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A rough estimate would be somewhere between 600 and 750 sq. ft. in a 1 Bedroom, Character apartment. I share it with my common-law partner, for a per capita square footage of 300-375 sq. ft.
Our initial occupancy made us feel it was quite large, but as our 'stuff' has accumulated the livability is dramatically decreasing. I do not acquire much in a year, but my possessions generally consume shelf and floor space: bicycles, books, music, guitar... She accumulates stuff all the time, and the part-time use of our living room as a salon means that we've recently accumulated many storage units for her professional use.
I imagine that if we had a significant, onsite, storage unit then circumstances would be different. Even items used on only a weekly basis could be stored in a sufficient sized storage unit. Alas, that is not likely to happen.
Secondly, I find that since we are currently low-income earners, our ability to acquire furniture and storage arrangements for our apartment is limited. We have a haphazard collection of old desks, tables, bookshelves, and Box Store plastic tubs; an unsightly and inefficient combination, if their ever was one.
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