Country Style Home Decor- The Bathroom

byPamelaBened1

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6 years ago

The one room in our home that maybe one of the most important, but yet maybe the one that is taken for granted for the most, that's our bathroom. No matter if you like Country Style Home decor or not, you still need this important room.

Years ago most people never even had a bathroom in their home. There was no electricity, running water, flushing toilets, Ever wonder how people managed then and how the bathroom came about, I have. So I wanted to share with you a little history on how our modern bathroom came to be as it is today.

The History of the Bathroom:

Did you know that in 1940 more than half the homes in the U.S. did not have hot water, a bath tub or a flushing toilet. Can imagine what life must have been like back then. I want to be able to take a shower or bath at least once a day. Not to mention if you needed to use the toilet.

Can you see yourself having to get up in the middle of the night to go outside to use the outhouse. I am sure those places where not the most hygiene, that is for sure. What kind of bugs and other critters must have been around when all you wanted to do was do your "business."

How we get our Bathroom of Today:

People either had a well that they would raise water in a bucket by a rope and a pulley. This bucket of water would then be carried into the home so they could wash-up. They would also have to use a bucket of water, carried into the home to do their cooking and cleaning with as well. (Think you have it rough.)

Some also had a hand pump for water, water would be pumped into a sink or wash basin so they could clean up in. At that time for a bath they had a galvanized washtub, the wash tub was filled with warm water that was heated on a wood burning stove and once the water was just the right temperature it was poured into the wash basin and placed in front of the stove to help stay warm.

Keep in mind, baths were limited to once a week. Most of the time Saturday nights was the big night for baths.

Indoor plumbing did not become popular until about 1930. The flushing toilet did not become popular until after World War I, the soldiers came home talking an invention calling it a number of things from a "mighty slick" the "crapper" and "the John."

Some early Indoor Bathroom:

The Claw-foot tubs was considered a luxury item. The first ones were made from cast iron and then lined with porcelain. Claw-foot tubs will hold more water than your standard tub, because they are larger than the standard tubs of today. A true antique claw-foot tub are considered collectible items.

Came a long way baby- "Bathroom"

Today most people have an average of at least two bath rooms in their home. Today, the one thing is every one wants to have, is two sinks in the master bathroom and a large sunken tub. Many have a large Jacuzzi tub so they can relax their tired muscles.

Plus many also have an additional shower, bathrooms now are so beautiful. They are done in everything from marble, granite to porcelain. I have even seen rock done in the shower,
showers large enough for two or more people, and areas for you to even sit while you shower.

Bathrooms today are decorated up so well you almost don't want to go in and use them. With the towels and rugs that all match. You add in the pictures on the wall, the scented soaps and other special item that have been added that makes this another room you can put your signature to.

Yes, the bathroom has come along way. I for one am just glad I live in this day in time so that I can enjoy the simplest of life's little pleasures. Could not imagine living in a time when we did not have them.