There have been numerous threads about the frustrations we face with the furniture and house editing system. Much of it has come down to Dusty expressing that the system is so messed up from hundreds of band-aid fixes over the years (and multiple dev's working on it, I would assume) that it is pretty pointless trying to 'fix' it anymore.. so either we will receive a huge house building overhaul or it will probably stay more or less the same.
I personally find the 'invite friends' button on the bottom of my screen super annoying... just gets in the way (who invites friends to games anyway)...