How can I create an LA atmosphere in my house?|168291

My Boyfriend is from LA but he goes to college out here in Chicago. He is really missing home, and I thought it would be a great idea to transform my house into _LA_ for a day. Only problem? I have NO idea how to accomplish this. Any suggestions?

Hire a taco truck to sit out front. Or make fish tacos, they are a big thing here, so are burritos. Make some margaritas.

Play some Los Angeles specific music. Snoop Dogg, Social Distortion, Guns N Roses (Welcome to the Jungle), Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beach Boys, Suicidal Tendencies, The Pixies, etc. all have songs about Los Angeles and California. Whatever his tastes are.

You could have a race riot.

Spanish style homes are numerous here.

Get some Dodgers gear and mail order some Dodger dogs. If he_s an Angels fan get some of their stuff. Lakers gear would probably also make him happy since I don_t know anybody that cheers for the Clippers. The LA Kings and the Anaheim Ducks are our hockey teams. You could also get some USC or UCLA gear if he likes those colleges.

We do have a lot of graffiti and homeless, but he probably doesn_t miss that part of LA.

Buy a small palm tree. They probably sell them as house plants in Chicago. Bird of paradise, ficus trees, bougainvillea and nasturtium are some plants that grow outdoors here.

Tattoos are huge in LA. Everyone is tatted.

That_s impossible, or I really don_t have any idea how you_ll do that. What part of L.A. is he from anyway? You should take him to the South Side of Chicago, that will make him feel back at home.

Go to Hollywood and buy a bunch of souvenirs from the giftshops located near Hollywood _ Highland. Also, visit Target they have a lot of L.A. stuff such as paintings, posters and signs.

Hire some illegal aliens to freeload off you, get a smog machine, dump some trash in the living room, and spray paint the walls with graffiti. That should do it!

west of encino is probablly not even LA native, only watches too much about gangs on tv. modern furnished apartments. Maybe some candles on just before sunset. I dno somethin like that, hop ehelps.

have gang graffiti painted on the walls .. a few abandoned shopping carts would be a nice touch.

go to pottery barn and get modurn decocrations