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Oct 6, 1400
Rooms on medieval times
From medieval ages until the end of the 19th century (1400-1850), most of the houses had only one room or two. In those rooms they made their principal tasks, cooking, sleeping, etc. -
Oct 6, 1425
Old kitchens
In medieval times this was the heart of the house. It gave heat to all the house. Before it was functional, and now it’s a social space. First, the kitchen was attached to all rooms -
Oct 6, 1450
Bedrooms appears
When bedrooms appear your main concerns were to be warm and safe so you’d like to share room with anybody. -
Second evolution of the kitchen
In the 17th Century, you get this new concept of disgust, therefore, the kitchen was separated from other rooms because people began to turn their noses up at certain foods and certain smells -
Living rooms appear
The concept of living room “was born”. -
Living rooms makeover
In the 18th century everyone aspired to have a room purely for best -
First bathrooms as we know
Everybody calls it the youngest room, because it has become a separated room in the last 100 years. It has evolved not too much because before it was a separated room, few people used it because their attitude to cleanliness changed. First they thought that germs entered through the skin while you were taking a bath. -
Nowadays bedrooms
Now, everybody wants to have a private space so shared rooms aren’t as practical that were before. -
Actual kitchen
In the 20th Century it becomes an open space because of the invention of the extractor that allows the kitchen and dining room to be joined with clean air. In the 80’s people start appreciating the smell of food. -
Nowadays living rooms
Now living rooms are getting smaller because designers are making bigger rooms to en-suite them with bathrooms to have utility rooms and studies. -
Actual bathrooms
Hollywood helped to give a new image to the bathrooms beacuse everybody appeared in the bathrooms taking a relaxing bath. So it turned into a place where people relaxed, meditate and think about their problems because it’s the only room with a lock on the door, so you can feel kind of “safe”.
