Yup, it’s a rare Sunday post- just because we have an exciting bathroom update to share. I know we mentioned that we’ve had great luck with under-$100 American Standard toilets, but we’re eating those words. Why? Because we just discovered the most amazing toilet that we have ever heard of. It’s like the Jake Gyllenhaal of toilets. As in, there is nothing better. Feast your eyes on this sexpot:
I mean, who wouldn’t want a toilet with:
- a heated seat and heated foot blower
- ambient lighting (right in the bowl!)
- a motion activated lid and seat (it opens and closes for you)
- advanced bidet function
- built in speakers and a remote docking station for playing tunes
- an integrated air dryer (yes, it blows you dry down there)
- a touch screen remote (to control the entire thing like a giant robot)
Now, I know what you’re thinking. That toilet must cost millions, if not tens of thousands of dollars. But get this, it’s under 5K!
And we decided to spring for it! I mean, what’s the point of DIYing day in and day out without a little heated seat and air drying action to get you through the rough spots? This toilet is a guaranteed everyday morale boost. Because after a long day of painting or sledgehammering, how good does it sound to retreat to a heated toilet that has ambient bowl lighting and plays our favorite tunes while we use the remote to activate the air dry function?
I mean, just look how gorgeous it looks in this all glass room overlooking a city. I’ve always wanted an all glass bathroom.
Wait for it…
I know, I know, you were probably onto us. What tipped you off? Was it the ambient bowl light? The price tag? The Sunday post (darn you April Fool’s day for being on Sunday!). You guys know us too well.
Psst- Anyone else think it’s funny that a $4,600 toilet doesn’t qualify for free shipping?
Psssst- When it comes to April Fool’s jokes, they’re kind of a tradition around these parts. Here’s last year’s, the year before that, and the year before that.
Julie Eps says
I fell for it till the very end, sadly. You got me!! I was starting to think that maybe we weren’t on the same money-saving page anymore. Glad American Standard still does it for ya! Happy April Fools.
Christina says
I figured it out. Somewhere between the picture and you going on about how cheap it was! -laughs- But I must have missed it in my browsing: What did you do last year?
YoungHouseLove says
Here’s last year’s link and the year before that and the year before that. Haha, it’s a tradition around here.
xo,
s
Destiny says
It was the $5,000 that tipped me off. But, because I’m such a fan, I actually thought, “Well, I’m glad for them, they deserve it!”
KC says
Even though I was laughing the entire time through this post, I have a confession. I have gotten to experience these toilets first hand—at one of our favorite VA B&Bs. One of the rooms comes equipped with a toilet similar to the one in your post. The endless features, while they probably don’t translate very well online, are something to be experienced at least once in your lifetime. I have to admit that toilet has now become an added perk to our cheap vacationing spot. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it does sound fancy!
xo,
s
Theresa Rivers says
OMG I fell for it!!!
I was SERIOUSLY thinking “Wow.. First time I’m ever going to post a negative comment. How do I say that’s the dumbest purchase ever, without sounding mean?” lol. I’m just glad that was an April fools I was going to be seriously bummed. How bad is that, I would be bummed if a blogger bought a stupid toilet? lol. Anyway, good one.
Katherine says
Ha! And I was reading the details thinking ‘I get upset with people who have magazine racks in their washroom’. This would be way too much.
Megan says
When I got to the $5K part I knew it was a joke. I’m a little slow…ha!
I absolutely hate Kohler. We’ve got a toilet similar to your current one and we’ve had soooo many problems with it. The replacement parts are more than a new toilet which I think is ridiculous. Needless to say we’ll be replacing it soon.
Lorna says
I’m amazed the toilet is for real (assuming it isn’t Home Depot’s April Fools Joke!) I thought you’d photoshopped te whole page!
YoungHouseLove says
Reading the reviews for it on amazon.com is pretty funny!
xo,
s
Wendy says
As noted above Toto toilets (the best toilets!) also makes the Washlet to put on top of any of their toilets. My mother had one and it was the best thing.
http://www.totousa.com/WhyTOTO/Innovation/Washlet.aspx
They cost about $700 – abit cheaper than your model.
Mallory says
That was good!I actually had to reread the post when you guys said you bought the toilet.I figured I missed something…you guys would never do something like that!!! Then as a read on I could sence your sarcasm :) We told our neighbors we were moving and they not only believed us but were pretty upset. Happy April Fool’s!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that’s a good one!
xo,
s
Elaine says
You really had me going, but I thought it really out of character and maybe you had lost your minds! Never dawned on me until I scrolled down the past. I had a good laugh.
Abby says
ambient lighting? So you can find your way to the toilet or see what you just did? How many features does a toilet need? For that much money it better be self-cleaning!
gina says
I knew the moment I read king of thrones ha why? because I KNOW you Sherry Petersik! haha
Love yall and all that yall do, and Burger too!!
