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design tricks “Walls are a big feature in any room and should be a key consideration when styling in a small space,” says Lisa. “When painting a small apartment, the most important advice is to paint the skirting and door trims in the same colour as the walls to make it feel seamless. You need to minimise contrast with small details and then make a few big statements, so one good trick is to cluster artwork arrangements in vertical groupings – start low from the skirting and take it up to the ceiling level. Full-length mirrors will add to the illusion of height – make sure you factor in what they will reflect when planning placement. To help create height, vertical stripes can also be added in your choice of curtain fabric.” hide the clutter “One of the main issues in a unit this size says is Andrew. always “Yes, going Evangelineto be storage,”and Ray are very tidy and they can use the downstairs storage area, but they really need something practical up here, too. I’d suggest linear storage the entire length of the wall, perhaps as a continuation of the kitchen cabinets. It could even carry on outside with the right materials. Depending on how much they want to spend, they could have the TV, office area, drop-down dining table and even a spare bed built in! It would make the space they have much more flexible and in the right colour, such as a soft recessive grey – it would look superb.” parking space “Evangeline and Ray have secure parking under the building and they should be making more use of that,” says Wayd. “It’s precious storage space for seasonal items and things you don’t need to access every day. With new apartments, the strata rules tend to be stricter on the aesthetics – you can’t just pile up a load of boxes – so I would suggest a modular storage system. You can get some fantastic designs for garages these days with a combination of cupboards, shelves and drawers that are built-in to fit the space around your car, including over the bonnet. They are lockable and they look really neat, which will allow Evangeline and Ray to hang onto that massive CD collection that they never listen to!”