The Wrong Gender
At first glance, there’s nothing wrong with this design. It’s just a beautiful mural of a man and a woman hiking, drawn on the doors to the bathroom stalls.
The problem is that usually, the bathroom with the woman on them is, well, the women’s bathroom. But, alas, the mural wasn’t thought through, and the opposite gender is drawn on each one of the stalls. We bet that has led to some awkward mistakes.
A Royal Wee
At Kensington Palace, know that you are treated like royalty when you go to the bathroom. You read that right; as soon as you walk in, someone is waiting for you with a warm towel, finger sandwiches, and some afternoon tea as soon as you're done using the toilet.
There are even two Queen's Guards waiting outside to make sure no one bothers you or accidentally walks in. Okay, so maybe none of this is true...but we can dream, right?
Thinking About It
We love the aesthetic of this sign, it is incredibly simple, and it's obviously inspired by the classic bathroom signs, but it offers a twist. We've all been known to think while sitting on the toilet.
When you think about it, it's a great way to spend some quality alone time with yourself and with your thoughts. Also, we love that this sign doesn't place any significance on your gender.
Baby Changing Room
Finally! A sign we can very easily read! This bathroom stall is for everyone, men, women, disabled, and women who need to remove their babies' heads. Or maybe, they just need to put it back on? Either way works.
Oh wait, we feel so foolish for not understanding it's a baby changing room. Is that where you can put one baby and get another one instead?
Old Fashioned
This was a "you only had one job" moment that turned into a spark of genius. Jeremy, the summer intern, was asked to go out and buy a bathroom sign. When they asked him to buy one bathroom sign, that is precisely what he did.
He purchased a single sign. Instead of getting mad at the intern, they got creative. The manager had the brilliant idea of cutting up the sign where it mattered and making two different signs. Voilà! A stroke of genius! We just have one problem, we think that assuming that only women wear heels and only men smoke pipes is super old-fashioned.