A toilet lid (102,202), comprising: a core structural layer having a shape and size associated with the toilet lid, the core structural layer having first and second surfaces opposite each other and substantially the same shape and size as the toilet lid, the core structural layer having one or more walls defining an aperture through a middle portion; a planar first exterior layer (204,208) disposed on the first surface of the core structural layer and configured to cover the aperture, the first exterior layer covering substantially all of the first surface of the core structural layer, the first exterior layer having an edge that follows a contoured edge of the toilet lid; and a planar second exterior layer (204,208) disposed on the second surface of the core structural layer opposite the first exterior layer, the second exterior layer configured to cover the aperture such that the first and second exterior layers enclose the aperture to form a cavity (110,210), the second exterior layer covering substantially all of the second surface of the core structural layer, the second exterior layer having an edge that follows the contoured edge of the toilet lid, wherein the first exterior layer and the second exterior layer are parallel such that the second exterior layer does not make direct contact with the first exterior layer; the toilet lid further comprising at least one aesthetic object disposed within the cavity; characterised in that the one or more aperture walls has a painted finish and in that the at least one aesthetic object is embedded in a hardened fluid that substantially fills the cavity. a core structural layer having a shape and size associated with the toilet lid, the core structural layer having first and second surfaces opposite each other and substantially the same shape and size as the toilet lid, the core structural layer having one or more walls defining an aperture through a middle portion; a planar first exterior layer (204,208) disposed on the first surface of the core structural layer and configured to cover the aperture, the first exterior layer covering substantially all of the first surface of the core structural layer, the first exterior layer having an edge that follows a contoured edge of the toilet lid; and a planar second exterior layer (204,208) disposed on the second surface of the core structural layer opposite the first exterior layer, the second exterior layer configured to cover the aperture such that the first and second exterior layers enclose the aperture to form a cavity (110,210), the second exterior layer covering substantially all of the second surface of the core structural layer, the second exterior layer having an edge that follows the contoured edge of the toilet lid, wherein the first exterior layer and the second exterior layer are parallel such that the second exterior layer does not make direct contact with the first exterior layer; the toilet lid further comprising at least one aesthetic object disposed within the cavity; characterised in that the one or more aperture walls has a painted finish and in that the at least one aesthetic object is embedded in a hardened fluid that substantially fills the cavity.