Change of Furniture for Rural House in the Vicinity of Seoul

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 1989;27(2):97-114.

논문편 : 서울근교 농촌 주택의 수납가구 변화에 관한 연구 - 경기도 용인군 용인읍 삼가 3리 마을의 현지조사를 중심으로 -

박영순

연세대학교 주생활학과

Change of Furniture for Rural House in the Vicinity of Seoul

박영순

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to analyze style and usage of furniture for rural house and to organize the changing process of the furniture. The data were collected from 32 residences in Samga 3-ri village in Youngin Kyungkido by field survey measuring and sketching the furniture were also performed as a supplement of investigation. Qualitative analysis were done by discriptive method. 1) It was found that the major furniture for rural household were storing furniture such as wardrobes, blanket chests, drawer chests, cupboards until 1976. The time when the supportive furniture such as sofa sets and dining sets were purchased on the rural area was after late 1970's. 2) The style of the furniture was investigated through the analysis of the size, material, structure, finishing and ornamentation. The changing process of style was from luxurious look to natural look. Therefore the storing furniture of the rural household showed a state of transition between traditional and modern style. 3) As a result of analyzing the place where the furniture were used, the cupboards showed to move from Marus (the living room area) to Buauks (the kitchens). The wardrobes were mainly used in An-Bangs(the master bedrooms) and Kuhnnun-Bangs(the room opposite the master bedrooms), but the style of those wardrobes were different each other.