Oval Office gets a makeover

Yeah, it's in desperate need of a personnel makeover also.

Hopefully, the vacationer-in-chief will get his lazy butt in the oval office and start working for the will of the people, instead of against.
...and try to keep the place clean for the next President in 2012.

Paulo

Trashed the Oval Office like everything else. Looks like a hotel room now, but that would be consistent with BO's little regard for the Office.

Doesn’t look like much work is taking place, not a single piece of paper or even a pencil. A clean desk is the sign of a sick mind.

So who did pay for the upgrades if the "WH says no taxpayer funds spent on upgrades"?

As I recall that all government spending comes from "TAXPAYERS". So which non-taxpayers are paying for this remodel?

His majesty's got some nice furnishings there.

Well, as long as the vacationer-in-chief continues to visit the golf course and take Marie Antoinette Obama on trips, he's not around to screw up the country even more.

Let him have his vacations, and let him have them often.

This article was linked from the Drudge Report so come all ye right wing nut jobs. Let's here how Obama is destroying the country. You nuts don;t deserve this president! You do deserve GWB also known as WPE!!! That's Worst President Ever!

It's beautiful. Now maybe he'll actually do some real work in it.

I looks TERRIBLE!!!!

UGLY

After that imbeciles fight with the umbrella at the gate the other day, I wonder if he can even find those doors that match the wall accents. Who am I kidding, he doesn't even go into the Oval Office.

Boring! vanilla on vanilla. Absolutely without inspiration. Ironic, no?

Oh my.... It looks like an informal den! 2012 = "Class it back up!"

Does anyone actually work there?

He's clean.

Good to see Obama has his priorities in order.

At least he's not blowing more taxpayer money (with nothing to show for it, I might add) while he's on vacation and renovating the white house.

Completely lacking of any style. Looks like they got it all at Costco.

I believe you mean Barbara Bush as Laura was the First Lady after Hillary not before. So Bill could not have enjoyed her rug. Well not that's been reported anyway! ;~)

I do not mind him being on vacation. cost us less than if he would stay at work.

Where is the Muslim prayer rug?

Great. He saved a few thousand on the redo after he ****** off a trillion dollars.

Now, to be fair to the President, his desk is cleaned off every night by staff so that it looks nice for west wing tours. That has been true for every president. So to blame him for a clean desk is just silly -- there's enough real stuff to blame him for without fixating on something trivial.

Kevin @ 12:14pm

NO ONE deserves this President!!

And I'd rather be a right wing nut job than a left wing liberal with no nuts and no job..

Wow, stunning, how creative, 8 shades of brown.

where's the Flag of the United States of America?

America, How did we allow a Communist to sit in this office at the resolute desk? Wake up your neighbor and save liberty before we are all slaves to the state and the massive debt created by this communal thinking, Marxist preaching, Communist.

Well at least the Obama's have their priorities straight?! The Obama's are so out of touch with America and I hope he (they) enjoy the new digs due to the fact that his first and "ONLY" term will soon be over!

Kevin
GWB may have been the WPE...but BHO is a POS

Pretty stale surroundings definitely does not instill any sort of creativity, glad to hear we are not the only party linking to The Drudge report.

Hey Kevin, you need all of us "right wing nut jobs".

Afterall, someone has to pay for your healthcare.

Looks like a room at Motel 6.

He made sure the next President will have to re-do it. Since it'll be a Republican, all the media, also known as the DNC propaganda arm and the clacking Socialists will complain and it'll then be a real story, not this hidden one.

I noticed the eagle is facing the olive branch. I guess this POTUS doesn't recognize that we are still at war.

Government of the people, by the people and for the people? As if he really believes that. His phrase should be, government of Obama, by Obama and for Obama.

The one that really fits is the one by T. Roosevelt, since it rejects the role of the individual.

I'm surprised he kept the US flag!!

Every space Obama occupies reeks with the smell of cigarettes. This re-do was likely an attempt to reduce the odor. I hate to think about how much damage Obama's nasty habit has done to the rest of the White House.

So typical of this tacky no class crowd

Typical government "improvement." Turned tradition and classic good-taste and style into a Motel 6 lobby. Now 'his' office coordinates with his wife's wardrobe.

Where is the prayer rug??

I looked for it, must have missed it. ;-)

Kevin has been quick to spew the hate about the tax paying, law abiding American citizens who use Drudge as one of many sources for news. As we can tell by Kevin's post, we ALL follow Drudge including Kevin!

Y A H N !

The Oval Office makeover should be re-made over! The office looks so 'uninspired' and 'colorless' (no pun intended) that I think that Obama's attitude toward the presidency is reflected in his choice of furnishings! It does not look like a room where he will be spending much time in! Vacation, again, anyone?

And this is he shrine of democracy? I'm mortified. It couldn't look worse.

I am not a supporter of President Obama, but I see nothing wrong with his making non-taxpayer modest renovations to the Oval Office. It is my prayer that the next occupant in January 2013 will restore Christian honor to his office and have a literal interpretation of the Constitution and fight to restore fiscal soundness to our nation's budget. A balanced budge amendment would solve many problems. God help us to wake up.

Not sure why Obama cares what the Oval Office looks like since he's never in it.

Everything is drab like that old cream colored paint you find in run down older homes, except browned by age and mildew.

The decor is boring....like a cheap hotel room....not much class or taste evident anyplace. Safe, but sorry.

Something like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. What a sad thing for America.

Has Obama even seen the inside of the Oval Office since he became President? He sure seems to never do any real work other make campaign speeches, shoot hoops, play golf and take vacation. Suprised he didn't have his face put on the rug so he could look at himself all day.

I now know what the color "turd brown" looks like as a theme.

Darrell | August 31, 2010 12:19 PM

I had read that Clinton greatly admired, on a visit, the sunshine yellow Oval Office rug designed by Laura Bush during 43's administration.

Hope this helps.

Too Ghetto !!!

Has the Monica closet been redone as well...
Go Billy...

How does being linked to Drudge represent Right Wing nut jobs? I go to Drudge all the time. It links to dailyKos, Huffington Post, Salon, and all sorts of "left wing" sites and stories. Fox links do not dominate Drudge on any day I've ever been there. Drudge never seems to post anything of his own. It all is links to the normal media outlets.

I love it. One site links me to all sorts of news sources, and I don't have to remember their URLs to go back.

Michael@12:27PM. The Flag is in the first picture! Are you blinded by your hate you can't see it?? Before you even open your hate filled eyes you are jumping to conclusions like all these other idiots. If they knew how to read you would see that these renovations were not taxpayer funded. It is idiots like you who listen to Glenn Beck and Rush but don't spend any time getting the actual facts right. It is scary that you actually have the right to vote.

Who would do the Oval Office in yellow? It looks horrible to me compared to the traditional dark blue. I guess with such a low rent couple occupying the place what could you expect? I can' wait until he is out of the People's house.

As I recall the Great Seal of The United States of America is Red, White and Blue. Not a token shield planted on a beige rug.

Comments like these make me ashamed to be an American. No matter your political convictions, this is the president of the USA and just the office deserves our respect. The man also won fair and square and has indeed been working constantly. Even his "vacations" have been mostly work and sojourns in spots in need of attention. Be against and thing you want but please be fair. This kind of trashy thinking and comment is beneath us. BTW I came here through Drudge too.

close down the White House.
move to a condo office park.

a waste of money ordered by Michelle
the bag lady.

I wonder how much this set US back? Just plain ugly. I agree, looks like a den.

The Oval Office looks like a cheap imitation of a cheap hotel lobby. That coffee table is so tacky looking. What people think as style is really lacking today.

It's a good thing that Obummer can take the furniture that was bought with private money with him when he leaves on January 20, 2013. I'm concerned about how the stench will be removed from the carpets and upholstery elsewhere in the White House before the new president moves in later that day.

If you look closely, the desk now faces in the direction of Mecca...

"No Problem of Human Destiny is Beyond Human Beings" - President John F. Kennedy
"The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us" -- President Theodore Roosevelt

One takes God out of the equation and one works toward Collective Salvation.

Very confusing combination of quotes but very telling if you follow all of the stories about his Collective Salvation approach to "worship".

Something like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Posted by: Don Fey | August 31, 2010 12:41 PM
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These are some really amusing comments. So far this one gets first place.

Tasteful and made in America. Good job, Mr. President....thats One in a Row!

where is the telepromper??

Financing probabaly came from the same people financing the Mosque in NYC>

It's great that they were able to get the Oval Office remodeled while the Obamas were on their vacation together from their vacations apart after their prior vacations so it could look real nice while Obama was delivering that address the other night telling us how we all have to tighten our belts.

Eagles facing the wrong way what an idiot. In times of peace the eagle will face the olive branches, but in times of war his head is turned to face the arrows. Apparently Crazy Barry doesn't believe we are at war.

Grateful, if these comments make you ashamed to be an American, you're like Michelle, who only recently was proud to be an American too. And if it'll keep him from messing up this country any more, I hope he stays on vacation until he moves back to Chicago or Mecca or wherever on January 20, 2013.

