The only piece of furniture any of my elderly relatives have that I have any interest in is the FIL’s (now MIL’s since he has passed) gun cabinet. And honestly it’s not that nice a cabinet, I’ll probably find something else to keep the guns in once they’re in my home.
I do have several pieces of inherited furniture, because if I’ve upgraded from starving student to mid-American garage sale, it might as well be quality.
A couple of book shelves, a desk.
What I hate is my father trying to push items onto me “for my children”. An inflated valuation on items both emotional and financial.
I think we’re seeing the result of a near post-scarcity economy in the U.S. I don’t care about the stuff - I and my children like experiences - arcades, classes, activities, eating out.