STORAGE has always been a rare commodity in newly built houses. Even at the most luxurious end of the market, a house might be a vision of shiny kitchens, fancy German plumbing and sweeping staircases, but the fact that potential purchasers would have nowhere to hang a thong—let alone a suit—is conveniently glossed over in the glossiest of brochures. As every developer knows, the problem is fitted storage is expensive and will happily chomp its way through that most jealously guarded column in a spreadsheet—the profit margin.
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