garret
Room under eaves
A garret is a small room or space directly beneath the roof of a house, typically cramped and poorly finished.
The word carries associations with poverty and artistic struggle—the proverbial starving artist lives in a garret: He spent years writing in a cold Parisian garret.
Distinguished from attic mainly by connotation: attics store things; garrets house people, usually reluctantly.
Space beneath the roof
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- mansardDual-sloped roofing style
- skylightWindow in a roof
- raftersSloped roof beams
eaves · gable · beams · joists · trusses · crawl space · roofline · ceiling
Maker of creative works
- writerCreator of texts
- poetWriter of verse
- painterOne who applies pigment
- composerCreator of musical works
starving artist · struggling · impoverished · creativity · inspiration · muse · eccentric · nonconformist
Upright frame for paintings
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
- paintsColored surface liquids
workspace · desk · writing · drafting · skylight · creative space · workroom · atelier
State of being alone
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- isolationComplete separation from others
privacy · refuge · haven · quietude · sequestered · hidden · tucked-away · secluded
Pleasantly attractive in manner
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- rusticRural and unrefined
old-fashioned · historic · cozy · snug · Parisian · European · Victorian · nineteenth-century
Low in price
- affordableReasonably priced
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
cramped · meager · bare · simple · austere · threadbare · shabby · ascetic
loft
Space beneath the roof
rafters · eaves · gable · beams · joists · trusses · crawl space · roofline · ceiling · hatch
artist
Maker of creative works
composer · starving artist · struggling · impoverished · creativity · inspiration · muse · eccentric · nonconformist · unconventional
easel
Upright frame for paintings
paints · workspace · desk · writing · drafting · skylight · creative space · workroom · atelier · study
solitude
State of being alone
isolation · privacy · refuge · haven · quietude · sequestered · hidden · tucked-away · secluded · withdrawn
charming
Pleasantly attractive in manner
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
rustic · old-fashioned · historic · cozy · snug · Parisian · European · Victorian · nineteenth-century · bygone
cheap
Low in price
- affordableReasonably priced
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
spartan · cramped · meager · bare · simple · austere · threadbare · shabby · ascetic · unassuming
- house partswall, floor, garage, ceiling, door
- roomsbedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, dining room
- small dwellingstiny house, tiny home, tiny homes, tiny houses, micro apartment
- spacesspace, alcove, compartment, corner, place
- upper floorstop floor, upper level, upper story, second floor, third floor
- La BohèmeMimi, Rodolfo, Puccini, Latin Quarter, tuberculosis
- garrison townsTowns housing stationed troops
- military garrisonSoldiers occupying a post
- garrison dutyMilitary base assignment
- garrison capFoldable military headwear