This Small Space in Old Homes Is Packed With History

Ifans of old movies and Victorian-era novels are no strangers to it: A small wooden door in a bedroom corner where one would least expect it. That’s the commode closet. Not glamorous, but clever.

There was one in the guestroom at my grandparents’ farmhouse. Small, wood door that’s near the side of the bed. As a child, I accidentally kicked over the chamber pot tucked under the bed. Traumatizing. But that corner closet? Total genius.

A Cozy Corner with a Purpose

Using an outhouse, in the middle of winter, is

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