Materials: Pax glass closet door AS IS dept.
Description: Repurposed a slab of PAX wardrobe (glass closet door) from the AS-IS dept. into a 7 foot tall 54" wide water feature for my home based esthetics studio.
Function:
-acts as a natural hydrator for wood floors and dry winters!
-soothing sound of streaming water
-dulls conversation chatter white noise
1. build top/bottom box out of plywood
2. line with vapour barrier
3. suspend PAX glass on steel rod with "S" hooks in bottom box
4. attach a manifold (drill tiny holes into copper or PVC pipe) inside top box with adjustable valve to control less/more water flow
5. connect a $70 sump pump from Home Depot from the bottom to the top with 1.5" tubing
6. Fill up with water and plug 'er in!
Maintenance: clean with a non-chemical descaler (ie: Norwex)/microfiber cloth; fill up with water as it evaporates.
Cost to build: less than $200
Approximate retail value: $2,000+
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~ Mary, Edmonton, Alberta
This is genius! Well done, I love the way this looks.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! And I'm from Edmonton too so I got an extra big kick out of that.
ReplyDeleteVery stylish!
ReplyDeleteNice work!
ReplyDeleteI like the floor lamp. Where did you get it?
ReplyDeletelooks amazing!! u have some wonderful ideas.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeletethis is probably the most interresting project on your site. But, would you mind posting some more details and/or photos? Especially from the upper parts and the pump?
Greetings from Austria
What a great idea! I'd love to see more pictures!
ReplyDeleteVery nice idea, very nicely executed. I'm concerned about the sump pump, though. Those are designed to run intermittently and infrequently, and may die out quite soon if run continuously. We picked up a cheap water fountain pump (1500 gph) from Harbor Freight (about $20 on sale) which we have been using to power our indoor water feature continuously for almost 2 years now.
ReplyDeleteImpressive!
ReplyDeleteWow that is genius! I'm trying to figure out where I can incorporate an enormous water feature in my house now...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great responses!
ReplyDeleteThe floorlamp was from Konto in Edmonton, years ago.
Nice tip on the pump - mine has worked for a solid 2 years and not given up, but I will check out the Harbor Freight pump too!
~Mary @ Gel Nail Bar (facebook)
Hi! I love it! Very creative! Do you have a website or blog? It would be nice to see more :). My name is Soraya
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