Top 10 Toilets in the World

Sep 17, 2011 by admin    No Comments    Posted under: Graphic Design Tips

Toilets are always an important part of individual on the go, whether we call ‘em a loo, bathroom, restroom, washroom, toilet, lavatory, or the facilities. Here we have tried to compile a list of best designed, top 10 toilets around the world. Our sources for this article include Yahoo, Reuters, Virtual Tourist etc…

• Bryant Park, New York City, New York
  It’s a spotlessly neat and clean washroom. Would you have ever thought of a toilet with an attendant, pleasant music, and lovely flowers in one the most populous and busiest cities of United States? Well there is one in Bryant Park of New York City forsure.
• Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom
  Believe it or not, Covent Garden facility in London was chosen as the best one around and honored with 2011 “Loo of the Year” award for its efficiency and cleanliness.
• Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo, CA
  It’s a waterfall urinal that comes to life when used and located in one of the peculiar hotels of the San Luis Obispo, CA. Unacquainted; be careful!
• Thornbury Castle, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
  While trying to find this hidden washroom, you can also get to walk in the footsteps of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. Now can you actually locate it?
• Place De La Madeleine Public Toilets, Paris, France
  Noteworthy Place De La Madeleine lavatories are almost a century old, dating back to 1905 and quite a stunner still like most other conventional attractions in the city of Paris.
• Scholastica Baths, Ephesus, Turkey
  The extraordinary public toilets here at Ephesus not only offer a glimpse of traditional set of values but also welcome tourists to take a seat on the no-longer functional commodes.
• The Outhouses of Elk Falls, Elk Falls, Kansas
  Must check-out the annual competition held in November each year with grand prize money of $60, and tour that features The Outhouses of Elk Falls in-and-out.
• Opera Toilet, Vienna, Austria
  The Opera toilets in Vienna are the best attraction around with complete operatic music, show posters, murals of the interior of the city’s opera house-proper, and even stalls referred to as “loges,”.
• UFO Restaurant, Bratislava, Slovakia
  The UFO Restaurant urinals face large windows in Bratislava, however have enough frosted glass to keep an appropriate view for the public outside.
• Hundertwasser Toilets, Vienna, Austria
  The randomly shaped tiles with playful colors of Hundertwasser Toilets dub it as the “Toilet of Modern Art”. That’s the second facility to get on our list from Vienna, WooHooo!!

We hope you have enjoyed our list of world’s top 10 creative toilets with best design. If, by any chance, we missed your favorite toilet, please feel free to let us know about it in comments section below.

Bathroom Designs can be Surprisingly Attractive

Jun 27, 2011 by admin    No Comments    Posted under: Design Tutorials, Graphic Design Tips

When the question of bathroom designs arises, most of us tend to be a little clueless. The average American home often has bathrooms that are more utilitarian than good-looking.

It’s not because Americans don’t want their bathrooms to be visually attractive … it’s that, for the most part, they don’t know how to achieve a true decorative effect. And yet, it’s really not that difficult … or expensive. That’s the simple truth.

Here’s why. If you’ve ever walked into a quality department store, you’ve seen the beautiful bathroom “sconces” and “extras” available in the store to help turn an ordinary bathroom into something extraordinary. But … department stores often charge “full manufacturer’s retail price” and that can be expensive.

A better solution, one actually used by professional designers, is to go to a discount store like Walmart to purchase the products that will accomplish the bathroom designs that can – and will – make your bathroom look special.

There’s so much that you can do to create superb bathroom designs – a plush area rug … a matching, plush seat cover for the toilet … stunning and interesting, but inexpensive, wall art … a matching and attractive soap dish and toothbrush holder … a cup holder for disposable paper cups (you’ll need to use to rinse your mouth each morning and evening) … and so much more.

Now, if that sounds like a lot, it is – but, if you go to a discount store, you’ll find that all of these products are budget-friendly. In fact, the cost is so modest you’re likely to have money left over for additional purchases for your bathtub and/or shower … or both.

All of the items you can buy to “dress up your bathroom” are available in dazzling varieties of designer colors that are sure to match any existing color scheme in your home. And as I’ve already noted, the cost is far from prohibitive … it’s downright affordable.

The ability to really stretch your budget when engaging in bathroom designs means you can “keep buying” to add more interest to each of the bathrooms in your home. Perhaps, if you want, you can add a designer scale … a stylish waste basket … “soap on a rope” that can hang intriguingly from the nozzle in your shower … and so much more.

The point is this: there is so much you can do to make your bathroom look as good and as interesting as your living room, your family room, your dining room or your kitchen. The only thing that may stand in your way is your own imagination.

There’s no need to let that stop you from turning your bathroom into a showcase. If you’re unsure of your ability to “think outside the box,” thumb through a decorating magazine or watch a TV show that stresses home decoration.

You’ll get the ideas you want … and the confidence you need to produce bathroom designs that will have friends and neighbors heaping praise on you. Enjoy the experience!