I like the idea of using quotes around the rug, but I'm not really a fan of the overall look. The Oval Office is a formal room and everything that was changed makes it much more casual looking. I see why people think this looks like a hotel room. The wallpaper really gives a different look, but I'm not sure I like it. The President has the right to decorate it however he wants. So if he likes it, then I guess that's all that matters.

I hope now he will show some respect and keep his feet off the furniture.

Aren’t the donations by companies such as the ones described in the article tax deductible? If indeed they are then is like borrowing from Paul to pay Peter. I agree it does look like a nice hotel suite but, if that is choice so be it. Personally; the center table does look like it came from J.C. Penney, then again it is my preference. It is a shame that more mementos and personal items from previous Presidents are not kept in the Oval office. I am sure dignitaries in many other countries have offices with much more character, because of the richness in history manifested in such items.

Here's the one problem I see with all this:

"The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us" -- President Theodore Roosevelt

I think the vertical lined wallpaper is AWFUL! The original look was classier.

At least it's not lavender and black velvet.

Another mad waste of money. Shameless as usual. This is another textbook example of someone with narcissistic personality disorder. Oh, and by the way Kevin... here and hear mean two different things. Wrap your brain cell around that.

Good decor for public housing, which it is.

No one has ever accused the Obamas of having good taste.

It's okay. I think the pallette lacks contrast but is in keeping with the prarie-style of simplicity. Keep in mind F.L. Wright was keen on a fusion of prarie and art-deco. By muting the pallette to a more wheat and woods pallette it exerts a need for calm. Perhaps as CiC with the political climate a more muted pallette is appropriate. Drab can also be called dull, soothing, calm, and boring. Tastes are tastes. I would have gone with a darker trim color to pull in the end tables and the desk more. The sofas are a nice touch but the colors in the wall and sofa don't tie well enough into the carpet. B- for the decorator.

All you haters .... please return to your trailers and mobile home parks ... the Christian Taliban meeting will commence shortly. Peace OUt.

While Rome burns.

The zebra skin drapes and leopard skin rug are being delivered tomorrow.

I wonder if this hotel room motif comes with a morning complementary breakfast.
I guess it's ok though as long as he is out by the 2012 check-out time.

If Obama had spent more he would be castigated for being out of touch or insensitive to America's problems. Face it... in the most immature manner you guys just hate him. So if he does anything you will hate it. It's as simple as that.

Since Barry can't do business in D.C, (only over at NBC, CBS, or ABC) it's fitting his newly renovated “model” Oval office is in mint condition for show to the paying tourists. His actual “oval office” is a set located on the NBC back-lot so his hair, makeup, and spoon fed lines can be read picture perfect to the lunatic fringe who actually buy his garbage.

While I don't like Obama's policy this is the least of my worries. Actually this doesn't bother me at all. It's no big deal really, every president has made some changes. And personally I like the new look better than the old one.

So what are the hidden "Muslim" victory messages now in our oval office?

This article was linked from the Drudge Report so come all ye right wing nut jobs. Let's here how Obama is destroying the country. You nuts don;t deserve this president! You do deserve GWB also known as WPE!!! That's Worst President Ever!

it's "hear" & "don't". kevin, check your grammatical errors before you post. cokknocker!

I was looking at the photo and was wow it looks nice, then I realized I was looking at the before photo! (Seriously!)

Point of fact for all of you referring to the vacation days...President G. W. Bush spent 69 days of his first year in office on vacation, compared to 26 by President Obama.

Be loyal and to those you like and speak against those you don't, but at least be accurate and cast slander equitably.

Looks very classy and comfortable. Enjoy the new space Mr. President

I am surprised he managed to find quotes from AMERICAN leaders (I'll bet an aide located/suggested them).

The 80's called and wants its room back. Ohmygod that wallpaper is hideous. Any wallpaper would have been a risky choice but the scale of those stripes is terrible. You don't wallpaper plaster walls. You just don't. It is wrong. I looked it up and there hasn't been wallpaper on those walls since Taft. And can that be a wallpaper border? It looks like ring around the collar. Did she hire Decorating Den?

I wonder if his staff decorator advised him that wall paper is pretty much out of style. Oh, I almost forgot; Hitler liked to hang paper, too!

Gee – how much of our money did Curious George use? What an elitist weasel!

Seriously people? SERIOUSLY? This is what it's come down to? The guy puts a rug down and there are dozens of comments about Mecca and whether it meets your definition of taste?! We have serious problems in this country -- let's have a serious discussion about REAL issues. I'm appalled at not only the lack of intelligence and information about real topics, but the knee-jerk reactions that are going to accomplish exactly nothing for the people. Talking to people in this country is a lot like dealing with a 2 year old. You all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Would you allow your children to be so hate-filled and disrespectful to ANYONE? What gives you the right to judge the man's furniture for God's sake?! Judge his politics, vote him out of office, donate to Palin 2012, whatever....but let's try to bring the conversation up at least one level from this spite-filled gutter.

How do conservatives expect to have any credibility on the issues when they display this level of maturity about a remodel? What happened to, "If you don't have anything nice to say, keep it to yourself."? And then they try to own the "moral high-ground". It could only be hatred towards their president that would incite this. Honor?

One cannot buy class, one either has it or does not.

The motel decor is in consistent with their Chicago taste.

First clue? Their tacky gift to Queen Elizabeth, it has been downhill from there!!!

WHERE is Obama's prayer rug located? The Oval office is not many shades of Brown. Figures!

@ Migalouch: The Eagle has faced the olive branch since President Truman issued Executive Orded 9646 in 1945. It was never a time of war only occurance.

Yes Kevin, we DO deserve GWB, and you deserve BHO.

GWB = 4 1/2% unemployment
BHO = 9 1/2% unemployment

Seriously people? SERIOUSLY? This is what it's come down to? The guy puts a rug down and there are dozens of comments about Mecca and whether it meets your definition of taste?! We have serious problems in this country -- let's have a serious discussion about REAL issues. I'm appalled at not only the lack of intelligence and information about real topics, but the knee-jerk reactions that are going to accomplish exactly nothing for the people. Talking to people in this country is a lot like dealing with a 2 year old. You all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Would you allow your children to be so hate-filled and disrespectful to ANYONE? What gives you the right to judge the man's furniture for God's sake?! Judge his politics, vote him out of office, donate to Palin 2012, whatever....but let's try to bring the conversation up at least one level from this spite-filled gutter.

Kevin: Thankyou for your hate speech. You progressives do make me laugh.

Well, it's not quite as ugly as the Taft Oval Office makeover but it's a close second... http://www.rugrag.com/post/Presidential-Oval-Office-Rugs-and-Carpets-Through-the-Ages.aspx

Terrible Desinger! Did Hugo Chavez do all the work???

Seriously people? SERIOUSLY? This is what it's come down to? The guy puts a rug down and there are dozens of comments about Mecca and whether it meets your definition of taste?! We have serious problems in this country -- let's have a serious discussion about REAL issues. I'm appalled at not only the lack of intelligence and information about real topics, but the knee-jerk reactions that are going to accomplish exactly nothing for the people. Talking to people in this country is a lot like dealing with a 2 year old. You all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Would you allow your children to be so hate-filled and disrespectful to ANYONE? What gives you the right to judge the man's furniture for God's sake?! Judge his politics, vote him out of office, donate to Palin 2012, whatever....but let's try to bring the conversation up at least one level from this spite-filled gutter.

Even though I am a conservative I think it looks fine. I think it could use some openness though its a little closed in. I also think some bookshelves would look nice. The weaved carpet is stupid though seriously.
BTW diggndirt54: If you will hearken back to a speech President Bush made, he was the one who redesigned the Presidential seal to have the eagle facing towards the olive branches. He said it was because we wish for peace but maintain the ability to respond if provoked. So you need a little history brother, and Obama has actually shown us here that he agrees with Bush OMG!!! The liberals are gonna freak out, Obama agrees with Bush on the olive branches in the seal!! holy crap!!

Ever notice how O's approval ratings tick up slightly when he's away on vacation, then go back down as soon as he's back and on TV all the time? Maybe he should go away permanently.

Love the smell of hate in the morning.

Anything linked to Drudge will draw the haters.

By the way, was Drudge one of Mehlman's boyfriends?

Anyway, anything in the White House that doesn't look like it came out of Winterthur is bound to raise the hackles of the White House Historical Society..

Go back to the 19th Century if you want to see some really god-awful furnishings in White House photographs...

As I'm typing this, nothing I saw in the picture stands out in my memory. Totally lackluster. A reflection of it's inhabitant.

Pimp my oval office ...

I find it very interesting that the color yellow was selected for the commander and chief. Yellow represents cowardice. "Yellow journalism"....unreliable and of poor quality. How fortuitous! I find it very fitting!

It's interesting the eagle on the desk is looking one way while the eagle in the carpet is looking the other. Obama's eagle on the floor is looking to the 'peace' of the olive branches while the desk eagle is looking toward the arrows of war. It would be nice if our President could find the will to accept we are at war (21 soldiers died in the past 48 hours) and apply himself to win our war against terror. For me, this is the clearest illustration of his thinking on how he perceives himself as one who does not accept the adage of "peace through strength".

