Friday, January 22, 2010

i never knew that...

i never knew that...before the onset of plumbing, a nightstand was more than a place for our bedside treasures...

it held something of quite a different nature altogether...the circular chamber pot...hid behind the doors of what was then referred to as 'the commode'...

long gone is the ceramic bowl...and ofttimes the doors and drawers too...

i just thought i'd share that with you...thankyou 'dwell' for the enlightenment...


http://www.dwell.com/

2 comments:

miss mary said...

don't let yourselve down not knowing about commodes

custardbydesign said...

i know what a commode is - i just didnt know that they were the ancestor of the common nightstand or bedside locker...

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