renting makes it hard!

with the storage, ultimately it's up to you what you are and aren't comfy with - no one else has a right to judge you at all - and if they DO say that it's cramped, tell them to pay the extra to rent you a bigger house with better storage options lol

if you have one living area where it's not over crowded - where you can feel comfy as a family - the rest is fine to be as full as needed to keep what your family need. declutter what you can, store what isn't needed all the time in plastic in the shed if you have room - but with two adults, five kids - there is a certain amount of "stuff" you need - so store it however is best for you