Remember when a colored shower curtain or new bath mat made a fashion statement in your bathroom? The water closet has come a long way since then. High-minded designers now regularly show up in bathrooms to create pieces more suitable for public admiration than private function. To wit: These accessories and fixtures will handily turn your space into a showcase of high-tech design and 21st-century comfort. Here, we share 10 of our favorite things.

	Gold Fingers If Midas had a toilet, this would be his 18K solid-gold toilet paper box. Handmade by Portuguese craftsman, the four-pound-plus accessory is also bejeweled with 148 diamonds. Approx. $100,000 renovaonline.net
	flueless Australian company EcoSmart Fire's freestanding fire source is low-maintenance (think no installation and fuelled by renewable energy), with a flame that goes where you go. From $3300 ecosmartfire.com
	Clean up The bidet will surely secure its place again in the bathroom firmament with Simas' new Bohemian bath collection. This smooth sculptural bidet evokes minimalist flair with its modern, organic edge. From $360 simas.it/home.htm
	French Twist Originally designed for public school washrooms in France, this vintage soap hook made by Pro Ven Di is made modern again in a solid chrome incarnation. $40 dibor.co.uk
	Face it Dornbracht's Teutonic design and efficiency translates to the Elemental Spa, where the Facewash spout is intended specifically for the face and hands. From $2485 dornbracht.com/en
	COOL Chimney Banish the chill factor forever while heating up your home spa's design factor with an aluminum 1950s-aircraft-meets-tubular-bells radiator. From $550 designer-radiators.com/eskimo-ron.htm
	Crystal Clear Who doesn't need a little bling in the biffy? Spare faucets in chrome, bronze or nickel from Brizo's new RSVP Bath Collection are topped with a sparkling Swarovski crystal finial. Approx. $133 brizo.com
	Turkish Delight This Istanbul toilet by VitrA has been called the iPod of uc0u8232 commodes for its uniquely fluid shape and transparent polycarbonate seat and lid with LED lights. From $1,277 vitra-bathrooms.com
	Magic Mirror Now you see it, now you don't: This ultimate high-tech accessory houses a discreet LCD television built into the mirror that completely disappears when the tube's turned off. Price available upon request ad-notem.com
	Fine Lines Is it a walk-in shower or a piece of art? In fact, Agape's spiral-shaped Chiocciola shower with transparent or translucent high-gloss acrylic walls is most definitely both. From $10,503 agapedesign.it