Make a mockup of it ... mark out the elements you want with tape on the floor or the driveway. Stack some boxes to represent the walls. Does it all fit? Are you bumping into walls when you use the closets? Does the door have room to swing open?

Thanks. That looks really nice. I just had no idea this was a big deal. If I do an above deck sink then the plumbing has to all be redone. I called the GC and he says he will email me with my choices so I think I'll let him stress about it for a while. Yours looks really nice so at least there is hope. And, it seems to me if I need to do something like you did that they should eat the plumbers cost because this wasn't my fault.

What would you use the closet for? If you will be entering and leaving the house through that door, the closet will be useful for storing your coats and umbrellas and boots and such. If you will be entertaining a lot and guests will be using that door, then again, the closet will come in handy. But if you aren't planning on entertaining much and you think your main entrance/exit will be the back door, then what will you use that closet for? Unless you really need every inch of closet space and can't squeeze out more storage space anywhere, then it might be a good idea to enlarge the foyer and have a bit more space. I don't think closet doors, in and of themselves, will make or break the entry either way. The house I grew up in had two coat closets in the front hall, both with doors that matched all the other doors in the house. They made the front hall efficient and workable, but didn't detract from the overall appearance of the hallway, as the wood matched the wainscoting and the banister. So if you do go with the closet, have doors that match the rest of the house, and treat them in a similar manner. They will just be doors to the closet, not an eyesore or problem.

I don't usually post here, but we put a Moravian star in our lakehouse, centered in the small window above the porch. It is 24 inches wide, and it fits the space perfectly. Here's a bad pic (only one I had) to illustrate it. Frankly, if I were you, I'd put it on your porch, where they were traditionally used. Your double window will obscure much of it, and will destroy the illusion of that window being part of the 2nd floor, making a more contemporary exterior appearance of a 2 story entry.