Looks like a hotel room. The Hiltons have that wallpaper.

Why go casual. The oval office should be a showplace and an intimidating place.

Where is the big screen TV to watch golf?

Tacky, boring and common...BORING...that is so-o-o yesterday...I can't believe he's found a way to destroy that magnificient office!
but then again he's destroyed everything else - why am I surprised.

Looks like a motel room...it will need to go back to what it was when Obama is impeached.

What did this cost us?

He really is completely disconnected from the United States... probably always has been.

(Please enter the letter "w" in the field below) LOL

I wonder if the Imam really knows who "the people" are in the Lincoln quote. I'm guessing his holiness believes they are the minions he keeps around and all the lemmings at ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and that unwatched MSNBC. Surely it couldn't have anything to do with us dumb old tax payers.

Looking at all the photos, I get it.

The tonality show off the antiques.

Particularly the Resolute Desk.

O, and the joker who said the Eagle was looking the wrong direction:

Congress has not declared war, so the Eagle turns away from the arrows.

Worst president ever definitely belongs to the current leader. Noone in the history of our country has destroyed 200+years of freedom in such a short time. By the time he leaves office we will virtually be France, if not Russia.

Actually, the carpet looks better to me.

Hate the man, love the rug.

Somehow, that came out sounding homophobic.

Why is it everytime they show the Resolute desk he has his feet on it? Reagan would not even take his jacket off in the Oval office out of respect for the office and the men who served before him. One term for Obama

so it's bland-least of our problems. We need to focusing on the important problems at hand. Who funds the Pres. Inaug. Cmtg.? Not that impt. either. Drudge is a great site and Kevin sounds close minded and hateful and yes, at this moment, I'd rather have W back.

Well, at least it's neutral. It'll be easier to work with for the new occupant in 2012.

Too drab and way too casual. It is the Oval Office! A little formality is in order. It looks like a family room. It would have been better to leave it the way it was, he's hardly there anyway.

I just wish he'd keep his feet off the desk.

I see hope and change in the "new" Oval Office, they are in the corner!

Well, when you become President of the United States, you're free to decorate the Oval Office as you wish.

I wonder if he had his illegals do the painting?

Looks like the smoking room at the Elks lodge!!!

Does anyone know the history of the desk? Who made it? Where was it made? What year was it made? The carving is absolutely beautiful. Why is there no mention of the desk besides it's cleanliness? Thanks in advance.

Well, at least Obama had them take the plastic covers off the couch for now.

Wow - it looks just like my family room but it should look like the office of the most powerful person on this planet, which it obviously does not. Barry's nonchalant feet-on-the-Resolute Desk attitude is reflected in his design choices. Hey, why not Karaoke Night every Tuesday - and Barry can use the Resolute desk as his stage!

The more time vacationing or golfing, the less time he has to screw up the country.

Many of you make me laugh. I especially enjoy the "vacationer-in-chief" comments. Do a 30-second Google search, and you'll see who the vacationer-in-chief truly was. Hint: Shrub.

Some of these comments are laughable, others are tragic, but my favorite ignorant comment is the request for "Where is the flag of the United States?" Especially since three of the photos show it right next to the commander in Chief's desk where it has resided for many generations.

Overall I have to say it seems plain to me but that may be what the President needs to let him concentrate on his work day so it's good with me. After all, he has to work there not me why should I care that his taste is not mine so long as it doesn't make my nation look foolish. For all of those who don't read the article before posting, it correctly says the renovations were paid for by a foundation which has paid for the same service for every president as long as I have been alive.

This is just an information piece no one should be bent out of shape to see that the President of the United States of America has updated his own office to suit his own taste just as every other President before him has.

Really all I can say about the new look is, nice enough but a little dull for me.

Let's not let contempt for Obama cloud all common sense. Just because he has now surpassed Jimmy Carter as the Worst President in US History, doesn't mean we have to tear down the decorator (not POTUS) who did this. Personally, I think it's nice and & soothing, well all except for putting striped wall paper with floral drapes. That's tacky & fad-ish, but it seems a lot of designers are doing this. Makes you wonder if they dress the same way, or whether they show more sense in their personal wardrobes.
The faux suede fabric on the couches might look better if they steamed the puckering and wrinkles out of the skirts. Now, it just looks kind of messy. There is nothing wrong with the color scheme, it's just neutral. Personally, I'd replace the striped pillows with something a little more rich & bold to 'pop' in accents.

Many of you make me laugh. I especially enjoy the "vacationer-in-chief" comments. Do a 30-second Google search, and you'll see who the vacationer-in-chief truly was. Hint: Shrub.

You know what would have been greener, Mr. and Mrs. Obama?

Doing nothing.

Egos and "green living" need a lot of rationalization to live in "harmony".

JustAGuy@1:29 PM The economy was in the crapper long before even the election so don't try to revise history. GWB happened to follow one of the best presidents ever, William Jefferson Clinton. And before you get into his Monica issue tell me how many times Newt or Rush has been married? Even McCain admitted he cheated on his 1st wife. GWB went to war on false pretenses. He makes James Buchanan look like FDR in comparison. Let's be totally honest with ourselves and agree GWB was a terrible president. Good, we all agree about that! Now you expect Obama to clean up that mess in a year?? Come on and be realistic. Another point you pro-life fruit cakes, if you want to sit around in your own feces when you are old and have Alzheimers that is fine. I want stem cell research to find a cure for me!

What the hell is wrong with these people, the country is broke and they keep spending money.

Why waste the money, could have just used lawn chairs. What an ugly color scheme this is and extremely drab.

It doesn't look too bad, but the most noticeable difference is the startling change from a "light and air and sunshine-filled" to dark and somber and not sunshine-filled.

While I confess that I can't stand Obama, I think this truly says something about him; he is a dark figure in many ways beyond the color of his skin (which is immaterial in any regard).

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Upgrades look great. The walls look much better with the wall paper. I did think the previous carpet looked better but the new one is not bad.

@kevin

Hey Kev, if this was linked from Drudge, and everyone who comes from Drudge is a nutjob, how did you get here?

That new rug will be ruined as soon as Snoop Dogg and Ludacris drop one of their blunts and get some of the green sticky-ickey on the carpet while killin' time with the HMFIC. Wonder where the Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan quotes are embedded?

If no taxpayer money was spent, to renovate something the taxpayers own, shouldn't that be considered a donation to the Obama campaign?
What's next?
'Private Funds' from George Soros renovating Capitol Hill?
'Private Funds' from China renovating congressional offices and monuments?
Time to investigate the source of these funds!

Where is the Prayer rug?

In the yellow room two butuggly paintings among the 18 century art is a true legacy of these Whitehouse crashers

I dunno. The comments seem right in line with any public internet forum. Most of them are just wisecracks. As for the room ... very bland. The blue lamps are about the only spot of color. (Ahem. I think I just set up a joke. Feel free to jump in.)

I want to know if the secret levers are still in the Challenger desk!

Where's the liquor cabinet for the next beer summit?

Did this story have a link to the cesspool blog?

Wow, the socialist has no taste!

EMS13:

Since you have numbers of days for Presidential vacations, how about adding some information on where the "vacation" was spent? I suspect that you are comparing GWB's time at Camp David and his Crawford, Texas ranch to Obama's junkets to New York City, Maine and Martha's Vineyard.

Both Bush and Reagan had offices in their personal ranches that were set up for all the security and communication equipment necessary to do their job away from the White House. If they needed staff meetings, they took the staff with them. They also entertained heads of state. They were working vacations - not travel and leisure.

You must also have the numbers for the first 7 months of the second year in office. I'm curious about why you didn't include them!

I realize that it's a tough job for Obama Kool Aid drinkers to justify his work habits, but you volunteered for the job - just like he did!

A little lacking in color but it's not bad. Other seasonal decorations won't clash with anything in room, be easy to work around from a decorator standpoint. Now, that oval Presidential seal ... a quote from a non-U.S. president seems inappropriate. Were there no other former U.S. presidents throughout American history who said anything that could pass muster with the current President? The MLK quote might have meaning to Obama but out of respect to former and future United States presidents, seems the Presidential seal should be reserved to commemorate U.S. presidents.

"If Obama had spent more he would be castigated for being out of touch or insensitive to America's problems. Face it... in the most immature manner you guys just hate him. So if he does anything you will hate it. It's as simple as that.

Posted by: muffler | August 31, 2010 1:18 PM "

I don't think anyone would complain if he found another, more suited to his community organizing roots, job and left the job of POTUS to someone that is actually qualified.

So, no tax dollars were paid for this. That would be the same amount of tax dollars that Nancy Reagan spent on new china. Where are the media and their vilification. Oh, that's right, "Today the King rode in the park."

WLW...get off he computer and get back in line...your medical marijuana is ready for pickup.

No class ... just like the current administration and the clown known as our president. By the way, I'll show the office of the presidency some respect when the president shows the office respect.

I was going for the "Marriott Courtyard lobby circa 1993" vibe. I thought the microfiber couches from Rooms to Go really pulled it together nicely.

