Development Blog

Most of us don’t give a lot of thought to toilet seats, at least until we need to find one in a hurry. They come in several common shapes from the normal round and oval to the opened-front seat usually seen in public restrooms. Obviously this is determined by the shape of the bowl on which they will sit. In prison they are built into the stainless steel units themselves and do not lift so that prisoners cannot remove them for modification into weapons or digging tools. Toilet seats for the home can be constructed of plastic, highly varnished polyurethaned woods, like oak or walnut, or a variety of composite materials. The decoration available seems to be unlimited. Toilet seats can be found in every colour of the rainbow as may be needed to match the décor of the bathroom. There are styles being sold ranging from Victorian to Hawaiian, from floral to newspaper headlines, or with themes from favourite sports teams to characters from children’s books. There are even toilet seats made from acrylic imbedded with almost anything you might imagine from barbed wire to sea shells to gold coins. Some more luxurious units are available with an automatic lowering feature to avoid domestic disturbances. Others have built in washing equipment and some have built in warmers for sitting comfort in colder climates. There are toilet seats that are cushioned both on the seat and on the lid for those who enjoy spending a little extra time reading or as an added seat in the bathroom.