Water Walls For Home Accents

Water Walls For Home Accents

Water Walls come in a wide variety of frame metals and face options.

The most common frame materials for waterfall walls are copper and stainless steel. Copper is used for several reasons. Copper has a beautiful color, can be marbled with various designs by applying heat, and is very soft making it easily formed and molded into the desired shape. Stainless steel matches many features in modern design including modern stainless steel appliances and contemporary decor with solid colors and simple designs. Metal frames can be powder coated in many different colors to suit your decor, or clear powder coated to let the metal shine through while protecting the metal from changing color due to moisture. Natural stone and wood can also be molded onto fountain frames to match your decor. In addition, metal workers can hammer artwork and various designs into the metal using it as a canvas.

Water wall face material is the centerpiece of an indoor waterfall. This is the surface that the water runs over. Commonly found face materials include natural stone such as marble, slate and river pebbles. For a more modern look there are fountains with plain and textured metal and glass. The glass can be etched with nature scenes including birds, hills and flowers. Colored glass face panels can be used as well with many different scenes. A new proprietary process has enabled the use of thin veneers of slate to be molded to an artificial lightweight background. This facilitates ease of wall mounting compared to solid slate slabs which can be quite heavy and more expensive to ship. The use of this new lighter slate also opens the door for new water walls and designs. Fountain faces can be made curved using this new method which makes the water flow on the fountain easily visible from the sides as well as the front.

Another fountain material option is acrylic. Acrylic fountains are lightweight and durable and wont break easily if dropped. Shipping damage is less likely with acrylic parts because they can be encased in expandable foam well for safe transit to you. They can be painted in many vibrant colors and have a very uniform modern look. The color of acrylic material and paint will not vary with each piece the way natural stone or patina copper does.

Finally, semi-precious stones can be turned into indoor waterfalls The hollow interior can act as a fountain basin with the water bubbling up at the base and an accent light sparkling against the crystal surface of the geode. Boulders can also be used where a hole is bored through the stone and the water is made to bubble up through the rock and out the top.