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The one- and two-bedroom Shared Ownership apartments at L&Q at Victoria Riverside already offer plenty of storage, but there are lots of little tricks for making your space work even harder.<\/p>\n Multi-purpose furniture is your friend: think beds with storage underneath, ottomans that double as somewhere to stash blankets, or coffee tables with drawers for all those everyday bits you don’t necessarily want on display. Don’t forget to look up, too. Shelving and taller storage units make use of vertical space while keeping more of your floor clear.<\/p>\n Not everything needs to be hidden away either. 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