Inside, Georgian houses had more furniture and carpets than in earlier periods. Thomas Chippendale became a popular designer of: cabinets, bookcases and chairs. The use of candles in chandeliers made rooms much lighter, although in cold weather only rooms with open fires in would stay warm. Bathrooms were still uncommon and many people were unlikely to take a bath in a tub of water more than once a year as water had to be heated over the over the fire first, which took a long time.