No one cares about Obama, because he's a junior senator from Illinois and nothing more. He's out on vacation because he simply doesn't know what to do when he's in the White House. He's out of place. It's like when a freshmen high school class visits a college. The kids walk around the university but they feel completely out of place. The kids know they're years away from being qualified to go to this university, and they know they're just there looking around.

Same with Obama. He knows he got in there due to the color of his skin, and because he wasn't Bush. That's it. And so he goes golfing. He can't do anything about the economy, because he doesn't know what to do or how to do it. He might know how he screwed it up, but he may not actually realize that, yet.

So he goes on vacation. THAT'S one thing he knows how to do - goof off.

He's a token president and he knows it. And we all know it. And that's why the years 2009-2012 will be known as the disastrous Obama years.

You can't say anything more about 2009-2012 because you'll be labeled a racist if you say it like it is.

Nice remodeling job. I like the way you picked the fabrics and colors. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer but, you know, he's doing the best that he can so give him a break. Cut him some slack.

No clue why this is such a big deal. At least it was donated apparently. Still, my favorite rug was George Sr.'s rug from Teflons link above in the light blue

Guess Persian rugs are out of the question when it comes to donating an oval office carpet

http://www.rugrag.com/post/White-House-Oriental-Rugs-and-Persian-Carpets.aspx

Are the doors clearly marked? Remember how the idiot Obama tried to get in through a window?

How plebian!
To get rid of the rug with the Prsidential Seal is another signal that Obama has no respect for our country.

Obama loves to show his disrespect at every opportunity!

Hey, neocons! Obama is the president. Obama is the president. Obama is the president. Put that in your pipes and smoke it. Are you angry? Seethe then, because Obama is the president and there is nothing you can do about it. What's more is he will probably be elected 26 MONTHS from now (that's more than two years!) because the moderates and indies won't vote for Palin (dim bulb), Romney (cult member), Gingrich (no values) or Pawlenty (who?). You lost and Obama is the president. You lost because your guy broke the world.

Get your shoes off the desk, homey. That desk belongs to me.....

Are those Islamic-style curtains?? They seem to have a row of minarets on them.

The perp who committed this travesty [the Great Seal is now a scatter rug in neutral tones?] MUST be the same wonk who picks out Michelle's outfit. Couldnt they have called someone - ANYONE - from HGTV?

Ring up Style network while you're at it...

Doesn't look too bad...a little bit bland and boring...the stripe wallpaper cheapens the place...plain vanilla walls would hold the digity of the office...the stripes make the place looks like an informal setting...also, the couch and all the earth tones make the place dated, almost 1970s like...as someone would say, gee, it looks like a sitcom set...The carpet looks alright but I like the Reagan and the Sunburst carpet a lot more...Clinton's blue carpet was also very nice, add the seriousness of the office...although that blue color would drive people crazy after a while...I don't like GHWB's light ocean blue carpet, just too dated...so this new carpet is in the mid-range I would say...overall, it's ok, not over the top, a bit boring, and too bad with those wallpaper...this office deserves a lot more gravitas than a sherwin-williams wallpaper...they could have chosen some wallpaper with fine texture or patten, that would be much nicer than this wide stripe 1970s like stuff...lack of seriousness, kinda lack of soul...

Based on how often he is away vacationing, campaigning, and apologizing to the world the carpet should hold up for a long time.

BTW - Bush re-used the Reagan rug and the Clinton drapes and antiques in storage rather than having new stuff made and shipped.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/28/weekinreview/the-nation-oval-office-room-with-a-hue.html

Again - if you want to be both frugal and green then you reuse. This redo (at tax payer expense or not) is a bit out of step with both the rhetoric and the times.

I hope Nobama does not get too comfortable. It's going to be a short stay.

The only thing that the makeover has going for it is are the leather chairs. Beyond that, I'm bored.

We probably wouldn't be so mean about this if he wasn't such a jack-wagon about spending OUR money on stupid projects, not telling us where it's going, and forcing his agenda on us, telling us we don't have a choice, or ignoring our choices, while HE goes on vacation ALL THE FREAKIN' TIME. No anger here. I'm just sayin'.

The office looks nice. I know that room gets used a lot with people coming adn going for business all day.Obama is doing what he can. Remember we had a lot of ISSUES before he came into office and he is doing his best. He is NOT God. People STOP hating! All the other presidents went ob vacations, so why can't this man do the same. He deserves time alone with his family, just as you do.

Realtors always say to decorate in dull basic tones just in case you have to move out.

Who let Kevin and his friends out or the playpen? Pretty funny to read the whining from these usefull idiots after the vitriol they all spewed at Bush. Even funnier when you consider that Bush was a liberal.

I'm no Obama fan, didn't vote for him, and want him out. Rehardless, office looks fine, and report is correct...every President does it, and typically from leftover campaign funds. Move along folks, nothing to see here. Focus on thwarting the left wing agenda, and not office furniture.

Sounds like denverlady blogger has blown a gasket! Denverlady thinks people on this post are disrecpetful but then posts "...for God's sake" (disrespectiful) "... a like lot like dealing with a 2-year old" (disrespectiful) and "What give you the right..." (because it's blog, there's a place for comments from anyone) ... and on and on. Well denverlady, that eagle IS facing the wrong way and like it or not some people don't really don't care for Obama and are just venting a little. The only disrespectul person on the blog is denverlady! Sheesh!

Uninteresting, pedestrian and over-hyped. Just like our Mediocre-n-Chief.

But "HIS IQ IS OFF THE CHARTS!"

Wow, the socialist has no taste!

Years ago, BofA did a study of new businesses. Data suggested that 1 out of ten new restaurants failed in the first year, 3 out of five in the second year, and all restaurants painted brown failed. The suggestion was that brown reminded people of the end product of the restaurant. I note a similarity here.

Where's the black lacquer furniture, leopard-skin rug and tribal art? C'mon Barry, pimp that ride!

Where are the shades of "Peach"? It is part of a word that we will be using a lot in 2011.

Beige..it suits his personality. Why do these foolls get to spend hundreds of thousands "redecorating" the WH with the People's money ? And he is on;y going to be there another 2 years anyway (thank God)..so why spend all of teh PEOPLE's money on this decorating BS ? Is he there to do a job and work ( ah..maybe not , he is apparently there for rock concerts , kobe beef/lobster and vacations) or surround himself with designer fabrics and etchings...God save America.

It needs a bust of Winston Churchill. Unfortunately, a bust of Ward Churchill is more likely.

It is said that a messy desk is the sign of a genius. His desk speaks volumes.

Doesn't He and Moochelle watch Divine Design? They don't do much of anything else but spend money and vacation. Candice Olsen would have made it look better than a Motel 6. I wonder if he still puts his feet on the Desk, All fun aside, that is disgraceful and disrespectful toward all the REAL STATESMEN that sat there.

I'm shocked they failed to replace the arrows in the eagle's left talons with flaming 100 dollar bills.

I am suprised that it is not decorated to remind him of his home country of Kenya. I thought he would have a stuffed lion and a cheeta in there. Then some tribal masks or some big ivory tucks on each side of the desk. You know just like home!

They will need to scrub the hell out of this prestigious office and refurbish the whole thing once this socialist thug is either voted out in 2 yrs or perhaps escorted out in handcuffs sooner.

Darell- No, the writer was correct, it was Laura Bush who designed the rug used during her husband's terms. Clinton visited several times after he left office, and particularly liked it (probably because it wasn't stained like the one he left.)

I think Colonel Sanders used the same decorator for KFC back in the 60s.

How can the nation see the renovation tonight because the nation no longer watches speeches given by foreigners, especially if Marie Antoinette is out (of her mind).

In the spirit of this article, cheers to taxpayers not having to pay for rugs anymore

http://www.rugrag.com/post/Bushs-24622c000-Oval-Office-Tufted-Carpet.aspx

62 Grand. You believe that?

Where's the zebra and leopard skins

i think it should have stayed the way it was. tradition is major. not that it doesn't look nice...it looks ok to me. but it doesn't look like any work/planning, or (whatever the word im looking for) goes on in there. but im sure our president does his job. [still support our president]

The point is most of us just want to work and be with our families. The lefties took advantage and got this brain dead fool elected so they can take our country. Yeah shame on us. But it won't happen again! The real/majority of Americans are pissed and will take this country back and we don't care about being sensitive or caring either. You either an American or your not. You pick which side you want.

Bush had the eagle facing the Olive branches for his entire Presidency on the presidential seal. My fellow conservatives need to shut up.
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As a "Right Wing Nut-Job" and came from Drudge Report, I see nothing wrong with this. I don't agree with this president probably 98% or more of time, but if every president does this and don't use tax money, he has every right to. I think it looks elegant and don't let my political views get in the way.

The first question that popped into my mind was "Did he remove anything that has deep historic value?" It looks like he didn't, so that settles it and now I can worry about the real problems, the damage he's doing to this country.

Wow... An article about the same type of renovations done by almost every president brings out the nut jobs...

Would you have rather had Mr. "Our economy, I think, is still -- the fundamentals of our economy are strong." (Woops - there it goes) in there?

I'm sure the new occupant in 2013 will be thankful for the new look (except that coffe table that looks like ho trash).

