Well, I finally tackled the china cabinet today. Unfortunately, the china cabinet won. I have a whole cabinet full of glassware Fostoria Chintz . Some of it started out as wedding presents to my parents, but I have been adding to the collection ever since. I don't want to part with it, because I use it for company (holiday parties, etc). But right now, I can't because it's so crowded that, if I take anything out, I'm afraid I won't be able to get it back in. I took out the non-Chintz stuff, and it filled up my diningroom table.

Conclusion: I must buy an additional china cabinet/hutch/dresser thing. I have space in the diningroom, and there's a nice second-hand furniture dealer here in town. I'll go shopping over the weekend.

If I can get one of the bookcases out of the livingroom, it won't look so crowded.

Maryanne