The topic of this Repurposeful Monday involves something we all 

use every day but rarely discuss in public - bathroom commodes.

Rather, the water tanks of commodes.

FACT:  There are almost 350,000,000 (that's

350 million!) toilets in the U.S. alone.

Imagine how many of those will be replaced
each year, the vast majority sent to a landfill.

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How about turning those still-useful
tanks into something, well, useful?

Porcelain commode tanks are the perfect bases for mosaic art:

 

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Decals can turn a commode tank into a work of art:

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Communities are getting into the upcycling spirit.  A public garden
in Eugene, Oregon, made a bench from commode tank lids:

 And added an artistic twist:

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"If you have cracked, chipped or broken a 1950s basin, a 1960s cistern,

a 1970s toilet, a 1980s bidet, a 1990s bath, or even a 2009 toilet seat,

we can help!"  That's the slogan for the world's largest bathroom ware

re-sellers in the world.

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Brokenbog Toilet Ware Company, located in Surrey, England, offers

over 50,000 vintage restroom items such as toilet bowls, sinks, bidets,

cisterns, baths and toilet seats in authentic hard-to-find colors.   The 

company specializes in vintage, retro and discontinued bathroom ware.

If you decide to replace your commode with a newer model
donate the old one to a Habitat For Humanity Re-Store or turn
it into a work of art or planter.