When one typically thinks of a manhole cover they generally don't envision a design piece. The manhole cover is used to cover up society's dirty sewage that no one wants to look at. What better way to disguise this process than by decorating these lids and using them as inspiration for decorating your house.
Sewer lid designs come in the form of table tops, cufflinks and even circular pillows. In fact, as part of a movement in Japan to liven up their cities, they have been turning their sewer lids into incredible murals. This project has even inspired other locations to do the same.
These designs will certainly get one to change any predetermined views on the manhole cover. When they are dressed up and turned into decorations they really aren't so bad.
14 Manhole Cover Designs

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Comical Storage Drains
6emeia Artists Hit the Streets to Brighten Up San Paulo

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Digital Urban Drainage
Pixel Pour 2.0 is Creeping from the Sewers of New York City

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Manhole Cover Cufflinks
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Illuminating Interior Manholes
The Gully Cover Light Suggests a Subterranean Interior Escape
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Industrial Manhole Cushions
The Sewer Cover Pillow Series is Intricately Detailed
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Manhole Covers as Art
Japanese Manholes
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Directional Manhole Covers
‘Eco Sign' Finds Your Bus Stops, is Powered by Rain Drops
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Sweet Sewer-Toppers
The Oreo Cookie Manhole Cover is a Clever (Inedible) Creation
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Japanese Mural Manholes
The Remo Camerota 'Drainspotting' Book Documents the Asian Art Movement
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Artistic Sewer Toppers
The Milan Manhole Project Brings Sewage System Art to Italy
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Manhole Pillowcases
Bring the City into Any Room With the NYC Sewer Cover Pillow
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Manhole Cover Furniture
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Farm Animals to Promote Hygiene
Persona Toothbrushes Help Chickens Get Unstuck From Sewers (and Te
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Fashion-Paved Streets
Fendi Manhole Covers Reflect Milan's Devotion to Beauty
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