I am a collector and over my lifetime I have collected many things I truly love and I love my home with my things in it. My sons probably don’t want anything so I have given them the name of an Estate Sale group. ( it is with my will and all the things they need when I am gone) My only requirement is I want a sign in the first room saying “my parents loved collecting and Estate Sales. Please enjoy and my mom hopes you will love the treasures you choose.”
I did downsize after my husband died and I left NJ. I miss a lot of what was sold, donated, etc. it is my hope I will stay in this home the remainder of my life.