We run a regular monthly feature in Prim Perfect magazine where we ask top designers to decorate a Linden Home with only 117 prims. We've also interviewed readers who have created interesting Linden Homes.
And we created a Linden Homes special based on the first few months we ran this feature,, which you can read online or get (for free) from the Marketplace to read inworld.
We're also had exhibitions on furnishing Linden Homes at the Home and Garden Expos for the last two years. RThere are many, many ways that you can create interesting, well-furnished Linden Homes.
Good luck!