India says
Haha not fair! It’s not April Fools in Aus anymore so you completely got me! =)
Tracy H says
You laugh at that toilet, but when we lived in South Korea we saw it all with toilets. Once at the night club, I went to the bathroom and didn’t know which button to push to flush so I picked one only to get soaked by the bidet. Little did I know I could of gotten a massage or a heat cycle. Some women in the bathroom had to rescue me from the rainstorm, which they found hilarious.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that would totally be me!
xo,
s
Beth says
You guys, I’ve USED THIS TOILET!!! and IT IS amazing! The American Inn/Kohler Spa in Kohler, WI is basically the nearby Kohler factory’s showhouse disguised as a spa and has some amazing showers, sinks, and toilets! Serious luxury. In Wisconsin. Not joking. And if you go, this particular toilet can be found close to the workout room :)
Oh! And there’s an amazing tile store in downtown Kohler – Ann Sacks. So much eye candy in one place.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, sounds like so much fun!
xo,
s
Beth says
P.S. I did not use the toilet in heels, but honestly, it’s worth dressing up for…
paintergal says
You actually had me going for a wee bit, until you said you were going to get one. Nah- you two are much too frugal for that!
The glass bathroom bit reminds me of a house we saw when we were househunting a few years ago. There, smack dab in the middle of the basement was a toilet. No walls around it. Just sitting there in all its ceramic glory. Can you imagine using it? Oh, don’t mind me meter man, I’m just using the toity.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, so funny! My friend bought a house like that. But they put up walls!
xo,
s
Julia Em says
Anyone else expecting the touch-display to have a “Nooooooo!!” Function like Jules’ toilet from Cougar Town? I love the episode in which she remodels her bathroom!
YoungHouseLove says
Hahaha, I forgot about that one. So funny.
xo,
s
Stephanie says
Well, I did like the self-closing lid part. And bidets can be very functional. You talked me into it. You really got me!
Austin says
I hate to admit it, but you fooled me…
Trisha says
This is from Kohler. They have an AMAZING tour here in Wisconsin and I highly recommend you check out the potty museum. Whilst there, you get to try this amazing $5000 toilet!! It’s seriously, the most amazing waste of money EVER!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, sounds like fun!
xo,
s
S'Mo (aka Sarah) says
Nicely done! The ambient lighting did it for me…and now I totally want one. Do you think I could get my landlord to spring for one?
Also: I was in your neck of the woods this weekend! I was at a conference at the Omni Richmond Hotel, and I kept thinking how cool it would be if I ran into you guys. (And then I thought that it might sound creepy if I told you about it…) Anyway, Richmond is beautiful and I can’t wait to go back!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Sarah! So glad you got to check out Richmond. Too bad we didn’t bump into you!
xo,
s
Molly says
According to those pictures if you’re going to spend 5k on a toilet you want all of Southern California to see it and you get familiar… it’s called curtains people! Scratch that, it’s called a bathroom!
p.s. the caption for the bottom, daylight toilet pic/ad should be “Hold on a sec ‘babe’, I need to tweet that my toilet is so great it rocked my socks right out of my three thousand dollar loafers.” “Oh look the Kardashians all saw it happen!”
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I totally want to know who those people are and what their story is. Where are they going? To a fabulous party? Or are they just staying home and using the toilet in that garb?
xo,
s
Mia says
OK Sherry, being that its SUNDAY, I didn’t even read this because I knew what you were up to..back to your family-time young lady. See you tomorrow!
TheChangingHouse says
Ahahahaha, you had me fooled!
The whole time I kept saying “this has got to be a joke!”… forgetting it’s April Fool’s Day! ….nice one
Jessie K says
I’m a new reader so you got me good. I was just like, “Okay, whatever flips your skirt I guess! (Literally!)” My sis-in-law even got me good today! She’s due in about 10 days and told me she went into labor early (she normally goes 2 weeks overdue!) while walking out of church. I was just too excited to think of the date!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that’s too funny!
xo,
s
Kristin H. says
Hahaha!! You guys ever see/hear Ron White? This immediately made me think of this set of his (warning-for adult ears only!!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCao3h72dEE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Anna S says
Hrm, my company just finished a remodel where the customer had a $5600 toilet installed (no April Fool’s joke). It’s been not but a pain in the backside since. Pun intended.
Jenny says
You had me until the bulleted list! “Wait a minute…” Haha! The worst April Fools joke ever played on me was during my freshman year of college, my best friend called in tears to tell me she crashed her dads crazy fancy car and was in JAIL and she needed me to come get her in another state… when I had a massive deadline/all-nighter ahead of me for school. I had this huge internal struggle, but of course my friend won that fight. And then she yelled April Fools! I was so mad at her haha!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, that’s a mean one. :) Thank goodness it was a joke!
