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If you break down the costs hiring movers is not much more expensive than renting a truck and moving your self. Save yourself, and your friends, the pain of moving and hire movers. You can make the move much much less expensive if you follow these three tips since you will be paying by the hour.

1. Be prepared when the movers arrive. Ideally you don't want the movers to do anything but move your stuff. Have EVERYTHING packed, padded, taped up and ready to go. Often movers have more jobs that day, and if you aren't ready when the movers arrive you're slowing down everybody else.

2. Find out any rules your building may have about moving way ahead of time. Take care of any fees, reservations for elevators etc. so you aren't wasting time on moving day.

3. Be nice and not overly demanding, you want your stuff to arrived unharmed. Have some water available, think about how much it sucks when you move your own stuff. TIP unless they were truly terrible. $20 per mover is pretty standard in Chicago, and probably most places.

I was checking my daily apartment therapy, and, holy crap, it's George and Sara's place! Your place is fantastic (having been there) I am quite jealous of the Herman Miller chairs, I thought you would probably notice if I made off with them. Anyways congrats on the AT posting.

Matt

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The plastic figures are army men, police, indians, cowboys and firemen; it's my war and peace mural.

Bed=Ikea

Room Divider=CB2

I've thought about curtains but it's a 22' long bank of windows so covering all of them becomes more difficult.

Yes red is incredibly hard to match across different elements, and the paint really isn't as glossy as it photographs.

I've never watched this season of Design Star, I'm not a huge reality TV fan.

I'm working on submitting a house tour so maybe there'll be more sometime soon.

And aZinaM, I am currently seeing someone special, but am flattered by the offer :)

This would be much cooler if it were automated, like a clock. Maybe version 2?

I ran into the exact same problem. I found a plain red quilt at target.

While we're on the subject of color... Does anybody know where I can fine Orange towels. Not rust, not mellon but bright caution cone orange. Why are basic colors so hard to find?