My DH and I moved cross county. We either sold the furniture, extra china, clothes, etc. we sold it to friends or gave it to family and good will, basically we shipped only those items that had tremendous sentimental value and set up our new home. I realized that non of my furniture would look right at our new place. We downsized from a 3500 sq foot to a 1200 sq foot place. It can be done with discipline. I have turned one of the bedrooms into a sewing/ craft room
And have repurposed pieces of furniture for storage. One becomes creative when you need to. Good luck!