78 Photos of Things That Were So Close, Yet So Far

Fancy and funky bathrooms are all the rage these days. But maybe we have gone just a wee step too far with this one. The sink and built-in toilet combo may look pretty sweet, but that little sloe from the sink into the edgeless toilet bowl is just asking for someone to lose a toothbrush…or worse.

I mean, what happens next time you take off your wedding ring to wash your hands or something and your precious band decides to take a ride on the waterslide of doom right into the waiting toilet bowl? Perfectionists worldwide are wondering, “Why can’t we just stick to what works?” No need to push the envelope this far, people.