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Definitely want to put my name in the hat for this book!

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My favorite building(s) in L.A. would have to be the newer Getty, just off of the 405. And it's free!! (The Architecture tour is well worth it, btw!)


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8/29/07 1:02 PM

Hi Aria,
I have the same question! I have a black wood veneer display case, and I really want a shiny white lacquer finish.

I painted a set of black wood veneer bookcases a shiny white, but used regular brush-on primer and shiny high gloss white paint from Home Depot. They do look bright, (and much better), but have some texture and don't have the lacquer finish I'd ideally like to see.

I found a tip on the internet to go to an auto paint shop and use spray paint. First primer, then high gloss shiny white, then the clear lacquer finish. I'm a little worried because this stuff is very toxic, and I'll have to coat my entire deck in plastic to actually do this project, but that's my plan for Labor Day weekend.


Apartment Therapy - Open Thread #53
8/27/07 7:45 AM

I heard great things about A Better Way to Move, and booked them over Memorial Day weekend. Unfortunately, they contracted the job out and we had a really costly and bad experience.

I had moved all of the small boxes, so it was just the larger pieces of furniture for a 1-bedroom apt moving about 5 miles across town. I was quoted 4-5 hours total.

When the movers got there (30 minutes late), they were both older guys and not very enthusiastic to say the least. They took forever, and after 4 hours I asked about the quote. They said it was more like an 8-hour job! We jumped in and did a lot of the moving ourselves, and got them out of there in 6.5. They offered to take some time off for a big tip, and I was so tired I didn't double-check their numbers. Sure enough, they overcharged us for the hourly rate.

A Better Way to Move never called me back when I called to report what happened.

We'll be moving again within a couple of years, and even though they contracted this job out, I will never use them again.


AT:LA On Moving
8/8/07 10:05 AM