thatched cottage

Reed-roofed rural home

A thatched cottage is a small house with a roof made of straw, reeds, or similar plant material.

The image evokes rural England and romantic notions of simpler times: They dreamed of retiring to a thatched cottage in the Cotswolds.

Such cottages require specialized maintenance, as the thatch must be periodically replaced.

Related
  • strawTube for sipping
  • roofBuilding's protective top
  • low beamsDownward-angled vehicle lights
  • rusticRural and unrefined
  • quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated

village · English · countryside · country lane · cozy · whitewashed · Tudor · Anne Hathaway · timber · charming · pastoral · hearth · chimney · garden · climbing roses · roses · stone · ivy

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G