In my 400-something-square-foot Brooklyn apartment, there?s no place to store a vacuum; as a result, I hire a monthly cleaning service (mostly because they bring their own vacuum to clean with).
The other day, I needed to do a quick cleanup before a dinner party, so I called a neighbor to borrow her vacuum. As I carted it down the street, hose and attachments included, people stared. I knew I had to find a solution. This led me on a hunt for the perfect small-space vacuum: something slender enough to prop in an unused corner or tuck under a bed. Here’s my list of finds (and stay tuned for our post on handheld/canister vacuums?also good for the small space dweller).

Above: A small stick vacuum tucked into a stealth closet in Francesca’s Brooklyn Heights house, photographed by Matthew Williams for Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home.
Above: For UK readers, the Bosch Athlet Cordless Handstick Vacuum Cleaner can sneak under furniture by lying flat, weighs a little over seven pounds, has an 1800 watt motor, and is £259.99 from Bosch in the UK.

Above: The Shark Navigator Light Upright Vacuum Cleaner has a 1,200 watt motor, a stretchable cord, extra-long attachments, weighs 14.9 pounds, and measures 46 inches high and 14 inches wide; $119.99 on Amazon.

Above: LG is set to soon release the LG CordZero HandStick 2-in-1 Cordless Vacuum with Water Mopping that allows you to switch from mopping to vacuuming, eliminating the need for both a vacuu...