PHOTO: Interior stylist Emma Blomfield offers her advice on designing for small spaces. Source: Supplied

The trend in apartment living may be appealing from a lock up and leave perspective but when it comes to storage it brings with it a number of challenges.

Interior stylist Emma Blomfield says it comes down to assessing what you “absolutely need to keep” and then finding ways to store those items.

“Kitchen storage comes at a premium, bathroom storage is usually just a few shelves if you’re lucky and built-ins are generally bulging at the seams to make up for the lack of storage in other areas of the unit,” Ms Blomfield said.

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