Is the room in the basemant with the bedroll supposed to be the Housecarl's room? Will it ever become furnished...or just have the bedroll and crates in it?

Think of it as a room to stash your ingredients. Really disappointed with lack of storage containers in lower levels of that house. But no, i'm pretty sure it will look like a hobo lives there for the rest of time/space.

If you're on PC, http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2223