If you would like to take your rain barrel project to another level and get creative or if you just don't care for the look of it and would like it to blend in more to your surroundings, you can....

• paint something fun and decorative on it
  
• paint it to match your house
  
• glue bamboo, stones, shells, or glass pebbles onto it
  
• place lattice fencing or shrubbery around it

Here are some examples of our painted barrels (painted by friends, local schools, municipalities, environmental organizations, etc) as well as some examples off the internet.   To get more ideas, just google "painted rain barrels".