Indoor & Outdoor Water Fountain Articles

Find great articles about water fountains from a design and decoration standpoint. It complements our Water Fountain Guide’s practical care and maintenance articles with advice and insight about how to use indoor and outdoor fountains to turn any space into a more relaxing, pleasing environment. If you have specific design and decoration questions, or questions about anything to do with water fountains, email us, call us at 1-888-881-4668 or use the Water Fountain Contact Form. One of our fountain experts will answer your questions.

A Brief History of Water Fountains

So when you add a water fountain to your home, you’re doing more than adding a relaxing, beautiful element to your décor. You’re tapping into a tradition as old as human civilization – and with enough stylistic variety to give you endless choice. Read full article....

Four Ways to Decide Where Your Indoor Fountain Goes

Great article for finding the perfect place for your indoor water fountains and what types of indoor fountains best fit in your home. A look at color, site lines and styles, read on.....

Three Water Fountain Traditions You Can Use

Water fountain history stretches all the way back into antiquity, to ancient Greeks, Romans and Persians, through to Arab scientists, Renaissance artisans and modern artists – and that’s just counting the Western world. As people have appreciated fountains through the ages they’ve attached special customs to them. Read on....

Water Fountain Materials

Virtually every fountain—no matter how expensive, elaborate, or decorative—can be broken down into just a few critical parts: the pump, the water conduit (usually plastic tubing), and the water basin. Anything else you see in water fountains is there for the purpose of disguising these parts or enhancing the overall design. Read on....

Use High End Custom Fountains to Inspire You

Past articles have focused on household and small business needs, but this time around, let’s look at the top of the scale, and see what we can learn about using any fountain as a design element. Read on....

A Quick Guide to Water Fountain Brands

Water Fountain Place has a huge selection of water fountains. Many of our articles are about choosing the right fountain according to a number of criteria. Brand is one way to help narrow your choices, because each water fountain manufacturer tends to have a particular specialty. Here’s a quick description of four such manufacturers. Read on...

Feng Shui Tips for Water Fountains

If you have any interest in interior décor you’ve probably heard of Feng Shui. This is often called the “art of placement,” though it actually translates to “Wind-Water.” As the name implied, water is an important part of Feng Shui. What does it recommend for water fountains? Read on....

Picking the Right Tabletop Fountain for your Office

Is your office boring? I’m not just asking if it’s free of distractions, but whether its featurelessness is in itself a distraction. It may sound odd, but without a focal point outside your work, your office can actually waste more of your time. Read on...

Picking a Water Fountain to Fit your Region

One of the elements people sometimes fail to consider when they’re looking at water fountains is the climate and flora of their area. This can put your choice of fountains in a new perspective, which can be a great help. Read on...

Choosing the Right Tabletop Water Fountain

One of the great things about modern fountains is that the range stretches from top of the line custom wall fountains to table top fountains that are within anyone’s budget...Read on....

The Advantages of Wall Fountains in Interior Design

Wall water fountains are one of the most popular options for homes and businesses of any size. The reason: flexibility. The wall water fountain category is diverse and fits modern living well enough to suit many, many different spaces. Let’s go over a few of the advantages....