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The one time I used movers, they showed up and took one look at my stuff and left. To be fair, I did have two bedrooms worth of stuff crammed into a one bedroom with a ton of plants and outdoor patio furniture.

I just suggest getting a quote from a place that actually comes to see your place before you commit if you have lots of stairs.

Don't "fire proof" safes just incinerate your stuff?

sigh, at the risk of sounding like a second grade version of myself, i don't think you can go wrong with horses in art.

I'm in love with these huge, colorful and slightly abstract horse paintings from Katie Upton. They are the size of my sofa and way out of my price range :( http://www.katieupton.com/

But I got my mom a print or glicee (sp?) a few years ago, and it's gorgeous.

I feel like I had it so easy. My boyfriend and I moved in together over five years ago, and while he initially said he wanted a house furnished like the video game Myst, because we inherited most of our furniture that has not come to pass. He's been really cool about letting me do whatever, though he was disappointed that our cool coffee table (aqua antique chinese water bucket with glass top--killer craigslist find) didn't lend itself to putting the feet up.

He got an xbox storage ottoman/coffee table for Christmas and when he opened it, his first comment was "but you get so many compliments on that coffee table." It's our new end table, and he gets to put his feet up on the other--with all of his games neatly stored inside.

My family spent a Christmas in Germany one year when I was an exchange student, and when the Christmas market shut down on the evening of the 23rd, we gathered up some evergreen pieces that were destined for the heap and bundled them together to build a little upside down tree that we hung from a rafter in the loft we were staying in. I had made some ornaments and brought them along, and we decorated our little tree. It was memorable, and super eco friendly, and it looked just like a small tree!