oval office makeover

The oval office has gotten a makeover and the project was done at no cost to the tax payers - funded completely by the White House Historical Association. President Obama mixed old with new and chose a palette of soft neutrals.

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Some of the new items:

a donated carpet (from Michigan) with the president’s seal

two brown cotton couches (that look like velvet)

an American walnut and mica coffee table

Some of the old items that stayed:

portraits of both Lincoln and Washington

a Grandfather clock

the Resolute desk (which has a very fascinating story)