We spend a lot of time searching the Internet for ideas that could make this world a better place. Or at least a more interesting place. Here is one of those. We noticed how the Hot Tub Covers Canada website advertised hot tub covers with no ads on them, we got inspired. If not ads, what then? Well, with a blank canvas like that, just about anything goes. So we let our fantasies roam wild, and look what fantasy hot tub cover ideas we came up with.

This one is ideal for the do-it-yourselfer in you – graffiti! In just minutes, you can boast that much sought-after “post urban decay” look. The wonderful thing about graffiti is how little it costs. All you need is some spray paint, perhaps three or four colours, and a few beers. Before you know it, your hot tub cover will be a colourful display of your inner urban ghetto spirit. If you find the beer has run out, but you still have paint left, you might want to create a matching design on your car.

How about an optical illusion for your spa? Imagine printing the inside of a hot tub right on the outside – on the cover. When your guests look at the hot tub cover…they don’t even see the cover? They just see what they assume is the interior of the hot tub. The image could show the tub empty. Or it could show bubbles or even steam. Or just calm water. This could make an ideal April Fools trick or a prank for just about any time (especially if you make your guests remove their glasses BEFORE they pass through the patio doors).

Video game icons like Super Mario or Lara Croft would make fun designs. You could bring to life your favourite video game heroes right on your hot tub cover. This is the ideal design for gamers and geeks who know better than to bring electrical devices into their hot tubs with them, yet don’t ever want to be parted from their idols. Pacman anyone? If your hot tub is round, you might as well make it Pacman. He’ll fit just perfectly. You can check out the various colours and shapes of hot tub covers to see which one fits your hot tub.

An ode to Poseidon. Ruler of the water. Put his logo on your hot tub cover to make your spa his seat of power in your world. You might never own a palace. You might never rule an empire, but you have Poseidon’s thrown for a spa. Doesn’t that make you special?

At this point, we must add pink flamingos. Not because we think they are particularly special or creative, but because there are always pink flamingo people in every crowd, and we would not want to disappoint them.

A flower garden. This is one of the best ideas, because it can blend in so well with the rest of your landscaping that you have worked so hard to maintain. In fact, there are some definite advantages to printing flower images on your hot tub cover:

1. It’s a very colourful design.

2. You can have a seamless flower garden, where the hot tub blends in harmoniously without disturbing the natural flow of the garden.

3. You can “grow” species that would not normally survive in your climate…especially in the harsh climate of Canada.

4. It makes great camouflage. “Hot tub? What hot tub? I don’t see any hot tub – do you see a hot tub?”

And our final suggestion – black hole. OK, so we cheated here. A black hole is basically just black. Just a blank spa cover. But you can invite over your Trekkie friends and tell them it’s a black hole.

Those are just a few of our fantasy hot tub cover ideas. But first you’ll need a hot tub, and then you will need to build your own hot tub cover. But isn’t it worth getting a hot tub and a cover just to create such marvellous works of art in your backyard? In fact, why not get a couple hot tubs. Or even three? Why not half a dozen? You might become world famous for The International Hot Tub Cover Art Gallery.

But we’ve only shared a few ideas with you. I am sure you can come up with some fascinating ideas of your own. Please share them with us. We are eager to hear what your fantast hot tub cover would look like.