Anyone else just skipping the cellar? I don't particularly care for it, too crowded and dark. I just stopped building cellars a while ago, I also think it makes my house load a little faster. And I think it prevents skeever attacks.
I built it, but outside of having all of the shrines (and the child training dummy) I don't really use it for anything. I prefer not having to zone twice to use something inside my house, so I've been using mods to place all of those objects in the main building.
Well if the cellar is too crowded who's fault is that? You do not have to build everything on the list. If you think it too dark, take some torches down there to light the place up a bit more. Yes not having it would prevent skeever attacks, like you are really that afraid of a few rats?
It was weird getting used to not building stuff in order to customize. Thankfully there's this mod: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22791 so it's more about the touches you do add instead of the stuff you don't. Probably one of my favorite parts is crafting my own light sources instead of using the hit or miss ones you build from the carpentry tables.