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0 pointstrafficlight15y ago0 comments

Exactly. In houses over a 100 years old (actually in houses built before widespread electricity), most of the bedrooms were only big enough to accommodate a bed, a nightstand and a chair.

My house was built in 1905 in a mining community. It was 2 bedrooms originally. A queen bed wouldn't fit in either one. We ended up combining them into one decent sized bedroom.

Before electricity, there was nothing else to do in a bedroom besides sleep. No sense in making it bigger than it had to be.