Inside Bling

Let's take a look inside the restroom disguised as a Grassroots Arts Gallery.

Just inside the door you can rest assured you are in a award-winning facility. The building won awards in 2014 as runnerup in the Bowl Plaza competition (We're No. 2! We're No. 2) and 2018 International Toilet Tourism Award for Quirkiest Experience. 

Nearly every available surface is adorned with embedded objects. Glass pebbles, leftover kitchen and bath tiles, bottoms of colorful glass bottles. Look carefully and you can find old vintage ceramics, such as soap dishes. Despite their random appearance, the whole is quite thoughtfully designed with a cool, watery palette and an inviting texture. 

The men's room had it's own playful vibe with - what is that? Action figures, license plate, robots! Isn't that an old thermos up there? That bathroom break could take a lot longer than expected.

An authentic farm theme is going on here, complete with a John Deere Road sign.

I can just here the Moms out there fussing. It would be so hard to get those gorgeous textured walls, really clean, right?

Finally, a look at the entryway from the inside.

There is the toilet seat, okay, arch repeated from the outside, and the lovely limited palette of the recycled glass. 

This makes me happy because not only is it a cool public space, but it reflects the funky grassroots vibe that makes this community unique.

And don't forget to take a few minutes to tour the outdoor sculpture all along the main street.