Bedroom

A bedroom is a room sit uat ed wit hin a resident ial or accommodat ion unit charact erised by it s
usage for sleeping. A t ypical west ern bedroom cont ains as bedroom furnit ure one or t wo beds
(ranging from a crib for an infant , a single or t win bed for a t oddler, child, t eenager, or single adult
t o bigger sizes like a full, double, queen, king or California king [east ern or wat erbed size for a
couple]), a clot hes closet , and bedside t able and dressing t able, bot h of which usually cont ain
drawers. Except in bungalows, ranch st yle homes, or one-st orey mot els, bedrooms are usually on
one of t he floors of a dwelling t hat is above ground level.

A bedroom in Germany (1910) A hotel bedroom in South Africa

History
Illustration of a bedroom from France

Bedroom in Arles, by Vincent van Gogh in October 1888, at the Van Gogh Museum of Amsterdam

In larger Vict orian houses it was common t o have accessible from t he bedroom a boudoir for t he
lady of t he house and a dressing room for t he gent leman.[1] At t ic bedrooms exist in some houses;
since t hey are only separat ed from t he out side air by t he roof t hey are t ypically cold in wint er
and may be t oo hot in summer. The slope of t he raft ers support ing a pit ched roof also makes
t hem inconvenient . In houses where servant s were living in t hey oft en used at t ic bedrooms.

In t he 14t h cent ury t he lower class slept on mat t resses t hat were st uffed wit h hay and broom
st raws. During t he 16t h cent ury mat t resses st uffed wit h feat hers st art ed t o gain popularit y,
wit h t hose who could afford t hem. The common person was doing well if he could buy a
mat t ress aft er seven years of marriage.[2] In t he 18t h cent ury cot t on and wool st art ed t o
become more common. The first coil spring mat t ress was not invent ed unt il 1871.[2] The most
common and most purchased mat t ress is t he innerspring mat t ress, t hough a wide variet y of
alt ernat ive mat erials are available including foam, lat ex, wool, and even silk. The variet y of
firmness choices range from relat ively soft t o a rat her firm mat t ress. A bedroom may have bunk
beds if t wo or more people share a room. A chamber pot kept under t he bed or in a night st and
was usual in t he period before modern domest ic plumbing and bat hrooms in dwellings.

Furnishings

Bedroom from New York City

Bedroom at night in Puigcerdà (Cerdanya, Girona, Spain)

Illustration of a bedroom from the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg (Russia)

Furnit ure and ot her it ems in bedrooms vary great ly, depending on t ast e, local t radit ions and t he
socioeconomic st at us of an individual. For inst ance, a primary bedroom[3] (mast er bedroom) (also
referred t o as a "mast ers bedroom" in t he Philippines[4][5][6][7]) may include a bed of a specific size
(double, king or queen-sized); one or more dressers (or perhaps, a wardrobe armoire); a night st and;
one or more closet s; and carpet ing. Built -in closet s are less common in Europe t han in Nort h
America; t hus t here is great er use of freest anding wardrobes or armoires in Europe.

An individual's bedroom is a reflect ion of t heir personalit y, as well as social class and
socioeconomic st at us, and is unique t o each person. However, t here are cert ain it ems t hat are
common in most bedrooms. Mat t resses usually have a bed set t o raise t he mat t ress off t he
floor and t he bed oft en provides some decorat ion. There are many different t ypes of
mat t resses.

Night st ands are also popular. They are used t o put various it ems on, such as an alarm clock or a
small lamp. In t he t imes before bat hrooms exist ed in dwellings bedrooms oft en cont ained a
washst and for t asks of personal hygiene. In t he 2010s, having a t elevision set in a bedroom is
fairly common as well. 43% of American children from ages 3 t o 4 have a t elevision in t heir
bedrooms.[8] Along wit h t elevision set s many bedrooms also have comput ers, video game
consoles, and a desk t o do work. In t he lat e 20t h cent ury and early 21st cent ury t he bedroom
became a more social environment and people st art ed t o spend a lot more t ime in t heir
bedrooms t han in t he past .

Bedding used in nort hern Europe (especially in Scandinavia) is significant ly different from t hat
used in Nort h America and ot her part s of Europe. In Japan fut ons are common.

In addit ion t o a bed (or, if shared by t wo or more children, a bunk bed), a child's bedroom may
include a small closet or dressers, a t oy box or comput er game console, bookcase or ot her
it ems.

