L-T Home | Colonial Homes | Bedroom | Kitchen | Parlor | Exterior
	A typical gambrel roof home would have at least two bedrooms on the second floor. If a gambrel roof home had a third floor, it was used for bedrooms and storage. The family used the room for reading, writing, and sleeping. The parents had their own bedroom. The children would share a bedroom. Guests who came for a visit would sleep in an extra bedroom. Sometimes the guests would sleep in the children’s bedroom, if there wasn't an extra bedroom.
	Some homes had four-poster beds like the ones shown here. This type of bed was expensive and fancy. A canopy or cloth hung all around the bed. The canopy helped keep the bed warm. The mattress was filled with feathers. The family did not want to use the outhouse at night so a chamber pot was kept under the beds. The pot looked like a very large teacup. It was the “colonial toilet.” In the morning the chamber pot was emptied. Wooden chests were used to store clothing. The chests had hidden drawers to hide money and jewelry.
In the winter the bedrooms were very cold. Some of the bedrooms did not have fireplaces. Did you know the beds were heated with hot bricks? The bricks were put between the covers to keep the family warm.
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June 14, 2004