Posted on 01/27/2019 2:17:59 AM PST by vannrox
I am a big believer that men and women are different, and that the best way to maintain a strong family is to recognize these differences, embrace them and use them to our advantage. Of course, this is a traditional way of running a family household. It has worked for thousands of years. Today, I would like to concentrate on one of the fundamental elements of this traditional family setup; the Woman’s very-own Personal Vanity Space.
Men need their own spaces, of course. In Pittsburgh, the men would be given the basement, the garage, and the lower levels of a house. (Complete with a commode in the middle of the basement.) The women would get the largest bathroom in the house, and it would be “hers”. It was off limits to everyone else.
However, the need to use a bathroom as a personal vanity space was out of necessity. The ideal, of course, would be to have a separate room or area consisting of a vanity with large mirrors, great lighting and easy access to clothing. Here we talk about the specific design attributes for a vanity devoted to making a woman beautiful. The Vanity
The most important element of this “personal space” is the vanity. This is a large specific piece of furniture that has only one purpose; for the woman of the house to preen herself and to make herself beautiful. This is because, in a traditional family, the way a woman takes care of herself is a direct reflection of how well the family is taken cared for.
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My Grandfather used to make things like that. Master Woodworker back in early 1900’s till 1961 when He passed away.
So did my great-grandfather. These are real works of art. I have to tell you, men who make quality furniture are truly skilled men.
Men have reloading benches.
Your blog has an editorial staff?
Sounds really super serious.
you need one as a filter
My mom grew up dirt poor in Okla, born in 1920s. They never had indoor plumbing, they had an outhouse. They didn’t have toilet paper, they had old catalogs to use. They didn’t have electricity. She didn’t have feminine hygiene products, she had old rags and safety pins. Personal vanity for make up? Nope, they were fundamental Pentecostal, and were not allowed to cut hair or wear make up. As soon as she grad H.S. and was 18, she moved into town, in with her adult sister, cut her hair, went to the Five and Dime and bought make up. And she got glasses and could finally SEE!
I thought Getty images were forbidden here because of the threat of copyright lawsuits.
I thought Michelle’s vanity space was the third horse stall on the left.
Anyhow, I have a small closet as my personal hair and makeup vanity space. Since retirement, it isn’t used as much as before, but I do like it.
Gorgeous
Gorgeous
Look at all those stacks of newspapers and magazines at the lower left and the clutter visible in the mirror. Is this a hoarder’s house - probably reeks of cat pee, then - or a really badly run junk store?
Whatever it is, it’s not an idealized, traditional, family home where the mother’s immaculate makeup is a synecdoche for the health and hygiene of the family she submissively serves.
I’m confused. However, if you’re saying that the original picture was of Mrs. De Florian’s abandoned apartment, she was saving big stacks of clutter before she evacuated. Just imagine the rodents and their droppings, unnngh.
“However, the need to use a bathroom as a personal vanity space was out of necessity.”
I once counted all of the products just in and around the tub/shower area of my wife’s bathroom. It came to 27. The number in my bathroom was 1, a bar of soap.
The smell of dust, the cobwebs, the silence, was overwhelming; a once in a lifetime experience.
Been there, sorta. I opened a family mausoleum that had been unvisited for 80 some odd years. The dust was in drifts and wildly sinus inflaming.
My mom always had her own bathroom, vanity, and dressing area. It was filled with things that fascinated me as a little girl. Things that smelled nice and had fancy packaging. My dad also had his own area consisting of a workshop and office. I was also fascinated with his area and used to look inside of his toolboxes and ask him what all of these odd-looking things were for.
Husband and I are the same way. I will not share a bathroom, closet, or dressing area with my husband and made it perfectly clear before we married. He has his personal space as well. I think this is extremely important in a marriage and contributes to overall harmony in the house. Men and women are different and complimentary. Everyone needs their own stuff and personal space for said stuff.
Proof right there why women don’t need all that fru-fru. An inch of dust and miles of clutter.
I looked the same with and without makeup. Finally decided it wasn’t worth the expense or time so haven’t worn it for years. There isn’t even an old mascara in the bathroom drawer.
Today the guys want to use the make-up too and wouldn’t know what to do with a toolbox.
Put me in the separate areas category. Keeps the peace.
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