-John
Erin says
I KNEW IT!!!! :) you can’t fool me. I’ve been reading your blog for so long… I know you too well. :) Happy April Fools Day!
gini says
For me, it was the Jake reference. But hey… you guys slaved over a book, I figured there has to be one oddball thing that you guys buy that the rest of us don’t get … for me, it would be that robot mop.. was it a roomba? And a mint green Kate Spade purse to go with it. Yes, it makes no sense, but it’s my oddball thing, what can I say. :)
ashley jensen says
I saw you post title and wondered if you just watched the new Game of Thrones tonight?! When you started to talk about the toilet I thought it was just something outrageous that you found and had to share. When you said you were going to get it I didn’t believe it for one second!! No way you would splurge 5,000 on that toilet (sexpot…ha!)!
Laura says
You TOTALLY got me, I was about to leave my first negative comment.
Ashley says
Ha! We April Foolsed our readers too! Lots of which include our family. A bunch believed us even! Read on if you wish…
http://www.daisypedals.com/2012/04/big-news.html
YoungHouseLove says
Hahaha, that’s too funny!
xo,
s
Carolyn says
Hahhaa … I was actually thinking earlier today, too bad April 1 is on the weekend. No April Fools post for the Petersiks. Ha. Good one ; )
Angela says
Yay! I actually realised before the “April Fools Day” pic that this was a Fools Day post! You guys have tricked me every other year & this year I’m proud to say, “I was onto it”! Such jubilation. haha..
Alisa D says
Keep laughing, someone in my family owns this toilet. And the cherry on top…..when my husband saw it, he fell in love.
Monica says
Haha…good one!!
Serious though, bidets are really useful, and so fresh and so clean if you know what I mean! ;)
They’re very common in certain parts of Europe and Asia. You guys should try it! Oh and I’ve tried heated toilet seats in Japan. Amazing for cool weather! :)
Tamsyn says
Happy April Fools! You had me until you said ‘ambient lighting (right in the bowl!)’!!!
Alina says
Sheesh – this bidet and air-drying talk really was a little tmi ;)
I can’t think of anyone, who would be in to buy one of these and then comment on the home depot page…
I already get scared be these self-cleaning toilets with the rotating seat. That would definetely be too much. Just imagine walking by it and it opens the lid for you and starts playing your toilet tunes while blowing some hot air at your feet randomly. Scary ;)
Béa says
Joke aside, W+W is the toilet I would be ready to splurge on if I had enough room in my WC.
http://www.roca.com/wps/wcm/connect/roca_com/base/design/ww
YoungHouseLove says
Oooh that’s faaaancy!
xo,
s
Coran Kennedy says
Hahahahaa! the sec I read that you all were gonna spring for it at THAT price tag – I knew!! too funny! – good one.
jessica says
the funny thing for me is that we are living in seoul right now and we have something very close to that! of course it’s all in korean, so our realtor had to mark everything for us with little stickers. we’ve got little buttons for #1 and #2, one to lift the lid, one to lift the seat, one to close the whole thing, heat, bidet, dryer. we actually have to teach people how to use our toilet when we have guests!!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, and we thought it was bad having to warn our guests about the dual flush buttons on ours (I actually had to explain it to my little cousin when he visited this weekend).
-John
Annie Swift says
You fooled me for the most part, but I can’t give you all the credit. I don’t even click on YHL on the weekends because I know you don’t post – so when I woke up this morning and clicked on to see if there was a new Young House Life post I read this one (outside the constraints of April Fools Day)!
It looks really uncomfortable too, lol.
/From England :)
SAGirl says
It was SO the price tag that tipped me off! The minute you said you are springing for a TOILET that costs almost as much as your kitchen I knew something was not right with the world!!!
Love your blog and your style!
Nelle
mimi says
My mom has a Toto, from Japan, no ambient light but it does was and dry your tush! She LOVES it!
jennT says
whaaa?!? you had me until the, “I’ve always wanted an all galss bathroom.” well sure, haven’t we all…
Johanna says
I want to tackle painting my bathroom this week…. It’s literally identical to your bathroom at the old house, tiny and very narrow…. It also has the window in the same spot :P Except mines not quite as nice, yet :) anywho, what paint finish should I use? I saw you used semi-gloss just the other day in your bathroom above the tile, but should I use that on my entire walls? There is no tile except in the shower….
YoungHouseLove says
Oh yes, I always use semi-gloss for bathrooms and kitchens. It’s nice and wipeable and works in moist rooms. They sell formulas meant for bathrooms that have more of a matte finish that you can use too, but for some reason the slight sheen makes it feel more wipeable and clean to me – since you wipe down so many things in a bathroom. Haha.
xo,
s
Johanna says
Thanks a lot Sherry! I can’t wait to start this project… Your bathroom updates have me inspired! :) I will definitely be picking up some semi-gloss this week :)
Rebecca says
My frist thought was…”And they thought the old toilet was too space-agey in design”