[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

Unless you're buying a Premier home here, I'd advise to not move large furniture, especially oversized sectional sofas, tall t.v. entertainment units, and especially not china cabinets. The consignment store ends up with far too many of these because they are too big or too old-fashioned to fit in anything but a premier and some designers.

Old china is another thing that ends up at the consignment store. Few people use their "good china" they got as wedding gifts 40 years ago, much less display it it a cabinet.

If you can afford it, it works better IMO to buy here and furnish with new and slightly used, and THEN go back home and sell the major furniture you have. That way you'll know what would fit here, and you'll see how out-dated and tired a lot of the furnishings at home look now. You'll also see how good it feels to have the new place here clutter free, and you'll see how much you need to get rid of a lot back home so you can stay clutter free here.

I echo everything you say above and that's "the plan". Good advice.
Thankyou.