Shui, the sound of flowing water is indicative of harmony and optimism. A small home water feature at the entrance, in the living room, or even in the courtyard will always be pleasant. If your budget allows, a reflecting pool can also make for an amazing visual treat and exude a calming effect. So now let’s take a closer look at what all options you have when it comes to picking a water feature.

A moulded, nature inspired fountain

Designers often look for different ways to improve the decor of homes. A moulded water fountain inspired by nature provides additional beauty to a courtyard or a garden.

There are many benefits to installing a nature inspired water fountain in a garden area. Birds enjoy running fountain water and the view of bathing birds is very enjoyable and relaxing.  Such fountains help flowering plants too, as the birds pollinate the plants while in the garden. The sound of water in the garden can even  help in meditation exercises in which sound of water improves the concentration. 

A small pot fountain

A small pot fountain can be created in the garden or a courtyard.  The simplicity of this pot fountain is beautiful and eye-catching. It is not too elaborate or imperious. 

The water slightly brims over the edge of the pots with a gentle splashing sound which almost has a musical quality to it. Pot fountains can also be finished off with quaint plants, grass etc.

A tabletop fountain

Just like plants, the calming sound of water bubbling offers a meditative and calming effect. A tabletop fountain can thus be built into a living room, for welcoming a perfect view as well as tranquillity. 

There are many health benefits in placing these indoor tabletop fountains. Running water attracts harmful ions, which themselves attract dirt elements in the air. Having a fountain snags the dirt out of the air, thus acting as an air purifier. The sound of running water of a tabletop fountain can relax your tired mind, too.  

Tabletop fountains aid relaxation, and encourage more peaceful sleep cycles. They also act as stress busters. Lying on the living room couch beside a tabletop fountain with your eyes closed is the perfect therapy for exhaustion. And this way, the room stays adequately hydrated too.

A mini water garden

Nowadays, most people in an urban location have neither the space nor the capability to build a full-sized pond, but that doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy the advantages of a mini water garden. A mini water garden is like a motivating and glistening pool of serenity. It produces a lively and effervescent atmosphere. A serene, reflective mini garden makes an abode peaceful and calm. It resounds and connects with a deep inner part of a human body. 

A mini water garden can be used to grow edible aquatic plants and fishes.  Water lilies and lotuses can be added to the beauty of the water garden. 

A copper water wall

A copper water wall can replicate the essence of a natural waterfall with ease. Waterfalls are among the most striking geographical formations, and people travel huge distances to appreciate the splendid sights and marvels of waterfalls. In an effort to bring the outdoors inside, many interior designers are adding water landscapes to the interiors of homes, offices, and to pools. And a copper water wall has many benefits. The relaxing sound of trickling water has a calming effect on the soul. The peaceful sound will affect your subconscious mind and provide a soothing influence on your body and feelings.

The addition of a copper water wall can transform a room or space into a passive oasis. It is beautiful to watch the water flow down a natural slab of copper. There are many health benefits of having an indoor copper water wall. Studies have established that harmful ions are released into the air as water evaporates. These negative ions clean the air thus making it more energising. Even copper fountains, with their gradual tarnishing, provide a European vintage touch to the greenery in a garden. This modish pool and water wall was designed by Barnes Walker Ltd., landscape architects from Manchester.

Indoor pond

Bring nature inside with the beauty of an indoor pond. Ponds inside a home give a lot of benefits over other aquascapes. Indoor ponds form the perfect unification of land and water in a green waterscape. They are small in size to fit anywhere in a garden or backyard. Indoor ponds can be created from anything like rubber or plastic vessels, glass aquariums, and so on. Stones and plants can be artfully arranged around it along the boundaries of the pond, to help hide the vessel. Or if you are ready to bear the expenses, then go for a sunken design like the one shown above.

So welcome home the magic of water without delay. Go for the idea which caught your attention the most. You can also consult an interior designer if you have a big project in mind, where a water feature has to be included. 

For more aqua-inspiration, check out these Stylish pool ideas that make a statement!

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