Closet Factory is one of the stores in my area and they offer either design..........wall hung or floor support. Closet Factory did the closets in the house we now own and DS purchased ClosetMaid for their walk-in closet. I don't see much difference in qualiaty........just choices. Closet Factory tends to be more 'custom' but I believe they will sell their stock for self-install. ClosetMaid can be found at Lowes.........and I think HD is also carrying it now. If you do a search thru Yahoo Yellow pages for your area you'll probably find a few choices.

I don't like the idea of trying to thread a 6" eyebolt into the 1-1/2" edge of a joist. I'd rather see you add blocking between two adjacent joists and then thread the eyebolt through the blocking. With your joists only being 2x6s, it'll spread the load from a single joist to two joists. Another alternative would be to use a couple of roof anchors. They're designed for fall protection for roofers up on a roof. You can find them at the box stores, probably in the roofing area. There are quite a few varieties of roof anchors, but this is the general type I'm referring to: Use a keyhole saw to cut a small slit through the ceiling drywall right next to the ceiling joist. You can make the cut from the attic side of the ceiling drywall, with the saw blade held tight against the side of the joist. Standing in your closet, slide the anchor's strap through the slit in the drywall. Up in the attic, nail the strap off to the side of the joist with the provided nails, or screw it off with deck screws, NOT drywall screws. Enjoy!

We had a similar townhouse layout. Could you split the difference and have a less deep hall closet and shallow kitchen pantry. Also, if you move the frig down, you would have another area for great storage and still plenty of counter space. Mostly though, I would recommend looking at the island. If you make it 48 inches wide and then put a rounded seating area for just 2 towards the kitchen table area, I think you will be happy as you will have lots of storage on the island and lose little functionality. I get the seating in various areas and don't consider it redundant. As for the garage - it is what it is - look into ceiling rack storage and wall racks. We had a similar set up. Better than nothing .... Good luck with your choices.

I like a mix I saw a walk-in closet first time in my life when I first came to the States. I thought it's kinda neat)) When my late Grandma did her first and last remodel, in the eighties, she "borrowed" space between two rooms (we had three altogether, and it didn't go by bedrooms like here)-and that's how we had two big, not walk in but still quite big closets. That was neat too. It was a nicely sized apartment but we were six people there. Everything was very organized..had to be. But we had lots of free standing pieces..say my and my brother's clothes all except for coats went in a small wardrobe, and the wardrobe wasn't in our room, but in a different, bigger room, where Grandma and Grandpa slept. Books, we had in every room. We have a lots of books now too-but to be honest, it's but a small percentage of what we used to have when I was a little girl. One can't compare. In short, I still find the concept of built in closet pretty neat)) But I love free standing pieces too, a lot. I think the right mix gives one function, form, flexibility and beauty. So I go by that. Except for the garage..that's my DH's kingdom..and he abhores the thought of ruling there too..:) but doesn't want anybody's help as much as I beg. He thinks closets help, shelves help, this or that surface will help..no, nothing will help..I will help if you let me:) The concept is important, but it can't be fully functionable and enjoyable without people handling it, you know.