Gaia's Housing division is sorely in need of a makeover. I agree with most of the proposals set forth in your petition, and I would like to add a request of my own, if I may. I have game items from the old Orphan event (sack of flour, the whiskey bottle (or whatever it is), etc.) and would love to be able to place them in my home. In fact, I have a veritable plethora of game items I would love to place in my home. If there was a way to encourage the developers / artists / whoever in charge to make these items as home-friendly as the other items, I would be utterly ecstatic. I already know how I want to use the Orphan items in junction with items from the Medieval set, especially if that particular theme is ever finished.
I know that the counter argument for these housing petitions is that we are, in fact, a minority in the Gaian world for wanting the housing updated. I can only hope that if the housing system was fixed / improved / etc., with each theme either expanded or completed, there would be renewed interest. Many Gaians, as well as myself, have largely given up our attempts at designing our homes because of the frustrating limitations of what's provided. Either way, these petitions seem like a win-win.
*signs with a flourish*