What most struck me at the time, though, was that the landlord had allotted just one svelte closet for the entire unit. It was tucked in the corner of the larger bedroom, and half of it was taken ...

One made all the more frustrating in a bedroom. Why? Because it seems no matter how big a closet is ... Fill an empty corner with stacked boxes or make space for a small desk.

As developers try to maximize square footage in shrinking apartments, storage is sometimes the first thing to go.