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The bedrooms had beds with a headboard and metal at the feet. The parents slept
in one bedroom and the children the others. The cabinets were part of the bedroom
furniture. The built-in cabinet is something totally new that is only seen in modern
homes.
The rooms are normally kept very clean and orderly. It has always been
customary to ventilate the rooms by opening the windows everyday for a little while.
Then they are closed and they are left in half-light with the door ajar. The bedrooms in
Ciadoncha were only used for sleeping. I believe this was due to the lack of central
heating in the winter and air conditioner in the summer. Today houses are better
prepared as much for the cold as for the heat. Above all, the youth seem to spend more
time in their rooms. In the town I still have not seen the rooms being used in the same
way they are used in cities, where the youth have televisions, sound equipment, and
computers in their rooms. This makes them isolate themselves even more.
A bedroom in a modern house in Ciadoncha. 02/10/2006
Today, in modern homes, the gloria is not the only place where everyone spends
their time. There are rooms and parlors. For example, the dining room forms part of the
principal room and some houses have a small room where they work or have informal
reunions. The daily food is normally made in the kitchen, where there is a table. It is not
made in the formal dining room which is only used for certain occasions.
Attic of a modern house. 02/10/2006
Many of the participants mentioned the attic as one of the places which their
childhood memory brings. The attic is the highest place of the house, between the roof
and the rooms. This is where many things that are not used often are stored. That is why
today it is a paradise for those who want to return to the past.
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