I prefer Gordon Gecko's office.

Where's the golf clubs? Shouldn't they be in the corner behind his desk?

With all the crimes he's committed since being put into office, (Read David Limbaugh's new book) Obungle may be impeached next year, so we won't have to look at this decorating disaster much longer.

I am not an Obama supporter nor would I ever vote for him. Fearing the worst in this redecoration, I can say that it looks fine and in good taste. I would not have had the quotes around the rug. It does not look like MRO made the choice of the colors like she does her clothes. Thank God for that!

I'm surprised he didn't decorate it as a replica of a golf course, with the 18th hole in the middle of the office. This way he can practice his putt shot instead of ruining...er...I mean running the country.

I'm not certain why the predominently white liberal media thinks this is news.

I think Colonel Sanders used the same decorator for KFC back in the 60s.

Posted by: armedinaz

Probably reminds him of a bucket of necks and gizzards! (original recipe, of course)

It seems very pedestrian and unpresidential and out of character with the architecture.

Balinese style. Muted colors. The cotton fabric on chairs appear to be on a honeycomb pattern? I hope I'm wrong. . . I'm reading too much into his choice of colors and decor.

After the last guy left, they probably had to fumigate.

I liked the Bush oval office much better... it was more intimidating, as it should be. Now it looks like a fun place to relax. We need to present our power a little better than this.

Except for the Presidential seal, the carpet, couches, and coffee table look straight from the lobby of a Marriott hotel. At least the taxpayers didn't pay for it.

"'Each president puts his stamp on the office,' he [Gibbs] said." I'm sure of that. I saw the picture of Obama leaning back in his chair with his big brogans up on the antiques Resolute Desk in the oval office. He has little regard for America except for the trappings he receives as President. And, it probably was renovated with political donations from 'friends'---probably trying to insure special treatment from the government.

Meh, I liked Clinton's the best.

Too bad they went to all this trouble only to have to redecorate in 30 months.

The seal is as crooked as he is.

Well, I have officially been lost as a Obama supporter. I cannot take anymore of this guy.

Comments like these remind me of the dictum "People get the leadership they deserve". One has to hope that the sane elements of American society have better things to do than publicly display their mind-numbing shallowness and ignorance in forums like these.
Perhaps the religious right and associated "nut jobs" could take a moment to pray for BO rather than prey on him.

I agree. It looks like a nice hotel suite. I wish I had the money to renovate my home. Instead, I'm trying to short sale before the bank forecloses.

That would be a great room if he was the president of Iran, Iraq or Saudi Arabia. We live in AMERICA and our colors are RED, WHITE and BLUE. As a U.S. Citizen, I am ashamed and embarrassed at what he has turned that great office into.

Where is the class? Where is the vision? Where is the color sense?
Whoever designed this is really not very good at all. Perhaps they should have asked real professionals for assistance.

The new look in the Oral Office our Complainer in Chief selected is from the genre of "South Side Chicago Rooms-To-Go" and will be very influential in keeping him in the Whitey House more...

'The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us'...

That quote must be on the left side of the rug when sitting at the desk!

Who needs the Comedy Channel when I have all the comedy I need right here in these comments and in the Whitehouse! LMAO! It won't be much longer until Nov and the libs are getting more desperate. They know this crack-headed administration is finished!

The oval office now looks bland, just like its occupant. By the way, if there's an error in the eagle in front of the desk, blame Great Britain. It was the UK who build the desk from the wood of the Resolute to give to America. Rutherford B Hayes was President at the time. Most presidents, with a few exceptions, have used the desk since then. But Obama is the only one I know of who sits back in his chair and plants his scruffy brogans on the top of the Desk. Who else but him would show such disrespect for the American property?

Surprisingly well done. I like it. I'm amazed that they were able to keep michelle, the first clown of fashion, out of it. Probably why they did it while shewas "vacationing". I was looking forward to some sub saharian finger painting to be included as "priceless art". The desk reminds me of a great story. A fantastically successful print broker I worked with had an office that was a total mess. Had a sign on his deskthat said,"If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind. what is signified by an empty desk"?
That's our prez.

I think it looks neat and professional, the new couches warm it up.

To all you right wing nut jobs, Glenn Beck kool-aid drinkers and Sarah Palin worshippers AKA dimwits.The economy was in the crapper long before even the election so don't try to revise history. GWB happened to follow one of the best presidents ever, William Jefferson Clinton. And before you get into his Monica issue tell me how many times Newt or Rush has been married? Even McCain admitted he cheated on his 1st wife. GWB went to war on false pretenses. He makes James Buchanan look like FDR in comparison. Let's be totally honest with ourselves and agree GWB was a terrible president. Good, we all agree about that! Now you expect Obama to clean up that mess in a year?? Come on and be realistic. Another point you pro-life fruit cakes, if you want to sit around in your own feces when you are old and have Alzheimers that is fine. I want stem cell research to find a cure for me!

Personally I don't think it's all that great. I much prefer the original look.

It's not a modern house so why try and make it that way.

If they truly wanted to spruce it up. It should have been done with the traditional wallpaper that fits the era of the house itself.

Who paid for this anyway ? If we the public did , we didn't get to vote on it.

Blahhh

Awwwwwwh, somebody's been over to Direct Buy lately.

I think the do over is okay except the carpet. The boarder is cool, but the plain beige really detracts from the rest of the room. Needs more color in it.

I'm sorry but, they have absolutely no taste whatsoever.

where's the basketball hoop?

The decorations look fine, but the first thing the new Republican President needs to do in 2012 is remove FDR's collectivist garbage of a quote...maybe replace it with someone espousing the personal responsibility which has made this country great instead of the entitlement mentality which the left loves to promulgate!

why is everything tan and brown?
does it look presidential to you?
where is the blue?
i mean don't get me wrong it is a nice room however does it look presidential? historical?
thank you

Reading the derogatory and unseemly comments from the majority of posters, I think it is shameful how petty and openly racist the American people have become. Obama has done far, far less harm to the world and humanity in general than his incompetent predecessor.

Dull. No Red, White and Blue there. Just dull! Don't tread on me should be put on the rug.

Looks like the haunted house at Disney World, you know the one that looks like the walls are moving, but it's the elevator taking you to hell.

I hope the Oval Office gets a new makeover in three years!

Wlw or whatever..
I think you are mistaken, the low life hippies are on the left and yes support the taliban... As far as me, I am beautiful, strong, well respected and pay 86 % of all taxes so sc:m like you can keep sucking the government t:t and enjoying your dead end job :) love and peace dude..

Looks almost as good as a Radisson Inn lobby.

So does this mean he may actually go into the office now?

When I look at the Oval office through out history and what the previous presidents have done with it, once again, it is evident this guy is in over his head, without a clue. What a disgrace - it looks like a Motel 6 hotel lobby for goodness sakes. Nothing presidential about it at all.

Is the rug facing East?

I can only hope (?) that Mr. Obama will show more respect for whatever desk he has chosen. The circulated picture of him with his feet up on the national treasure made fromthe timbers of the HMS Resolute,a gift from Queen Victoria was disgraceful. His contempt fro our heritage is revolting.

Looks almost as good as a Radisson Inn lobby.

"let them eat cake"?

Record numbers of homeless and jobless people in America and our President takes time from his busy golf schedule to remodel the White House.

I think I just threw up in my mouth.

Does that office seem Presidential? At least the office of an American President. No. It looks more like the office of the Indonesian President.

Whatever. It can be changed when he is booted out of office in 2013. And they can redecorate it again. What Americans should be concerned with is what type of long term damage he can do and wrecking his office literally is not a concern. The figurative wrecking of the office i a concern with all his bowing, appeasement, is still a concern but it will just be on him, not the office of the presidency.
So as long as he doesn't nuke the United States we should be okay.

Don't worry, Romney or Palin will change it back in a few years...this guy is obviously TOAST !!

What! No gangsta graphics? No miniature golf? No rapper-crapper speakers hanging on the wall? It does look like a Motel6 and I'm sure the rugs will get the cigarette smell soon to really bring in the motel motif.

The dominant color isn't red? "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." isn't embroidered anywhere? GET THE HELL OUT!

If a man's life is reuced to quotes he's not much of a man and it shows, the Office looks like a powder room.

"I hate quotes, tell me what you know." Emmerson

Jeez...this is a non-story. First of all, to the poster who asked where the flag is: DUH! Look at the pictures again. Secondly, it's really not that bad. Reminds me of a fancy men's room in an upscale hotel. Thirdly, with all that's going on, how did the vacationer-in-chief have time to pick out quotes for the rug?

The renovation of the Oval Office looks terrific--stylish and in good taste. To all the ill-informed Tea Partiers whose hostile comments prevail--Barack Obama is your president too: Please show some respect!

Clean and Articulate does he speak in a Negro Dialect while in that room? Harry Reid

Some of these posts read like design reviews from the 'Style' or 'Living' section of the locan Sunday paper. I still wonder why out-of-date wallpaper with a clashing pattern? Why the drab and non-complimentary color scheme? Were these ideas the interior decorator's or the Kenyan's?

