For the artists out there, rain barrels provide a great surface for painting plants, flowers or butterflies for a beautiful addition to the garden. For homes with multiple roof lines, there will ...

Instead, my barrel had been used exclusively to store juice, so it was actually designed to withstand both the pressure and weight of 55 gallons of liquid, which weighs roughly just under 500 pounds.

Painting your barrel a dark color helps keep out algae-promoting sunlight. Chance Lane/CNET 55-gallon drums are a popular choice for rain barrels, and you can purchase one new from Amazon for $85.

Some paint and a little imagination. Paint leaves or flowers on your rain barrel. Make them look like stained glass art pieces. Or go for something more rustic, like a whiskey barrel.

Mt. Airy Business Improvement District and Mt. Airy Arts Garage teamed up to festively paint rain barrels for Germantown Avenue properties last year, and it appears that the decorated approach may be ...

The 4th annual Rain on Main event takes place next week in the Carmel Arts and Design District. From August 10 - 17, twenty local artists will paint 65 rain barrels to be displayed and judged for ...

See the barrels and place a bid at Rain On Main.com or you can text RAIN to 88793. • Carmel residents can get a $50-$75 rebate for installing rain barrels at their homes— because they reduce ...

Twenty-five artists will paint rain barrels as part of a community art project designed to focus attention on water conservation and to raise scholarship money. More than 70 people submitted ...

Applications, which include a short summary of the intended design, are available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: rain barrel), and at the Watershed Management office, 901 N. Sixth St.

Artists will be able to pick up the rain barrels on March 1 at the SWCD office, 6100 W. Canal Road. The artists then have until May 15 to paint rain barrels in any way they choose.