WHITE GLOVE MOVERS IN CHICAGO

White glove means the move is finished when the home looks finished — not when the truck is empty. Premium handling at every step: floor-to-ceiling protection in both homes, individual wrapping for every furnishing, placement and reassembly to your direction, and debris gone when we leave.

Who Chooses White Glove

Designer-furnished homes, fine art and antique collections, lakefront and Gold Coast residences with strict building standards, North Shore estates moving rooms full of heirloom furniture, and anyone who wants moving day to feel handled rather than survived. White glove also fits anyone with one defining piece — a Steinway, an inherited rolltop desk, a painting that survived three generations — where the rest of the move is straightforward but that piece sets the standard.

What's Different from Standard Moving

A standard move treats your goods carefully. White glove treats them like they belong in a gallery. The differences add up: smaller item-to-crew ratios so nothing waits its turn, senior crews only — no rotating new hires — padded floor runners and door-jamb protection installed in both homes before the first item moves, individual wrapping with quilted pads and shrink-wrap on every piece (not just the fragile-looking ones), and a final walkthrough against the inventory with you before sign-off. If anything's wrong, it's wrong while we're still there to fix it.

The Full White Glove Process

We start with a real walkthrough — in person at both addresses when possible, by detailed video call when not — to inventory the move and identify the pieces that need crating, specialty handling, or extra crew time. From there we build a written plan: crew size, truck count, packing days separate from move day, and a delivery sequence that respects how you want the new home set up. On move day we install full home protection at both ends, pack and load slowly because that's the entire point, and arrive with materials matched to the inventory rather than a generic kit.

Crating, Art, and Fragiles

White glove includes custom crating where it earns its keep. Mirrors and large art get built crates, not cardboard. Designer lighting, sculpture, and decorative ceramics get foam-cut interiors. Glass-front cabinetry travels with the glass crated separately. Wardrobe boxes carry clothes upright so suits and dresses arrive uncreased. Dish-barrel cartons with pack paper protect kitchen and barware. These materials are standard inclusions — not add-on line items.

Luxury High-Rise Coordination

The buildings along the lakefront, in Streeterville, and in the Gold Coast have rules — and the rules are real. Certificates of insurance for the building's coverage requirements, freight elevator reservations on the building's schedule, floor protection meeting the building's specs, and move-hour windows often confined to weekdays. We handle all of it directly with property management so you handle none of it. The same applies to high-end North Shore association buildings and Oak Brook Club covenants.

Pricing and What's Included

White glove is a premium tier and quoted to the specific home and inventory — transparent, in writing, no deposit to book. The price always includes: full packing with materials, full home protection at both ends, custom crating where needed, senior crews, reassembly and placement at the destination, debris removal, and the final walkthrough. What changes the number: house size, distance, custom crating count, and whether multiple delivery destinations or storage are involved. We quote the move you're actually planning, not a starting rate that grows on the day.

After the Last Box

A white glove move ends when you say it does. Beds made, art hung from existing hooks (or marked for new placement), boxes broken down and removed, protection runners pulled, and a final walkthrough with the lead crew to confirm everything's in place. We leave the home looking like you moved in months ago — which is the whole point.