My grandfather did a lot of the work on that room back when Jakie Kennedy had it remodeled. He was the best the White House could find and he made that room an American institution.

So much for respecting our past...

It looks like a Holiday Inn room I stayed in somewhere in Nebraska.

Where is the hammer and sickle?

and who in the h e double ...toothpicks uses wallpaper any more? Restoration of the painted surface will be made all the more miserable when that stuff is steamed off.

Eisenhower wore his golf shoes in the OO and left gouges in the parquet floor.

Gerry Ford used to have a putter in there.....

So far as appears, only Reps have brought golf indoors.

O, yes. Ronnie Reagan used to feed the tame squirrels that came up to the doors to the Rose Garden.

What were the walls like before? AS I recall, at one time they had wallpaper....

You know, all this about how Obama was handed a failing economy... well guess what? So was GW Bush. Capitalism has its up periods and its down periods. The trick is to leave it the hell alone. Politicians try to slow the drop or speed up the growth - and all they do is lengthen the lows and shorten the highs.

Obama picked up an economy with positive growth, but not the 7 years of record growth under Bush. And what did he do? 7 quarters of near zero growth. Trillions of borrowed money. Obama failed.

Clinton did not handle the economy any better. Clinton did not run an surplus, ever. That's a line of BS and the media repeat it as if its true.

If Clinton ran a surplus then the National Debt went down under Clinton. Did it? No, it did not.

Ad what that mean is - Clinton ran a budget deficit every year he was in office. Same with ever president since the 1960's.

Please don't go to Google and post a link to a graph showing the "Clinton Surplus". There was no surplus. The National Debt increased the entire Clinton presidency.

If this is a surprise to you - do some research. I suggest you look at the National Debt, year by year. Good place to start your research (and finish it).

Obama is running up the National Debt like no other president. It's reckless. It's something a president does when he's never managed a budget nor run any type of business. Obama hasn't so much as managed a Dairy Queen, and a group of geniuses put him in office.

Yes he's the president. Get over it? What does that mean? Accept ever4ything he does while smiling and applauding the whole time? No thank you. Obama is juvenile and many, many Americans know it.

Come November - Obama is going to get the shock of his life.

American are against this crazy stimulus spending - Obama is for it. Americans are against the Nationalization of Banks - Obama is for it. Americans are against the Nationaization of the Auto Industry - Obama is for it. Americans are against Illegal Aliens - Obama is for them. America is against the growth of entitlement programs - Obama is for it.

And the list goes on.

Obama is president so get over it? No thanks.

Obama is the president so every good American must do everything in his/her power to stop Obama and correct this terrible mistake!

Here comes 2010, and 2012.

Anyone but Obama.

Them is muslim colors!

Not bad, actually. Now all it needs is an actual president working in there. Where is he now?? I can't keep up.

The New Oval Office looks like a Model Apt. in a new Condo Complex. Everything Beige and tasteless.

Wow, I have never read so many shameful, awful comments in my life. I find it sad how far we have fallen as citizens in this country. I hope that all of you who are so opposed to this president elect who you deem to be worthy the next time around. We'll see if you are any happier when that happens.

The final phase of makeover will occur at noon on January 20, 2013.

"I'm Tom Bodett, and we'll leave the light on for ya."

Not an Obama fan, but it is an improvement for sure.

The sofas are much, much too casual -- along with the "heather" two-tone beige of the rug background. That's why everyone says it looks like a den/family room or hotel. The contemporary coffee table looks like a fish out of water.

Camel-back sofas with exposed walnut trim, upholstered in something FORMAL, along with a classic, knock-em-dead antique coffee table (rosewood w/brass or gold trim?) could make this room work for the Oval Office. Surely the White House furniture storage vaults have a dozen pieces better than this coffee table!

As it stands, Obama chose comfort over dignity, just as Michelle does in choosing her wardrobe.

The Presidential seal hasn't been changed in ages, including under President Bush, and, at least according to snopes.com, it's simply not true that the eagle faces the arrows in times of war. (See http://www.snopes.com/history/american/turnhead.asp.) Also, if I'm not mistaken, the desk seems to be facing north, not toward Mecca (which would be to the East-Southeast presumably), and the American flag is clearly visible. (Sigh.)

I think it was a tactical choice. He can bring his political enemies in there, and the ugliness and drab color scheme break their wills as effectively as the depressing motel lobby after which it is modeled. Well, either that or he let Michelle run the remodel. She wears a lot of designer clothes, but she has a very poor aesthetic sense for what actually looks good on her. Laura Bush dressed much better than she did. Condoleeza Rice dressed much better than both.

I've seen nicer furniture at garage sales. It's a shame he got rid of GW's stuff. Maybe some class would've rubbed off on his goofness. All this will be on ebay soon, proceeds to go to the obama legal defense fund.

One thing about Ronnie: he did have a sense of decorum.

FDR: for sure, did not put feet on desk....

Truman: always dressed like he just stepped out of a hat box..., so , no feet.

Eisenhower? Noooo.

JFK: probably not, but had a rocking chair for his back injuries.

Nixon put his feet on the desk, as did Ford. Not sure about Carter, but probably not. Reagan: doubt it.

GHW Bush: probably did, but not in the presence of photographers.

Clinton: not only feet on desk but used kneehole, er, not the way JFK did as place for Jon Jon to play, but for older playmate....

Bush II: gave finger to photogs sitting at the Resolute; no need to go further.

Probably not a good idea to be photographed with feet on Resolute, or with a drink, or smoking

Obama is always held to a higher standard than his predecessors.

He is always flying into a 6 + % headwind because of his race.

Does the Great Seal look like a throw rug that could be picked up and removed? It doesn't look like it is woven into the carpet like the previous Great Seal. See photos above.

looks very muslim to me

First, lets stop with the vacation talk. President Bush had over a 100 days of time spent at the Crawford Ranch at this moment compared to President Obama's 33 days of vacation. Second, everyone that is complaining about the budget, President Bush took a budget surplus and made it a deficit. That is just a fact. Now, President Obama hasn't helped it too much, but it isn't just his fault. Last, anyone that is 65 or over gets medicare. I find it funny that people protesting healthcare don't want tax payers paying for other's but will gladly take medicare, which is paid for by tax payers.

Kevin, you said that you want stem cell research so they can find a cure for you. I too believe in stem cell research. If it isn't too personal what IS wrong with you? Are they close to finding a cure?

I am suprised that his office doesn't include floor to ceiling teleprompters....or are these carefully edited out of the photographs?

I can't help but notice how nice this office looks without him in it.

Actually, a company called Backsaver used to make a great desk chair in which one could lean back and have one's legs supported by a panel which was spring loaded--like a reclining lounge chair.

Very comfortable for low back pain sufferers....

Don't know if they are still in business. Maybe the orthopaedic surgeons bought them out....

The prayer rug always has to face mecca so i bet thats directly due east from the oval office,the prayer rug and koran and his sandals are probably in the closet

If I read correctly, when Jacqueline Kennedy started her "restoration" of the White House in the Spring of 1961, Congress passed a law specifically declaring the White House as the property of the American citizens. It is nice to know that WH Oval Office furniture and other artifacts are being placed "into storage." But what about the bust of Churchill which Obama so unceremoniously dispatched directly back to Great Britain the second he "moved in."? These people have no taste, no class, no understanding of American culture and certainly no understanding that they are a pathetic pair of pretenders. Can't wait to see the official portrait of the Empress M.

Well all you right wingers, when you go on vacation is your desk left covered up with papers? This man works late into the night, unlike Bush who had to be in bed by 9 o'clock. And look who has the gall to talk, after 8 years of that waste of space Bush who was on vacation for a living, cleaning up brush on his ranch and not being around on 9/11 or when Katerina hit, or for that matter to address any issue of importance. But let's keep trash talking about Obama, you jerks! You want to continue f-ing up this country go for it! You're doing a great job, you right wing nut jobs!!!

From the desk view out to the couches: the composition of the item placement skews significantly left-a subliminal reflection, hmm? The materials and trade companies used are expensive and the result is mediocre at best. There is an adage: money does not buy taste. The neutrality of the office should enhance negotiations- however, I think the end result will be more naps taken by critical parties. Maybe that is the intended method of negotiations from our current administration- to have opposing parties dozing off?
The room is crying out for help! From my assessment it is an epic fail.

Good thing he sent the Churchill bust back to England. It deserved a better setting than this.

Come on guys, every President remodels the White House and goes on vacation every week in the midst of a Democratic-caused depression! Besides, Democrats consider any money spent as 'stimulus'- re-doing roads that didn't need to be redone was 'stimulus', so redecorating the WH and going on trips to Spain just counts as 'stimulus.' If you don't like it, vote all the Democratic bums out.

Obam/Barry Soetoro probably needed more space for his Islamic prayer rug and probably was sick of having the agents move a couch or chair in order to face mecca properly.

There's that Budget Surplus "fact" again. Except it is not a fact, it's fiction. There has never been a budget surplus since the 1960's. If there were a budget surplus - then the National Debt would have gone down. Do you understand what you just read? If the answer is Yes, then you have to realize there was no budget surplus under Clinton.

