Yes, I know, this is an adventure game of brute, violence, and mayhem. But, it is nice to come home to a glass of brandy while sitting on my new couch near my fireplace.

So, does anybody know if you will be able to add furniture, cabinets, etc. to your house or do you get pretty much what they give you?

Not sure, maybe they well allow you to upgrade your house. Like if you have okay stuff in your house you pay whatever to upgrade it then get better furniture.

My personal preference is NOT having themed presets of interior decorating choices, ala Fallout 3.

I would rather craft my own, collect, or purchase those individual items that I want for decorating purposes.

I realize I may have to mod some of these into my home(s), but I have done it in Morrowind, and Oblivion.

Edit: I do want safe storage, display cases, and mannequins.

Also desired are appropriate workbench devices for my home and out buildings. And I hope the tailoring one looks like a loom.

Well they had stuff you could buy for your houses in OB but I want more option too but I don't know what they are planning for Skyrim.

On top of this, I want to be able to place my items with ease where ever I want them, and not have them go flying around like pinballs if I so much as look at them funny.

I agree tenfold. Let's hope there is a lot of customization.