Wednesday, October 17, 2012
19th centuary bedroom
In class the other day we were asked to furnish a 19th centuary room. My partner and founded about 12 items to furnish the room totaling 96$. During this time period the average factory worker would make around 1.00$ to a 1.50$ a day. We calculated that at 1.50$ it would take approximately 62.3 days to afford to furnish this room if all the money was put towards only this purpose. In reality one person would also have to pay for food and clothing and other necessities so this time would be much longer. Above are 3 images of the main necessities of the bedroom. There is the bed dresser and vanity set posted to be around 15$, the mattress to be around 10$ and the lamp being 5.90$. These items are not the only things required to furnish a classy room but i choose to blog about them because it really wouldn't be a bedroom without them. Not included in the photographs but included in the total was wall paper, carpet, blankets, an overstuffed chair and a lounge. Most of these items are required in a bedroom however those such as the overstuffed chair and lounge would be found in a more upperclass residence and arn't really necessary. However, for a factory worker in this time period to furnish a room in such a manner would be next to impossible because despite the fact that classy rooms were very desirable family sizes were also very large so this would have to be done around 5-10 times. These antiques would still be valued today as upperclass items and would be at an equivalent value for todays currency.
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