The bedroom of the lodge was concerned with the utilitarian aspects of Ming life.
Classic Chinese furniture adheres to the same rule that continues to
dominate contemporary design: “form follows function.” Simple and
unadorned, the Ming bedroom contained one or two sleeping couch-beds (for the homeowner and/or a guest), a small table, two small stools, and a reading lantern. Storage was limited to a garment rack,
a cosmetics box, a small cabinet, and a drawer under the bed for shoes
and socks. Neutral tones were considered most appropriate for the Ming
bedroom-no “colored pictures or painted surfaces.”