boxroom

Tiny spare room

A boxroom is a small room in a house, typically used for storage rather than as living space.

The term is chiefly British and refers to spaces that might hold boxes, luggage, or other items that need to be kept but aren't used daily.

A boxroom may sometimes be converted into a cramped bedroom or home office when space is at a premium.

We turned the boxroom into a nursery when the baby arrived.

storage

closet

Built-in storage chamber

boxes · crates · stackable · cubby · cabinet · drawers · labeled · archive · suitcases · seasonal

compact

bedsit

Single-room dwelling unit

  • studioCreative professional's workspace
  • crampedUncomfortably lacking space
  • tinyExtremely small in size

constrained · narrow · snug · alcove · cubbyhole · pocket-sized · squeezed · windowless · poky · bijou

spare

guestroom

Bedroom for visitors

neglected · junkroom · vacant · reserve · secondary · extra · surplus · unoccupied · backup · ancillary

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Opposites
room size and importance

boxroommaster bedroom

Main sleeping quarters

great hall · ballroom · drawing room · master suite · living room

primary vs. auxiliary space

boxroombedroom

Room for sleeping

living quarters · living room · sitting room · family room · lounge

Family

box, room, boxing, bedroom, boxed, living room, dining room, waiting room, storeroom

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G