The box bed or closet bed, was popular across Europe from the medieval era to the early 20th Century. For centuries, drowsy farm-workers, fish-gutters, and even members of nobility would crawl inside these cozy wooden dens each night to escape the cold [730×1134]
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[for more information on box beds](https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240122-the-strange-reasons-medieval-people-slept-in-cupboards)
The bed in the picture is a double closet bed from Bretagne/Brittany, France 1648
I don’t know about the continent, but sleeping alcoves built into the wall were pretty common here in Sweden up until the early 20th century. Imagine something like this, just built into the wall itself.
A childhood friend’s older sister had one in her room and I was so jealous.
I would absoultely love to sleep in a cozy bed box.
Keep the cat from nagging me for snacks at 3am.
My cats would never let me inside
Looks a lot like what we still have on some tugboats. Keeps you from falling out in rough weather. Some even have a strap to belt yourself in.
Not the Farbman!