Even in our 2-person household in a Chicago-style bungalow it's not easy to have a space where one can be "uninterrupted". The first floor is so "open". I've always had an idea about making the attic into a kind of writer's retreat, but have just never been up to dealing with making it a lighted and heated space (and also the space is impacted by the low and angled roof line -- the space was never meant to be "live-in" space.)