Students at Metropolitan State University of Denver have spent the last six weeks designing rain barrels."We worked with our industrial design department here at MSU Denver to design a better rain ...

Twenty winners will receive a rain barrel to paint based on their submitted design, and the barrels will be on public display from March through October 2013. The contest winners will then retain ...

Rain barrels can be a game changer but they can be finicky. ... These barrels look like large planters or vases, so they don't ruin your garden design with a big chunk of plastic.

Design. Rain barrels are similarly barrel-shaped, but some have unique designs to better complement a home’s style or act as a decorative piece while also being functional.

A homeowner replaced an old wooden rain barrel with a new one, noticing the rainwater collected has a whiskey-like scent. The new rain barrel setup includes a diverter, filter and overflow pipe ...

“Most homeowners know what a rain barrel is. They know the design they want and how much they’re willing to pay, yet they don’t know how to connect them to their home properly,” says Kara ...

The Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting its second Rain Barrel Art program, "It's Raining Art," running through Friday, Sept. 28. Twenty-one local artists participated this year.

A homeowner replaced an old wooden rain barrel with a new one, noticing the rainwater collected has a whiskey-like scent. The new rain barrel setup includes a diverter, filter and overflow pipe ...

But never whiskey — until we installed our first rain barrel. We chose a used wooden barrel because we liked the look. It fit the character of a house built in 1870 much better than a modern ...

“Rain barrels used to be a niche item,” says Steve Vesper of Clean Air Gardening, ... Avelino, design and make clay pots using traditional Mexican materials and methods.

DENVER (CBS4) - With the first full spring and summer ahead where household rain barrels are legal in Colorado, students from Metropolitan State University hope to pioneer new technology that will ...