Yeah the item limit was fine a while ago with houses because you could change the design and move everything around a little and it would all still fit. But with the addition of guild houses, where changing it will mess everything up and force you to start over, and more importantly VIP which when you login on it all your furn is restored to your inventory, it makes it pretty hard. At this point I have a little corner in my house where I store my extra furniture so it doesn't take up room there.