For whatever reason, decorating my kitchen/dining room is something I never seem to think is "done." That's true, even though about 2 shelves of the "I'd like to keep this but don't know where to use or put it" cabinet are things that were bought for the kitchen/dining room.
So...
I've imposed a rule on myself. I've had various "make more things go away than come in" rules. 5:1 was the last one, for every 1 new thing I brought in, I had to get rid of 5. That works for a while, and then it doesn't any more.
I've gotten rid of x amount of things a day, a week, and year too.
Counting things is pretty much out.
So, what can I do?
I'm limiting myself to 1 decorative piece a week, max. Since I'm still in the midst of a major cull, I think this will work. The last thing we bought wasn't for the kitchen/dining room, it was a new desk for me. It replaced the melamine/particle board one I'd used for years, from Staples. This one came from Habitat and is a second-hand Ethan Allen student desk. We reclaimed about 8" of DH's office and got something which will probably last longer than me.
I'm putting off buying new kitchen canisters. I've been looking for new ones for months and finally found exactly what I want. I got rid of the old ones (gallon size Hoosier Anchor Hocking "cracker" jars) because they were just too heavy when full. Ever since I nearly dropped a canister of flour on my toe early this year, I've been looking at canisters. Being me, I wanted cheap.
That wasn't going to happen.
So, I finally found the right thing, the salt-sugar box at zero japan. I'll buy 5 of them and I'll be done. It will be expensive, but it's exactly what I wanted.