have had this problem appear in my games a few times. When it happens, it usually begins after I put down all the objects in a collection in a room to get the collection moodlet, then put them back in my sims inventory for some reason (usually taking them to a vacation lot or a major redecorating binge). Then when I try to place them down in another room this bug may (not always) appear.  My solution has been, once collection items have been placed, to never put them back in the sims inventory. If I need to store them or move therm I put them in the household inventory or a chest.

Whatever the case, the bug is somehow related more to the moodlet than the items itself.