Modern bedrooms

A modern Western bedroom in Australia

A hotel bedroom in Venice

Many houses in Nort h America have at least t wo bedrooms—usually a primary bedroom and one
or more bedrooms for eit her children or guest s.

In some jurisdict ions t here are basic feat ures (such as a closet and a "means of egress") t hat a
room must have in order t o legally qualify as a bedroom. In many st at es, such as Alaska,
bedrooms are not required t o have closet s and must inst ead meet minimum size requirement s.

A closet by definit ion is a small space used t o st ore t hings. In a bedroom, a closet is most
commonly used for clot hes and ot her small personal it ems t hat one may have. Walk in closet s
are more popular t oday and vary in size. However, in t he past wardrobes have been t he most
prominent . A wardrobe is a t all rect angular shaped cabinet t hat clot hes can be st ored or hung in.
Clot hes are also kept in a dresser. Typically nicer clot hes are kept in t he closet because t hey
can be hung up while leisure clot hing and undergarment s are st ored in t he dresser.

In buildings wit h mult iple self-cont ained housing unit s (e.g., apart ment s), t he number of
bedrooms varies widely. While many such unit s have at least one bedroom—frequent ly, t hese
unit s have at least t wo—some of t hese unit s may not have a specific room dedicat ed for use as
a bedroom. (These unit s may be known by various names, including studio, efficiency, bedsit, and
ot hers.)

Somet imes, a primary bedroom is connect ed t o a dedicat ed bat hroom, oft en called an ensuit e.
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Bedrooms t ypically have a door for privacy (in some cases lockable from inside) and a window for
vent ilat ion. In larger bedrooms, a small desk and chair or an upholst ered chair and a chest of
drawers may also be used. In West ern count ries, some large bedrooms, called primary bedrooms,
may also cont ain a bat hroom. Where space allows bedrooms may also have t elevisions and / or
video players, and in some cases a personal comput er.

Around the world

Japan

In Japan, t he not ion of having a bedroom is much less import ant t han it is in t he west , especially
as it pert ains t o having a privat e space for personal use. Indeed, having a unified house
corresponds t o having a unified family, a concept so import ant t hat areas are seldom
personalized, even t hose pert aining t o relat ionships. Everyt hing is subject t o t he concept of
primit ive cohesion. This makes for flexibilit y in t erms of t he way various spaces are ut ilized: [9]
Each evening, t he Japanese unroll t heir fut on direct ly on t heir t at ami mat s, t ypically close t o one
anot her. They t hen put t hem away come morning in t he oshiire. The unit y of t he household is also
reinforced by t he use of sliding part it ions (shoji) lined wit h rice paper and insulat ing in every way.

Mat erially, t he Japanese t at ami room, as opposed t o it s west ern count erpart (deemed The
West ern Room), has no door, bed, or even wall, making it barely det ect able in space.

This room is t ypically sit uat ed t owards t he back of t he home, close t o t he place dedicat ed t o
t he family ancest ors and opposit e of t he sout hern façade, t he gardens, and t he general ext erior.

The second half of t he t went iet h cent ury saw a considerable change in t he bedroom st yle.
Almost non-exist ent before World War Two, The West ern Room cont inued t o gain t ract ion in
new const ruct ions t o t he point where t here is a clear relat ionship bet ween age of a building and
presence of west ern-st yle bedrooms. Cult ural habit s, however, have not shift ed as rapidly.

In t he most densely populat ed cit ies, t here exist s a t ype of hot el essent ially consist ing of
st acks of individual rooms so cramped t hey hardly allow one t o do more t han lie down and sleep.
These are called capsule hot els, and have spread t o areas like Singapore and Taiwan.

See also
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References

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Names" (https://www.reso.org/reso-using-primary-in-display-names/) . RESO - Real Estate Standards
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ern-living/2009/10/31/518661/condo-designing-made-easy-st-francis-shangri-la-place) .
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7. Manto, Mylen P. (December 9, 2010). "Helper charged with qualified theft" (https://www.philstar.com/c
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8. Manier, Jeremy (7 May 2007). "Many Young Kids Have TV in Their Bedrooms" (https://web.archive.or
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9. "Individual spaces are constantly changing; one does not always sleep in the same room nor the same
place." Espaces domestiques, p. 214.

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