not ideal. The commode closet took care of that. A small, beadboard-lined room had a little latch or door and concealed a chamber pot.
In my current home in coastal Maine, there’s a small arched alcove in the bedroom. I thought it was decorative. It was, it turns out, built to house a pot for late-night emergencies. Remote, with no running water, no bother — only a simple fix to fight off the freezing nights.
Design Meets Necessity
These were the cloaks of privacy and convenience. Some housed shelves for washbasins
