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Title: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: mystery-ak on January 21, 2017, 11:38:47 pm
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by Katherine Rodriguez21 Jan 2017246



The Oval Office was redecorated with gold drapes just in time for President Trump’s arrival at the White House Friday.

The drapes were a change from the crimson drapes former President Obama had in his Oval Office, the Hill reported.

The change was first spotted as Trump signed executive orders on Obamacare and other things as his initial major acts as President.

The couches and other furniture seemed to be different, but the Resolute Desk, which has been in place for decades, remained, ABC News reported.

Trump also returned a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the Oval Office. Obama had removed it to make room for a bust of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump also displays the MLK bust in his office; it sits on a small wooden desk.

Most presidents use furnishings already in the White House collection to decorate the Oval Office, according to the White House Historical Association.

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Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: BigHomer on January 21, 2017, 11:42:05 pm
I prefer blue but it's his office  :patriot:
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Frank Cannon on January 21, 2017, 11:43:32 pm
Commence the attacks from the NeverTrumpers on this decision in 3...2....1.....
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: skeeter on January 21, 2017, 11:47:25 pm
Commence the attacks from the NeverTrumpers on this decision in 3...2....1.....

Reagan went with both gold and 'crimson'.  Bush went with gold. Clinton went with yellow.

Nothing to see here.
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Mom MD on January 21, 2017, 11:53:08 pm
Seriously.  If we have to get all worked up over the color of the drapes in the oval office.....
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: musiclady on January 22, 2017, 12:00:21 am
Commence the attacks from the NeverTrumpers on this decision in 3...2....1.....

Guess you're wrong.

This is, under any criteria, a trivial matter..
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Lisbon1939 on January 22, 2017, 01:45:29 am
Seriously.  If we have to get all worked up over the color of the drapes in the oval office.....
okay, but when did he start measuring them.
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: ABX on January 22, 2017, 01:51:36 am
The gold is actually pretty classic for the Oval Office decor, especially the classic sunburst. I like the blue edging that he chose. It actually looks pretty good considering the visuals of the office.

I believe these are the same design and color that Bill Clinton used without the blue trim.

(http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2001/01/19/4aCLINTON_t640.jpg)

President Bush went with an off-white similar to President Reagan.
JFK had a blue.
Obama had a different shade of gold, and maroon.
LBJ, stark white.

Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on January 22, 2017, 03:55:43 pm
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Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Wingnut on January 22, 2017, 04:04:37 pm
Finally, the carpet matches the drapes.
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Sanguine on January 22, 2017, 05:00:45 pm
Not my style, but it looks OK.
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: goodwithagun on January 22, 2017, 05:04:44 pm
Finally, the carpet matches the drapes.

 :silly:
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Wingnut on January 22, 2017, 05:11:36 pm
:silly:

My wife just said many people today have done away with carpet all together, or they just leave a few runners.  It is easier to decorate that way.   :shrug:
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Silver Pines on January 22, 2017, 06:22:30 pm
Personally I'm going to take issue with the colors of that rug.  Might want to change that, too...
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: goodwithagun on January 22, 2017, 06:27:32 pm
My wife just said many people today have done away with carpet all together, or they just leave a few runners.  It is easier to decorate that way.   :shrug:

From what I gather, removing all the carpet creates hardwood exposure.
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: mountaineer on January 22, 2017, 06:34:12 pm
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I'm not real wild about the reddish color drapes, nor the paint-by-number artwork on the walls. (Pay no attention to the dead little white boy on the sofa).
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Wingnut on January 22, 2017, 06:58:09 pm
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I'm not real wild about the reddish color drapes, nor the paint-by-number artwork on the walls. (Pay no attention to the dead little white boy on the sofa).

Somebody threw away a perfectly good white boy.
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: Wingnut on January 22, 2017, 06:59:57 pm
From what I gather, removing all the carpet creates hardwood exposure.

Okay!  I certainly didn't see that one coming....

 :thud:
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: goodwithagun on January 22, 2017, 07:01:26 pm
Okay!  I certainly didn't see that one coming....

 :thud:

That's what she said!  :silly:
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: ABX on January 22, 2017, 08:29:09 pm
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I'm not real wild about the reddish color drapes, nor the paint-by-number artwork on the walls. (Pay no attention to the dead little white boy on the sofa).

The 'paint by numbers' paintings were by Edward Hopper, one of the most important landscape artists of the early 20th century.  In addition to those, Obama kept the famous George Washington painting an added the Statue of Liberty by Normal Rockwell.
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: corbe on January 22, 2017, 09:22:09 pm
@goodwithagun @Wingnut

From what I gather, removing all the carpet creates hardwood exposure.

Quote
Someone threw away a perfectly good white boy

   You guys are killing me.
Title: Re: Trump Gives Oval Office New Look with Gold Drapes
Post by: mountaineer on January 22, 2017, 09:27:28 pm
The 'paint by numbers' paintings were by Edward Hopper, one of the most important landscape artists of the early 20th century...
It was just a joke.  :nometalk: