Feng-Shui into your home[/caption] Rain chains have a history of bringing good feng-shui into your home. The cup style or link style transports the rain water and has an openness which allows the water element to play an important role in bringing a natural energy flow and a sense of tranquility. Ancient philosophy in Asia highlights the importance of maintaining a good natural energy or “Chi” which helps in sustaining all living beings and preserving cohesiveness between us and our surroundings. This belief forms part of popular philosophy called Feng Shui which seeks to find a balance or harmonizing effect...

The simply yet perfectly crafted loops acquire a refined elegance and sophistication that pairs great with craftsman style homes, traditional and modern homes. The finish- a black even powder coating on the surface which offers a great benefit in obtaining a superior resistance towards corrosion. The powder coated matte finish lends itself to the strong look of the rain chain. Each aluminum rain chain ring has dimensions of 2”length and 2”diameter. Aluminum material naturally weighs less so it is recommended you anchor your aluminum rain chains especially in areas of high winds or excessive weather conditions. Since the design structure of...

If you live in a relatively dry area of the country, you have most likely noticed many brown shades of foliage in and around your home. Unfortunately, summer season brings about a dryness and plants become parched and curtails the life fairly quickly. As many plants struggle to survive in dry and arid climates, the assorted succulents adapt and thrive in hot dry conditions. With several states experiencing drought you see an emergence of succulents in several neighborhoods where counties are cracking down on lowering water usage. Succulent plants have escalated in popularity over the years. With its striking and...

With the hot scorching summer sun and the need to stay indoors to avoid the heat consider a way to upgrade your downspouts and enjoy the cool tranquility of your home. One definite strong contender for functionally revitalizing your home façade is a pure copper rain chain which is available in solid copper link styles and assorted cup styles. The 100% pure copper cup styles are breathtakingly beautiful as a series of cups are connected together with heavy gauge artistic copper links. Some of the cups are beautifully etched and scalloped and add an artistic flair to your home downspout...

I had recently gone on a trip to the Hawaiian Islands for a friends wedding and made it into an extended part of my vacation. Since I live in the Charleston area, the history of the city is very much imbued into the culture. You have many places to see and do and many pay some sort of homage to the historical background of how the city came to be. Having been raised as a southern girl my entire life, it is often a bit of a shock when you travel to other diverse cities that are much modern and...

On this 238th anniversary commemorating the fourth of July, we come to observe the annual tradition of celebrating freedom in what we call the “Land of the Free”. To be truly free as summoned in the declaration of independence is to not conform. Calling to mind this inspiration, we often reach a point in life where we cease conforming to standard routines and practices. Rain gutter chains are a perfect example of embracing a non-customary method of replacing your gutter downspouts with a more functional and decorative rain gutter downspouts one. Decorative decorative rain gutter downspouts - 4th of July...

Generally when you think of gutter downspouts you think of the unattractive plastic downspout which is sold by the foot and installed by gutter companies. But if you are one to think “outside the box” and if you are one to think of “preserving natural resources” the product which would come to your mind would be a copper downspout aka a copper rain chain downspout.  As someone once commented “you really have to stretch people’s mind to get them to think big” but in this case it is think SMART also. With the world’s most important resource “water” dwindling, we...

My friend and I recently took a trip to the island of Kamome in the Sea of Japan. Kamome is quite a touristy island nevertheless it serves as the perfect destination for hiking enthusiasts all year round. We had been anticipating this trip for a long time, since we are both active runners and hikers. If that was not a good reason to visit, we can’t get enough of its beautiful scenery, food and culture. Being in the outdoors allows me to connect to myself as well as others. Being aware of nature’s surroundings always reminds me of how precious...

A rain chain offers you many reasons to smile. People not only love its inventiveness, beauty, and the effects it produces, but also for the minimal effort required to install it. All our rain chains come assembled and ready to hang from your patio or special niche in your home. While some homes might require minimal adaptation to be done to their gutter system, traditional gutter systems offer an easy outlet to accommodate the rain chain. Each rain chain from Monarch Rainchains comes equipped with a triangular gutter attachment piece, aiding the process and thus simplifying the installation of the...

A call to action: As Memorial Day soon draws near, one cannot help but feel inspired by the heroic actions taken forth by our military women and men who courageously fought to safeguard our freedom. Inspired by the actions of those men and women, it raises important questions of why action is needed when protecting something of high value and importance. All of us are called to take some form of action especially when something important is being threatened. Today, one of the biggest threats that we all face regardless of where one lives is the reality of our eco-system being...

If you find your home is lacking inspiration, consider the function and form of a pure copper rain gutter chain. If you’re simply looking for a resourceful, functional element for your outdoor space, the Juno pure copper rain chain will be the ideal rain gutter chain for you.  Keeping the imaginative, architectural savvy person in mind, the Juno cup rain chain acts like a downspout and offers a one of a kind ingenuity that you will be unable to find elsewhere. Notable is its cylinder like form with undulation and natural untreated copper finish it classic styling truly sets it...

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