We have a small house with open concept living and dinning room, high/sloped ceilings. There is a weird island built in which houses a pantry for the kitchen, a coat closet for front door, and basically a wall for the dining room. We are thinking of removing the entire island but then would lose some of this storage. A coat closet near front door and a pantry are essential. Do you have any ideas for after the island is gone...maybe an extension of the laundry room wall to include closets on both ends (pantry next to refrigerator in kitchen), coat closet by front door? By the way, calling it a laundry room is generous...it is a pass through from the garage where the washer and drier are housed. Thanks!