England Housing 1600s by Seyade

In the sixteenth century rich peoples houses were changed. In the early 1600s plain, heavy furniture was common. Later the furniture was made from veneered walnut of mahogany. The wood was hollowed, and then filled with mother of pearl. Some parts of furniture were coated with lacquer. In the mid 1600s chests and drawers became common; grandfather clocks also became popular. Near the end of the century bookshelves were introduced. Padding for chairs became prevalent, and in the 1680s the first real armchairs appeared. They had casement glass windows that opened of hinges at the beginning of the century, but later they came up with sash windows that slid up and down. The rich English house certainly has changed.
Poor peoples houses were plain in the sixteenth century. Their houses were made out of bricks and stone. Instead of glass windows poor people had linen soaked in linseed oil. By the late 1600s glass became cheap enough that even the poor could afford it. The houses were small and cramped. Most poor people lived 1-3 room houses. Imagine living like that, it’s to plain for me.