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This is basically my dream living room. It looks so inviting and comfortable!

Here in Chicago we used an Apartment Finding agency and we found exactly the right apartment for us, in our price range, and located almost exactly where we wanted it -- without paying a cent to the agency. It was so easy and the people were all very friendly even with our fairly limited budget and "demands".

I think its great! I actually really love the busy look of it, reminds me of a British grandmother's cottage with all the pictures on the walls. It makes me happy to look at.

Wow! I've never though to alter an IKEA piece, it looks like a much more expensive piece of furniture than it's $60.

Get a large piece of butcher paper lay the paper out so it looks like a diamond with a corner facing you. Lay the meat on the paper -- long side facing you ( <==> ). Fold the bottom corner of the paper over the meat, your hand folding it over and pulling towards yourself removing any space for air. Fold the two side corners of the paper over the center as tightly as possible (don't be afraid to squish the meat, it won't hurt anything). You should have one long triangle above the center. Roll the meat up into the triangle as tightly as possible getting as much of the air out as you can. Tape the corner (you should only need one piece). It may take a couple tries but if you wrap the steak (or whatever) tightly enough you should be able to keep it in the freezer for months.

I used to work at a butcher shop, that was how we did it and almost never got freezer burn.