To decide what to do with it, I suggest you make a list of the things you want this room to do. You say you need space for storage of clothes and suitcases, and you want a space for ironing. Your other needs might include: - Storage of shoes and jewery - A dressing area, including space for sitting (would you want this to be just a stool for dressing, or would you want an easy chair and a lamp for sitting and reading?) - Would you want a full-length mirror? A place to sit and do your make-up or hair? - Space for mending, perhaps including a sewing room - Space for storing non-clothing items -- perhaps wrapping paper, kids' school memorabilia, or purchased-ahead Christmas presents? - Would you want a TV or radio to use while ironing? Once you've decided what you want from the room, you'll be more ready to design its layout. I totally agree with the above posters who suggest blocking out the natural light, to avoid fading of clothing. Because the room will be too big for just reaching in for one item, I'd look into automatic lights to come on when you enter the room. I don't think dust quite deserves all the discussion it's received; I mean, in 14 years of living in this house, I've never dusted my walk-in closet, and I don't sneeze when I go in there. Two years ago I helped my then-99-year-old grandmother move out of her house, and she owned at least 25 very nice business suits from the 1980s and probably 50 evening gowns. Some of the evening gowns were in storage bags, but the suits were just hanging on the rod. Stored in her guest bedroom closet, though they were out of style, they were not dusty. If your house is really super-dusty, I'd suggest having your ductwork checked. A room that is used mostly for storage (and doesn't have people coming and going on a regular basis isn't going to become as dusty as a room that's used regularly). Because you'll have more than ample storage space, you might consider keeping EVERYTHING up off the floor. This'll mean you'll be able to sweep underneath the shelves, etc. without moving things. I would not go to the expense of building in closets all the way around. One of the benefits of a walk-in closet is that you can see everything at once (of course you'd want to be able to view all your options -- who would think otherwise?), and doors would hide your things. Also, you said a future owner might want to use this as a bedroom again -- so I wouldn't do anything permanant. I also can't go for the idea of two closets, one for warm and one for cold weather clothing. Too many things fit in BOTH categories -- for example, because I live in the South, I own loads of short-sleeved blouses; I wear them alone in the spring/summer and with a cardigan in the fall/winter. I think I'd never know where the things I want were stored. Yes, I've heard that 20% of your stuff 80% of the time thing over and over and over. And it's not just clothing: It's our kitchen gadgets, our recipes, our cleaning products -- pretty much everything. We Americans definitely own too much stuff, and we build places to store it and put forth effort to maintain it. A similar thought: Storage space is kind of like a goldfish in a bowl. The goldfish will grow to fit the confines of the bowl, and then he will stop growing. A person's wardrobe is kind of the same: A person with a small closet will prune more judiciously and will think twice about making a new purchase, whereas a person with more space will buy more and will skip the task of removing things that no longer fit, etc. More space is sometimes not a blessing. On that note, my first thought on this subject was, "What a ridiculously large closet" -- but then my second thought was that the OP is re-purposing a room that already exists; thus, it's probably the cheapest way to get the extra storage she needs -- even if it does end up being more storage than is necessary.

I live on a golf course as well, about 60 yards down the fairway from the men's tee. My backyard is lined with large trees (ball catchers) and I have a nice open porch and an enclosed porch on the back of the house, both only 20 yards from the fairway. We are empty nesters, but I am concerned when my grandchildren are here, and for myself as well. A well-struck golf ball can do serious damage to a person. I much prefer to sit on the open porch, but when there are a lot of golfers I sit in the enclosed one. A short story - during men's league evening, I was safe inside my enclosed porch watching the golfers. Even though I could see them clearly, they obviously couldn't, or didn't, see me. Particularly the one gentleman who decided to relieve himself behind one of my trees - on MY side of the tree. Ha! I shoulda hollered at him midstream!

In my experience (we're also in the middle of a build) it takes a great deal of motivation these days to get quality work. Motivation comes in various forms - money, legal, job security, etc - but I've found few tradesmen with enough built-in motivation to do quality work. It's really disappointing.

Thank you so much everyone. This is so helpful! The window would be on the wall nearest to the outdoor stairs down. It is facing south to the backyard and woods behind the house. But after seeing Mark Bishak’s comment and photos I don’t think I have any room for a window. It looks like there will be a lost of wasted space because of all the corners I have.