Garden Furniture

Decorative Flags

Wind Chimes

Outdoor Products

Collectible Figurines

Halloween Decorations

Halloween Tips

Christmas Decorations

Christmas Tips

Be the first to get special offers and notifications on new arrivals! join our newsletter today!

Click to verify BBB accreditation and to see a BBB report.

Rain Chains

	Chains are likely one of the first things that Man forged when he learned to manipulate metal. In a way, it was like making stronger, more durable rope, or a substance and product that would substitute for rope and be capable of bearing greater weight loads. Our world is filled with a mind-boggling array of chains that have vastly different uses, from bicycle, conveyor belt and saw chains, to roller, curb and jewelry chains, all of which owe their existence to whoever first hammered out one open form, then put another through it and closed the link. Chains are forged according to their purpose, but generally come in two shapes that depend on their intended use. The torus, which has a mathematical formula for how it got to be the shape it is, applies to any chain where the second and subsequent links, are turned 90 degrees from the position of the preceding one. The purpose of this is to provide the resulting chain with two-dimensional movement. Roller chains are the second kind, made specifically for machinery, and cast so that the links catch the teeth of a machine’s sprockets, thus engaging its mechanical action.

18 Cup Bluebell - Blue Verde Rain Chain

18 Cup Bluebell - Polished Rain Chain

18 Cup Tulip - Blue Verde Rain Chain

6 Cup Crocus - Blue Verde Rain Chain

6 Cup Tulip - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Double Link - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Fish - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Flowers - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Pails - Brushed Copper Rain Chain

Pineapple - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Rain Chain Basin - Polished Rain Chain

Single Link - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Small Single Link - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Teacups - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Teapot Leader - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Teapot with Teacups - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Umbrella - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Watering Can Leader - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Watering Can with Flowers - Blue Verde Rain Chain

Wine and Glasses - Polished Rain Chain

Square Link Rain Chain

Fascinating effects
Made of copper
3 ft. long

Watering Can w/Flowers Rain Chain

Dazzling accent
Polished copper
80 x 7 x 4.5 inches

Rain Catcher Wood Grain

Lily Rain Chain

Lily Rain Extension

Watering Can Rain Chain

Watering Can Extension

18 Cup Tulip Rain Chain

Fabulously cast
Polished copper
72 x 3 inches

Double Link Rain Chain

Twice as attractive
Polished copper
72 x 6 inches

Single Link Rain Chain

Captivating accent
Polished copper
72 x 2.5 inches

Pineapple Rain Chain

Fabulously fruity
Polished copper
72 x 4 inches

Wine Bottle w/ Grapes Rain Chain

Spectacular sculpture
Polished copper
80 x 4 inches

Small Single Link Rain Chain

Fascinating pattern
Polished copper
72 x 1.75 inches

Umbrella Rain Chain

Fascinating sounds
Polished copper
72 x 6 inches

Fish Rain Chain

Musical cascade
Polished copper
72 x 4 inches

Watering Can w/Flowers Rain Chain

Dazzling accent
Polished copper
80 x 7 x 4.5 inches

Watering Can Leader Rain Chain

Chain enhancer
Polished copper
11 x 7 x 4.5 inches

Flowers Rain Chain

Capture the magic
Polished copper
69 x 5 inches

6 Cup Crocus Rain Chain

Enchanting fun
Polished copper
70 x 3.25 inches

6 Cup Tulip Rain Chain

Dazzling glow
Polished copper
72 x 4 inches

Teapot w/Teacups Rain Chain

Fascinating display
Polished copper
80 x 5 x 4 inches

Teapot Leader Rain Chain

Fiery glow
Polished copper
7 x 5 x 4 inches

Teacups Rain Chain

Tea cup design
Polished copper
72 x 5 inches

Bamboo Rain Chain

Entertaining accent
Polished copper
72 x 2 inches

Rain Chain Basin

Rain chain accessory
Blue verde aluminum
16.5 x 4 inches

James 3 inch Leader Head

Fabulous contrast
Polished copper
14 x 14 x 8 inches

James 4 inch Leader Head

Color and contrast
Polished copper
14 x 14 x 8 inches

Elizabeth 3 inch Leader Head

Fabulous design
Polished copper
13 x 13 x 7 inches

Elizabeth 4 inch Leader Head

Splash of color
Polished copper
13 x 13 x 7 inches

Home > Garden Decor | Plant Stands | Garden Accessories | Stepping Stones > Rain Chains

History and Origin of Rain Chains

Historically speaking, chains have had many and varied uses, with perhaps the most high profile image being that of a prisoner in chains. But hundreds of years ago in Japan, chains were used to capture something infinitely more useful, and definitely more pleasing -- water and sound.

The Japanese were the first to discover the uses of rain chains, which in ancient times were served as eaves trough. When positioned at the corners or other strategic locations on a structure, rain that was running down off the roof was channeled down the chain and into cups along its length. The water might have ended up in barrels, or was simply channeled away from the house’s foundations to avoid damage.

The side benefit is one of the most popular reasons for the use of rain chains today. Sound therapy. For people whose ears are too sensitive to the sharper, and sometimes higher pitched sounds of wind chimes that are made of metal, the soothing sound of water flowing down over the chain, into cups and down to the next section, is almost hypnotic.

A rain chain can consist of just chain, but the more decorative styles usually feature a chain interspersed with shapes or forms that gather in the drops and then pass them out the bottom and along the next section of chain. A piece like the Crocus rain chain provides a pleasing audio and visual experience as water twines with the links of chain, gathers in the flower shaped cups and then overflows, to repeat the action over and over.

Not only are they a wonderful outdoor decor accessory, but they serve the same purpose as those first ones in Japan, drawing water away from the foundation of your house, the surface of a deck or patio, and providing a beautiful accent in the yard, when hung from a tree branch.