Jill Biden Is Redecorating Her East Wing Office with Designer Mark Sikes: 'Personalizing the Space'

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Jill Biden Is Redecorating Her East Wing Office with Designer Mark Sikes: 'Personalizing the Space'
The first lady's office says the "project will be funded through donations to the White House Historical Association"
By Virginia Chamlee February 21, 2022 01:10 PM

One year into living in the White House, Dr. Jill Biden is settling in and redesigning her East Wing office — with some help from interior designer Mark Sikes.

The first lady's office told The Washington Post in a recent statement that Biden "spends a great deal of time in her East Wing office, and is looking forward to personalizing the space to more reflect her working style, where she can hold larger meetings and host guests."

The White House said that "In line with prior practice, this project will be funded through donations to the White House Historical Association."

Perhaps sensitive to the optics of such work, the first lady's office also noted that while some of her predecessors " immediately come in and make changes to the areas where they spend the most time, Dr. Biden had not focused on this to date, between her travel across the country, teaching, and her issue portfolio." ...

People Magazine

[mountaineer]

... While we wait to see what Sikes's designs will communicate, a few clues from his previous work: crisp white and blue color palettes, lots of pattern, and a mix of traditional American with California cool. In other words, classic, but inviting, polished, but not too showy—very much like Dr. Biden herself.

From a Town and Country magazine story about Jill's office decorating project.

Classic and polished, indeed.

[GtHawk]

From a Town and Country magazine story about Jill's office decorating project.

Classic and polished, indeed.

Is that from the classic past prime midnight streetwalker collection?

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She looks OK with a mask in the dark.