You have to think about it to understand it. You can't just Google budget surplus and then see a graph and say "I told you".

Go to the US Treasury website. Look for yourself at the National Debt. Look at it during the Clinton years.

It goes up, every year.

Budget surplus - National Debt goes down.

Simple stuff.

Check out the real photos of the oval office makeover

http://www.americanthinker.com/cartoons/

Oh, so RED,WHITE & BLUE was not GOOD ENOUGH for this guy?

"No Problem of Human Destiny is Beyond Human Beings" - President John F. Kennedy
"The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us" -- President Theodore Roosevelt
"The U.S. of KKK" - Rev. Jeremiah Wright
"America's chickens have come home to roost" - Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Thanks for putting up the photo of how it looked before the re-do.

Yes, OO 2.0 is less formal, more "personal" and intimate.

Takes a very self-confident man to OK that much of a change.

Or woman.

Since the main purpose of the OO is to persuade any and every visitor to do something the President wants done, we'll see how this works out.....

Only quibble: coffee table doesn't quite seem right.....

Well since the president is obviously not opposed to any publicity he can get or diminishing the office of the Presidency. I think that he deliberately made the oval office into boring room so that he can justify calling in Extreme Home Makeover. Plus Mr. President needs all the TV face time he can get, so that all of the pesants feel close to him. Didn't you realize that the reason his pole numbers are going down is because he hasn't been on TV enough for his adoring public to realize how enlightened he is?

I don't blame GW for changing carpets and such after Slick Willie left. Shoot, I woulda had the place fumigated . . .

Not bad, but I hate the lamps.
Needs a tad of bright color to offset the sand look.

I didn't realize that the oval office had won one of those "Renovations for under $100"? I guess that got what they paid for. It looks like all different shades of pelican-poop brown to me.

What's a desk still doing in there?

You can all relax now. Apparently POTUS did not design the seal. I counted the stars and there are 50 rather than 57.

And Kevin, take a cold shower and do something useful for your country: Stay off the computer.

"The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us" -- President Theodore Roosevelt

No, it's the other way around.

Regarding who's paying - it's worth noting that former Presidents Bush and Clinton undertook a “comparable level of redesign” with money from their inaugural committees and the White House Historical Association. There's no reason to assume taxpayers paid this time.

Wonder what he did with Laura Bush's fantastic rug. The Oval office had class before. Now it looks like a Pimp Den. Ugly and as common as any flop house dive. Speaks volumes about the occupant.

Maybe they should WIDEN the room so Michelle can get in to see it.

Oh, my God. This Oval Office looks soooooooooooo depressing. Just like the present mood of USA's
American Citizens.

They should replace the leather chair with a high chair for Odumbo.

Kevin @ 12:14

You make a good point: “You nuts don’t deserve this president!”

We don’t. Just like the people of the USSR didn’t deserve Stalin, the people of Germany didn’t deserve Hitler, the people of Uganda didn’t deserve Idi Amin and the people of China didn’t deserve Mao Tse-tung.

No one in this once great nation deserves Chairman Obama. He is a Marxist thug who will not stop until this country destroyed and rebuilt according to his own Socialist agenda.

25% recycled wool? Isn't all wool "recycled?" Ask the sheep, they'll explain how it works. Just another empty claim from the empty suit occupying the Oval Office - which is also generally empty since he is generally on vacation or playing golf.

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The Obamas have every right to redecorate the oval office to reflect their taste. It might not be my cup of tea but they certainly did better than Clinton.

A really ugly coffee table. Looks like it came from Walmart. Who on earth picked that out? Yuck.

To all those wounded, "liberal" souls who seem so terribly outraged by the comments directed against their Caliph/Messiah, B. Hussein Obama, I wonder how you would react if the commenters used the sort of vitriol that YOU routinely during 8 years of non-stop lying about GW. The comments here don't even come close to that.

It doesn't really matter, though: your fellow traveler/morons (i.e., the "dems" in Congress) will lose their majority as a result of the upcoming elections in November 2010, and your messiah will be back hustling the streets of Chicago after the elections in 2012. Don't let the door hit your sensitve behinds on the way out.

Losers.

The welfare wasn't that even Roosevelt was talking about

WAS NOT

the DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE

but the WELFARE of INDIVIDUALS

Doesn't ANYONE study HISTORY?

Now! Now! I'm sure many people were put to work on this redecorating job. Obama's just trying to stimulate the economy.

The White House Restoration got a grant from BO Presidential Inaugural Committee. The Committee got it's money from donors; more than likely from folks that did't earn any money or wealthy folks that used the tax system to no pay any taxes; so the statement could be correct; no taxpayer money used. hahahahaha!!

I wonder if any of Obama's quotes will ever be part of the Oval Office. Hmmm let me think....something that starts with "I" obviously...Oh I know...
"I can't be running around everywhere with my birth certificate pasted on my face!"

It is scary that you actually have the right to vote.

Posted by: Kevin | August 31, 2010 12:45 PM

Actually kevin its people like you that are the reason there should be an IQ test before being allowed to vote.

Regarding who's paying - it's worth noting that former Presidents Bush and Clinton undertook a “comparable level of redesign” with money from their inaugural committees and the White House Historical Association. There's no reason to assume taxpayers paid this time.

thing is, why go to all this for a mere two more years. another waste of taxpayers' money.

personally, i feel given the economic situation, perhaps a few of his favorite paintings and perhaps the drapes. but the furniture, etc and the other major addiitons are un-necessary. additionally, bamboozler is hardly there anyway.

The country will recover, shortly after dear leader loses his job.

Where is the RED - WHITE AND BLUE???
This does not look very presidential!

How nice....Looks like the "Community Organizer" is living high-on-the-Hog - 10 vacations...Golf every w/end - plenty of shrimp and lobster on the menu...While millions are out of work - can't pay bills - are having their homes foreclosed etc. etc.

I guess he's movin on up...Like George Jackson...He's gonna get every thing he can out of the system...because he knows it's a ONE TERM deal...One term too long!! You can take the 'black out of the Ghetto'....but you can't take the 'Ghetto out of the black'!!! What goes around, comes around!!

How nice....Looks like the "Community Organizer" is living high-on-the-Hog - 10 vacations...Golf every w/end - plenty of shrimp and lobster on the menu...While millions are out of work - can't pay bills - are having their homes foreclosed etc. etc.

I guess he's movin on up...Like George Jackson...He's gonna get every thing he can out of the system...because he knows it's a ONE TERM deal...One term too long!! You can take the 'black out of the Ghetto'....but you can't take the 'Ghetto out of the black'!!! What goes around, comes around!!

Where is the Black Jesus portrait and the plastic covers on the couches?

I like many of the items including the wallpaper. I think the rug is hideous. The old rug was much better. Also I wish they found a way to incorporate the color blue a bit more.

Crate and Barrel must have been holding a sale. Simply tacky.

How nice....Looks like the "Community Organizer" is living high-on-the-Hog - 10 vacations...Golf every w/end - plenty of shrimp and lobster on the menu...While millions are out of work - can't pay bills - are having their homes foreclosed etc. etc.

I guess he's movin on up...Like George Jackson...He's gonna get every thing he can out of the system...because he knows it's a ONE TERM deal...One term too long!! You can take the 'black out of the Ghetto'....but you can't take the 'Ghetto out of the black'!!! What goes around, comes around!!

I'm delighted President Obama cleared out the Oval Office and got rid of everything reflecting the Bush presidency. Hopefully, the lies, the snarkyness, the 'anything for my buddies' mentality has changed with the decor and Mr. Obama will get on with the serious business of rescuing America from the teetering brink Bush and Repubes drove it to.

i think the funds were taken from illegal immigrants that were deported from previous presidencies... thats what i thnk they mean by non-tax payer funded

WH says no taxpayer funds spent on upgrades....

What funds from where were used? P-BO didn't foot the bill, M-O would have exploded.

So please, in the spirit of "transparency" where did the funds come from? Lobbyists? Illegal fund-raising, bribes?

The saying "Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" has never been more appropriate...

Another obama priority should be to hide those unsightly lamp cords - like appoint an acorn committee to figure out how to run a cord into the table from the base of the lamp and through the inside of the table down one of the legs to a concealed electrical outlet in the floor covered by the table leg. Change can be challenging.

Plenty of ash trays I trust.

Bo-ring

Sorry but there was a Budget Surplus during the Clinton years!
You can blame that on the Stingy Republican Congress!
Yes there was a Surplus but the Interest on the National Debt quickly swallowed up any Surplus and they Debt continued to grow unchecked to this very day!

Stop Obam's Spending!
VOTE THE DEMOCRAT CONGRESS OUT 2 NOV 2010!

Had to do something to cover up all his smoking in the Oval Office

@ Marlene (Posted by: Marlene | August 31, 2010 4:46 PM)
BO works late into the night? Are you F kidding me? I guess “partying” late into the night means “working” to you, right? You are so full of it – Katerina? How about Katrina, you dumb lib. In my view, the Oval Office before the renovation had more of a presidential look, but then again, BO is not presidential material…

What difference does it make ?
Mr. O never spends any time in his office to begin with ?!

