Given my, um, problem, I consider myself to be a connoisseur of bathrooms. I tend to know where the best bathrooms are in an area either because I’ve used them before or because I’ve scouted them out (one can never be too prepared). Remember that commercial about incontinence that advertised a pamphlet showing all the bathrooms in various cities? Yep, I ordered one (hey -they were free!).
So when the CPA showed me the Sky magazine he picked up on his recent trip, I was intrigued. Inside was a link to a website. And not just any website, but a website all about bathrooms called The Bathroom Diaries. Who knew there was such a thing? On their site, they have listed bathrooms in cities all across the world from the Bahamas to Malaysia. They also have an award for the best bathrooms called The Golden Plunger. The Golden Plunger is awarded to the best bathrooms based on various things such as style, uniqueness, and beauty. Here are some of the winners:
The Shoji Tabuchi Theatre in Branson, Missouri. Live orchids are used to make the room smell nice (about 80,000 flowers are used each month).
(picture courtesy of Apartment Therapy)
The following washrooms are located in the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and feature the work of several artists who decorated the washrooms.
(picture courtesy of Art Museum Toilet.org)
(picture courtesy of Art Museum Toilet.org)
I have to say that this room is one of my favorites. (I believe the first pictures shows the room before the stalls were put into place.)
(pictures courtesy of Art Museum Toilet.org)
Here’s another bathroom with a Golden Plunger award. This one is located at the Bar 89 restaurant in New York. The stalls have see-through glass that become opaque once the door is latched.
(picture courtesy of Vision Decor)
Then there’s this number, the Victorian Toilets which are located in the Isle of Butes, Scotland.
(Pictures courtesy of Beautiful Britain)
Do you like Gold? Then you’ll love this toilet made entirely of gold. It is located in a jewelry store in Hong Kong. But you must pay the price to visit – you have to spend at least $200 in the store in order to use the facilities.
(picture courtesy of Rates to Go)
And last, but not least, there are the public restrooms located in Kawakawa, Bay of Islands. They were designed by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
(picture courtesy of Phil Whitehouse, uploaded to Wikimedia.)
(picture courtesy of Robyn Gallagher, uploaded to Wikimedia)
Now I’ve seen some nice bathrooms before, but nothing like these. It’s nice to know they’re out there. I’ll have to keep them in mind the next time I’m stuck at Union Station (in DC) or at a Walmart.
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By the way, did you ever reveal which house you and the CPA chose?
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