Garrets were traditionally associated with artists or writers as affordable housing in older cities. The novelist wrote her first book in a Parisian garret.
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Small and simple
Garrets are basic, small, and sometimes poorly lit or ventilated, a step above uninhabitable. He could only afford the garret, which barely had room for a bed.
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Romanticized poverty
The word can evoke romantic notions of struggling artists or students despite being a humble space. The movie depicted a young poet's life in a quaint garret.