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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by gizmo686 on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @01:00AM (#39100098)
In the current culture bedrooms are more than simply a place to sleep. In multi-member households, a bedroom is typically a person's only personal space.
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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by brtkdotse on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @01:59AM (#39100379)
“Personal space” for anyone below the rank of, say, a duke is a very recent trend
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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by aksss on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @09:28AM (#39103702)
Not having dukes around, along with higher global avg prosperity, is also a very recent trend. And seemingly a pretty good one.
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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by ametrau on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @09:57AM (#39104137)
Yeah. Screw dukes.
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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by sowerssix on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @08:20PM (#39112422)
Careful with talk like that, one might be about, might take offense and want to um, them it out..

I'll see myself out.

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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by merry_flame on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:10PM (#39122023)
Cliché, but completely untrue. Personal space in general is a very recent trend. No one with a retinue, servants or a big family has personal space…
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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by mlrtime on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @09:18AM (#39103562)
The newest term is "Owners Retreat"

Imagine a large American 2 story house, where the "Owners Retreat" is on the first floor, a single bedroom, bathroom, multiple cosets sometimes with a small separate kitchenette, laundry, and reading/tv/living space.

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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by wsgeorge on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @10:22AM (#39104558)
> The newest term is "Owners Retreat"

This makes a lot more sense for what I'm planning to build. We're used to calling it "Master bedroom" where I'm from, but I always imagined I'd want some sort of suite or apartment, separate from the rest of the house.

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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by mlrtime on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @09:47AM (#39117908)
Late reply but here is an example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INFPFC1P-iw
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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by gizmo686 on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:34PM (#39120956)
There called an in-law suite here, and are generally used as a form of multi-generational housing when old parents move in with their adult child.
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Re:The reasons medieval people slept in cupboards by mlrtime on Thursday January 25, 2024 @08:53AM (#39129552)
I know what you're talking about but that is a different space.
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