Some pieces cannot simply be replaced if they are damaged: a painting, an antique passed down for generations, a designer piece, a collection built over years. White-glove moving is the highest level of care we offer, built for the items where a scratch or a crack is not an option. Custom crating, climate-controlled transport, full documentation, and specialist crews.
An original artwork, a hundred-year-old heirloom, a one-off designer piece: these have no replacement and no second chance. White-glove handling exists for exactly these items.
A standard move protects your belongings well. White-glove goes further, for the items where well is not enough. Each piece is assessed, then crated or wrapped to its exact shape, transported in a climate-controlled vehicle where the item needs it, documented before and after, and placed or installed by a crew trained on high-value handling. Los Angeles is full of homes with art, antiques, and collections that warrant this, and that is who this service is for.
Royal Moving & Storage offers white-glove moving across LA, whether it is a single painting that needs custom crating or an entire collection in a high-value home. You get a transparent quote with the full cost up front, specialist crews, full insurance, and USDOT #3617767 behind the move.
Get a Free Quote →If you have any of these, a standard move is not the right fit. Each calls for the assessment, the custom protection, and the specialist handling that white-glove provides.
Framed works, canvases, prints, and mirrors, custom crated and handled so the surface, the frame, and the corners all arrive untouched.
Pieces with age, fragility, and history, where the value is irreplaceable. Padded and crated to protect delicate joinery, veneers, and finishes.
Sculptures, ceramics, glass, lighting, and objets that are awkward, top-heavy, or brittle, crated to their exact shape and braced so nothing shifts.
One-off and high-end pieces with delicate finishes, glass, or stone elements, handled and protected to keep the surfaces flawless.
Grands, uprights, and fine instruments that need specialist equipment and technique. See our dedicated piano moving service.
Wine, electronics, memorabilia, and curated collections, inventoried, protected to the standard each item needs, and kept together through the move.
The white-glove process adds steps a standard move does not have, because the items call for them.
We review each piece, note its condition, and plan the protection it needs. You get a transparent quote with the full cost up front.
Each item is crated to its shape or wrapped in the right materials, with bracing and padding suited to its fragility and value.
Loaded and secured by a specialist crew, in a climate-controlled vehicle where the item needs it, so conditions stay stable in transit.
Unpacked, placed, and where needed installed or hung, with a final condition check so you can confirm everything arrived as it left.
White-glove sits alongside our other specialist services for valuable and delicate items. Here is where each one fits.
Grands and uprights need their own equipment and technique. Our dedicated piano service handles them safely.
For designers and clients receiving high-value pieces, we receive, inspect, store, and deliver to the project on schedule.
For everyday furniture that does not need the white-glove tier, single pieces and standard furniture moves across LA.
Expert packing for fragile and everyday items, on its own or alongside white-glove handling for the valuables.
Climate-controlled, secure storage for art, antiques, and valuables that need the right conditions held over time.
Discreet, private moves for high-profile clients, often paired with white-glove handling for valuable pieces.
Local crews covering Downtown LA, the Valley, the Westside, and all of Los Angeles County.
For a valuable or irreplaceable piece, the gap between standard care and white-glove care is the gap between a piece that survives and one that does not.
Tell us about the pieces and where they are going. We will plan the right level of protection for each one and give you a transparent quote with the full cost up front.
A standard move protects your belongings with pads and wrap and careful handling, which is right for most furniture and boxes. White-glove is the higher tier for high-value and fragile pieces, adding custom crating, climate-controlled transport, condition documentation, specialist crews, and placement or installation. You choose it for the items where standard protection is not enough.
