Why settle for a bog standard bathroom when you can have a glamorous bog?

Perhaps that kind of lingo isn’t befitting of these elaborate bathrooms, but for some of these private spaces flushed with detail, we’re at a loss for words.

Research in the UK has revealed that we spend about three months of our lives on the toilet, so why not make it a pleasant stay and shower the bathroom with plenty of detail?

Today bathrooms can go from bland to beautiful and here are 10 of the best right now:

Divas getting ready in this delightful dressing room will be on cloud nine. The Parisian-inspired home known as Lisieux is just south of Melbourne on Daveys Bay Rd in Mount Eliza on the Mornington Peninsula. .

                      A room with a view: A palatial bathroom overlooking the pastures.

                               Show time: This bathroom puts bathers on centre stage.

Bath time in this gorgeous Templestowe, Victoria home is an elaborate affair. The sexy ensuite has a luxury rain head shower over the freestanding tub and a television at hand to soak up the latest episodes of Real Housewives Melbourne. The glamorous house, which is north east of Melbourne’s CBD, also features its own golf course, Feng Shui design principles, in-ground pool, tennis court and a five-seater sauna.

                                Ooh la: It’s a bathroom fit for Marie Antoinette.

Sure, this looks like the stunning master bathroom at Sweetwater, a palatial pad in Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley but it is just one of 10 bathrooms at the grand estate. The eight-bedroom mansion is on the site of one of Australia’s oldest vineyards, Sweetwater Wines, and has a cellar door, apartments and a manager’s gate house as well as the main residence.

                                Every bath is a Roman holiday in this fancy tub.

This vast suburban estate on Glenhope Rd in West Pennant Hills north west of Sydney’s CBD has been packed to the rafters with luxuries like a vast hotel-style master bedroom suite that not only has a kitchenette but also a grand ensuite with “his” and “hers” vanities and an adjoining dressing room larger than the average garage.

                        Let there be light: Who doesn’t want a chandelier when bathing?

Described as a “signature estate” this Brisbane home on Rochedale Rd in Rochedale covers 4470sqm of living space. The resort-style gated retreat has eight bedrooms, a tennis court with pavilion, swimming pool, a ballroom with wet bar and stage plus the handy nanny’s quarters.

                          Nice pins: There’s a basin the neighbours won’t have as well.

A powder room with a difference, this contemporary riverfront property on Saunders St in Mosman Park near Perth has all the bells and whistles from a car elevator to a basin that is half sink, half woman.

                                 Bathroom mystery: Bidet, but where’s the toilet?

Just one of 10 bathrooms at this elaborate Gold Coast estate on Curtis Rd in North Tamborine this room has twin vanities, a freestanding tub and a posh bidet, but at a glance there is no sign of a toilet in this marketing photo.

                                     Exhibitionists take note: This one’s for you.

There’s nothing like a bit of outdoor exhibitionism, but there’s no chance the neighbours will notice you bathing in the bush at this Queensland rural retreat.Libellul is a grand estate overlooking the Blackall Ranges in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

                                           Bath time or bedtime: Why not both?

Now here’s a novel approach, keep an eye on your other half while they’re in the tub. This riverfront mansion on Mill Point Rd in South Perth has 180-degree views over Sir James Mitchell Park, the Swan River and the city as well as a vast 772sq m of living space. The master suite has a sitting area, a glass ensuite with spa bath and a private balcony.