One suggestion: you can move those homestead chests in the bedrooms anywhere you want by picking them up. Could place them next to the anvil or by the north gate rift. Yes, inventory management can be quite tedious, though as Aenra emphasizes, there is the balance of making it complicated enough that you are rewarded by staying organized, distributing items correctly, and using ingredients well, isntead of just a couple buttons to do everything for you.
Still, there are several things Larian could do to smooth out inventory/crafting management. A search function would be incredible for one. Also, I tend to dislike the need to equip items to get better at crafting (and other skills), which adds an extra step.
Crafting/blacksmithing is optional, though you're missing out on some very powerful bonuses if you ignore them, nevermind that it's fun.
