If I were a contractor, digguh, digguh, digguh, digguh, digguh, digguh, digguh, dum…Apologies to Tevye.
My home-building advice would be to install “cleaning closets” properly situated so as to be of use daily. No running to the garage to get the mop. No hostile takeover of the coat closet to store a vacuum. And there would be plenty of hooks for hats and satchels in the “mud room,” which would be an actual room, not a walkway. I would also offer an “out-the-door” closet. It would contain storage for purses – so you can easily switch when needed, socks – so you don’t have to run back to the main closet for a pair, most-worn shoes, shelves large enough for hats – big hats, and lots of hooks for coats. None of this hanger business. It impedes the departure process.
We’re not planning on building, but if we did, most of the abode would be storage. Thankfully, we have been able to convert two closets to better suit us in our current home, so we’ll stay put. And “contractor” is off the plate for a possible career. For now.