Kicking around the Cabin Fever Indie Gift Show in SoWa a few weeks ago I came across these amazingly-unusual colorfully adorned toilet seats hand made by a Boston-based artist. Her operation is playfully named Toiluxe.
The inspiration for this bathroom art was born out of necessity — the necessity to gift something unusual with an unmistakable use. Who owns a decoupaged, beaded, tassel- trimmed toilet seat?
No one.
The seats are collaged, heavily lacquered and can be custom ordered to suit a theme, event or personality. They start at $80 and can be ordered on Etsy.
In the artist's words, "I'm not Martha Stewart, but then again, she's not me, either."
Images: Courtesy of Toiluxe
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Comments (14)
Bluntly, this seems gross to me. How do you clean these properly without destroying the artwork? And I lump these in with the other insane toilet artworks, like the goldfish tank toilet, etc. A toilet should be able to be cleaned, scrubbed, scalded, debraided--whatever word you want to use. Porcelain, stainless steel. I'm also against WOOD toilet seats. Ew.
I mean this entirely apart from the merit of the art--I do not mean to take away from the artist's effort to make something fun. But....ew....
These are a blast. They remind me of a toilet seat I grew up with. When it was closed, lid down, there were printed bird tracks on the lid. When you lifted the lid, there was an owl sitting on a branch. It was kind of cool as a kid, embarassing as a teenager and now I kind of wish my parents still had it.
As far as the cleanability of these, yes I would have some worries about the fringed ones, but really....how bad is your aim ALG?
Dear God... just thinking about how gross that fringe would get...
I really shouldn't have read this while eating lunch.
This has Regretsy written all over it. Not literally, but maybe soon.
Haha! This is the honest truth: I've been looking for a nice print of the Virgin of Guadalupe to put in my bathroom. Never considered putting it on the toilet seat. Though the more I think of it, the more disrespectful it seems. *Conflicted*
once my friend gave me a toilet seat painted with race car like flames on it- which made me laugh.
But then I thought of all the "flames...near a toilet" would imply. and then I had to give it away to another unsuspecting friend.
I love these. Remind me of some I saw in the incredible "PAD: The Guide to Ultra-Living" book, but these are even better.
i remember reading, somewhere, that shia lebeouf liked paintin toilet seats... anywhoo.
My husband wants the bandito. he wouldn't really use it (no like I would let him) but they are funny and I don't think they are really meant to be used as seats.
his aunt has the clear lid with fish and sea shells in it. yikes.
I love these--I've seen them in person and they're awesome. I wish I had some extra money to buy one, but I'll settle for a cool switchplate. The toilet seats are covered with polyurethane, so I don't understand why people think they're gross.
I can't even express how much I hate these!
However, to add to the fun... My folks knew a guy years ago who had a resin toilet seat filled with nuts, bolts, razor blades, and other sharp, painful-to-sit on things! (Obviously completely embedded in the resin, which was actually smooth and sanitary.)
No thanks!
Hey....if you're worried about ruining the art with cleaning...or your aim, just hang it on the wall as art! ;)
file these seats next to black bathroom fixtures and carpet around the toilet. shudder.
Thanks for assuming I'm a man. I am not. However, my guests include 5 year old boys, MEN, and a host of others with HORRIBLE aim. Plus, everyone knows that when you flush...I won't get into details, but as an experiment, try putting blue dye in the toilet and then flushing. Guess what--blue dye-painted toilet lid!!!
And heaven forfend you are not in the habit of closing the lid before flushing. I think AT jumped the shark with this one.