Gas Station Chic: Residential Wall
Urinal Trend On Rise – CoverUps.com
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Greg Johnson of Green Bay, WI, shakes the dew off his lily. He recently renovated his traditional bathroom from a boring old classic sit-down commode to a three-unit wall urinal system. |
By Scratch De Reno
CoverUps.com InvestigatorACROSS THE U.S. – Everyone knows that dollar for dollar there's no better investment than remodeling an outdated bathroom. But would you consider throwing out the traditional residential toilet and adding a wall urinal? How about a mod that makes your bathroom look like a filthy gas station men’s room?
Don't laugh (or puke) – many people, CoverUps has learned, are doing just that. And we've got the pictures to prove it. It's called "gas station chic" – and it's coming to a head near you.
Interior decorator Olaf Rasmussen of Residential Wall Urinal & Gas Station Décor is one of the first to cash in on this growing trend:
“I got the idea at a turnpike rest stop," Rasmussen said, "Where I was engaged in anony– well never mind all that. Anyway, it dawned on me then – why not create the same filthy effect at home? Some people might be put off by that idea. Some might even say something dumb, like this is a sign of the decline of western civilization or something. But what do they know? So I tore out my old toilet and added a wall urinal. The politician I met there recently thought it was a great idea.”
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Olaf Rasmussen, President and CEO of Residential Wall Urinal & Gas Station Décor, performs a rigorous quality control test on his newly renovated residential wall urinal style bathroom. |
Rasmussen said the idea was to recreate the egalitarian and relaxed look of a road side gas station latrine, without all the pretentious stuffiness of a clean, sanitary place in which to take a dump. A wall urinal also has the added benefit of creating more floor space.
“Some time ago the residential American bathroom was hijacked by gardners and florists: flowers everywhere, potpourri crap, neatly-folded guest towels – you name it,” Rasmussen said. “We're reclaiming the bathroom and making it more casual again, more honest ….
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Frank and Jessica Kutcher of Racine, WI, with their infant son, Daniel. The Kutchers got rid of their traditional sit-down john and opted for the trendy inconvenience of a residential wall urinal. Frank Kutcher wanted a "no-frills" unit that was basic and easy to operate. Jessica added the “To Flush Is Divine” vanity plate.Little Daniel is still too short to use the urinal, so the Kutchers take him to neighbors whenever the need arises. "You'd be surprised how many dirty looks we get when we knock on their doors at 3am," said Jessica. |
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Michael and Sheila Wieners of Gary, Indiana recently dumped their old, stuffy spa and replaced it with this stylish, filthy latrine –though they chose to decline Rasmussen's optional "Cockroach Infestation" package. |
Among the more practicable benefits of “going gas station” is the cost savings on utilities, Rasmussen said.
Case in point: Jeff and Vera Henderson of Charlotte, NC, who recently paid Residential Wall Urinal & Gas Station Décor to install a “truck stop stall” in their 4 bedroom colonial.
Henderson described the new stall as a disgusting, dangerously unsanitary place, which encourages the kids to avoid the bathroom unless absolutely necessary, thus saving on utility bills.
“It’s the best thing I ever did,” Henderson explained. “Not only do the kids no longer use the john as a library, I've saved a fortune in toilet paper and other cleaning supplies… I basically just hose the walls and floors into a floor drain once a month.”
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