“In Honor of Inky’s Daring Escape: Octopuses Around the House”

At first I considered myself qualified to write this based on the very large octopus on my shower curtain, in the bathroom I refer to as The Squid and the Whale Room. However, typing that made me realize I don’t know the difference between squids and octopuses. So I watched some YouTube videos, refreshed myself on wherephylum is in the biological classification system and studied photos of round versus torpedo-shaped heads. But apologies in advance for any squids that have slipped, Inky-like, through the cracks.

This is the same shower curtain I have, but this bathroom is much more photogenic than mine. I really love the photo styling here. It’s kind of like someone left evidence around for a game of Clue, and the answer is “Inky in the bathroom with the rope.” In the real mystery of Inky, The Washington Post reports that suction cup prints on the floor helped the aquarium staff solve the mystery of where he went.

Nautical Octopus shower curtain: Thomas Paul

After Inky escaped from his tank, he slithered across the floor and into a drain that leads to the waters of Hawke’s Bay, off New Zealand’s North Island. So it’s only appropriate to include this photo of an octopus shower drain. Shower drains are an often-missed design opportunity— why not have some fun with one?

Floor tile: Walker Zanger; drain:Designer Drains

Likewise, this eight-legged tile mosaic adds some life to this shower floor. It almost looks like this guy is getting ready to see where the drain will take him.

This fantastic shower curtain called Sea Fairy transformed the mood in an artist’s Laurel Canyon bathroom.

Shower curtain: Sea Fairy by artist Belle 13, DENY Designs

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This elegant silver octopus gets to sit atop the fancy towels. The styling makes it looks as if the towels are so fluffy they’ll bounce right out of there without their tentacled protector.