Michele, honey, did you pack my sunglasses ?!

This is much to beige for my taste. It desperately needs more contrasting colors to add variety and interest.

They should have hired a professional.

In addition, I think it is arrogant to add a MLK quotation in there with quotations of previous Presidents as if trying to elevate King by association.

Tacky!

Like putting lipstick on a pig so long as that Commie inhabits it.

I don't see the teleprompter-in-chief, just where would the real boss be hiding?

This place looks like a screen shot from the producers of Shaft. Next thing he'll do is put curb finders on the limo and a big velvet heart in the back window. Where's the picture of Malcom X?

@ Marlene (Posted by: Marlene | August 31, 2010 4:46 PM)
BO works late into the night? Are you F kidding me? I guess “partying” late into the night means “working” to you, right? You are so full of it – Katerina? How about Katrina, you dumb lib. In my view, the Oval Office before the renovation had more of a presidential look, but then again, BO is not presidential material…

Wow. The comments made here are embarrassing. I am a Democrat, I don't agree with the President on everything, but I try to be respectful. That being said, I am not going to pretend that the opposite end of the spectrum wouldn't be saying the same hateful comments if there were a Republican in the White House.

I am not a fan of the new look. I think, like many people here, it looks like a hotel lobby. I think the Oval Office should have a very formal and official presence. I thought Laura Bush designed an inspiring and commanding rug. I don't hate the new rug (good time to point out the eagle has been facing the olive branch since 1945. Obama didn't try to pull a fast one on you guys.) I was never a fan of the couches used previously, but I liked them better than the new ones. I thought that the ivory colored walls and doors gave a powerful and classic look to the office - wallpaper was a bad idea. I like the curtains the Bush's picked out, however, they don't go with the new look. I don't love the executive chairs by the fireplace, I would have gone with a powerful red, which, ironically, seems to be one of his favorite colors.

I will say that I wish the President had a "suit coats must be worn at all times" policy for the Oval Office. I also understand the urge to put your feet up, but lets try not do it on a historical desk. If you do it - don't let the White House pool photographer publish the photo!

I am glad to see the President make the office uniquely his, but I think he could have gone a better direction.

Well, at least he didn't quote himself on that rug. He restrained himself mightily on that one, I am sure.

I have to say it looks more comfortable and looking more like a Lawyer's office which makes sense for Obama. I'm glad he will be only enjoying it for 2 more years though.

I counted them; the seal has 57 stars!!

Just kidding; made you look though!

Fabric changes, furniture changes, etc. This a genuine makeover, and a fairly refined one, at that--though I prefer the former rug and wall treatments.

History Channel ran a series about the makings and daily life at the White House. The President's home is a true national treasure. I have no problem with the Oval Office being redesigned to give the President the most comfortable environment to make the most important decisions. He doesn't need to be distracted by the Bushes' taste.

For the record, I vote financially conservative, and I linked here from Drudge.

All traces of anything remotely recognizable as being patriotic is gone. I loved the vivid rug that was red,white, and blue.......
Now it looks like every other hotel room in America.
Understated USA is what I call it.
Obama has stated(through his decor).... I really don't want anything to say "America"
He just keeps getting more and more Anti-American.

It looks like a bad Ethan Allen showroom at the local mall. How awfully drab and beige. This guy and his wife have no taste...among other things.

Well we're moving on up....to the East side....to that dee-luxe apartment in the sky.....

When you compare the prior Ethan Allen traditional decor with the current Levitz/Red Roof Inn makeover it reflects the present resident; i.e., classless.

ATTN: KEVIN
Please report to the front lobby...the van for the liberal mental ward is about to leave.

Yes. . . new carpet...the semen stains are gone from the Clinton era carpet once and for all.

263 posts over a change of furniture? Are ALL of you insane?!!

what is the blue flag opposite the stars and stripes?

For all of my distaste with the current administration, I truly like the new Oval Office decor!

It's somehow boring, lacking in imagination. It has no class. The commenter who observed that it looks like a hotel room is right. It looks just a step up from a living room in a new suburban housing development. The coffee table looks like it came from Ikea--at best. I hope the next president hires people with better taste.

TO THE RACIST PIGS WHO ARE SO RUDE AND DISGUSTING ON THIS PAGE!
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHETHER IT IS PRES. OBAMA OR CLINTON OR FORD OR THE GREAT S. BUSH DESERVE TO BE AS CREATIVE OR DULL AS THEY WANT- WE DIDNT ELECT THE MAN TO BE ON QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY! IT IS HIS OFFICE AND WHERE HE SPENDS HIS TIME - WHETHER IT IS 1 HOUR A DAY OR 23 DAY! YOU ALL ARE HORRIBLE AND WHEN YOU GET THE NEXT "GREAT WHITE ONE" IN THE OVAL OFFICE AGAIN- I GUARANTEE YOU THAT HIS LACK OF STYLE WILL NOT BE CRITICIZED TO THE LEVEL THAT YOU ALL HAVE SUBJECTED PRESIDENT OBAMA TO! BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES, AND I AM GOING TO GO SIT ON MY PRAYER MAT, POINTED TO MECCA AND PRAY FOR YOUR SORRY A**ES... AND I AM A BORN CITIZEN WHO IS CATHOLIC! YOU PRICKS!

My goodness, people. Be objective.

I don't like Obama or his policies, but that's irrelevant to my opinion of the Oval Office makeover.

It looks very nice. It's tastefully done.

WOW Kevin.
Little stressed are you? I can understand with O-bummer numbers falling the way they are.

I'm surprised Obama left the American flag in the Oval Office. I didn't see the "prayer rug"...did I miss something???

it lacks RED WHITE AND BLUE!!!!

As a former designer, this redo strikes me in several ways: 1) The pervasive use of neutrals is indicative of those who are insecure about COLOR; 2) The neutral scheme also shows an affinity for the "furniture store" and "McMansion" look....historic American architecture and interiors were unabashedly COLORFUL!; and, 3) as one poster said, it looks like a sterile hotel room or lobby!

I find it particularly interesting that the patriotic colors are relegated to an almost imperceptible role....red and blue "threads"? Give me a break!

The traditional use of yellow in the O Office symbolizes the rising sun over our Republic...it has tremendous symbolism.....go look it up!

I give this makeover an F-!!!

Sigh....

"I'm shocked they failed to replace the arrows in the eagle's left talons with flaming 100 dollar bills.
Posted by: RBMjr"

HILARIOUS!

ARRRGH! I HATE THE COLORS! I HATE THE DESIGN! I HATE THE LAYOUT! I HATE THE MATERIALS! I HATE OBAMA! I HATE MY LIFE! I HATE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

...but I LOVE all these awesome comments!

I might be an Ultra Conservative but I actually like the updated look. The gold, improved rug, incorporating famous quotes from famous Americans, the updated coffee table, and leather chair and couch. It looks more comfortable. So, after the next election Obama has a new vocation ahead of him as an interior designer. Other than that I disagree with 98% of his policies. I can see some here being critical just because of his policies. There should have been a place for Churchill though...

UN-presidential, just like Obama. Does he have to ruin everything?

I like it, looks cozy.
However, didn't really seem necessary. I mean it was luxurious to begin with. Couldn't that money have been donated to the tax payers to pay down that big ole debt? We're friggin fracked if you haven't noticed. Currency fail in 3...

Well at least he can stop blaming Bush for the decor. It's his own hideous haunt now.

Who is John Galt?

Looks nice, but it does look like a hotel room now

Dan C. wrote:

"If there were a budget surplus - then the National Debt would have gone down."

What?? Where the hell did you study economics - or arithmetic for that matter? A budget surplus refers to the yearly national budget. The national debt is an accumulated total of money owed plus interest. Think of it this way - you have monthly expenses like a mortgage, food, gas, etc. You also have $10,000 in accumulated debt that you are making payments on every month. Let's say your current paycheque covers it and you have nothing left at the end of the month. Then you get a $200 per month raise. If your expenses stay the same you now have a buget surplus of $200 per month - but your accumulated debt does not go down just because of the surplus.

Simple stuff.

Cheap hotel suite.

It isn't a bad decorating job, just less formal. I do not like the sofas, but that fabric is less likely to show wear. He didn't change it that much, he just has a casual style and Americans tend to think the Oval Office should be very formal. Ironically, it looks very ranch like and more of the personality of the previous Pres. As for the coffee table-Ugly, but the lamps are exquisite! I think the striped wallpaper is ultra-traditional and formal and I like it, but everything else is way too casual so I don't like the combination.

Cheap hotel suite.

I continue to be shocked at the un-American, hateful, dishonest, lazy and smug comments directed at President Obama. So much of what is said is patently false and demonstrably incorrect, but honesty seems to have no value among the know-nothings hiding their bigotries and ignorance behind the flag and false claims of what America is.

He's not a Communist or a Muslim, and he has not taken the time away that GW Bush did.

With that said, the room has not been improved. Sorry, Mr. President.

To answer the doof from an earlier post, "Nobody deserves this president except the left wing loon organization ACORN, and the poster, lol". Get a job bud, pay some taxes! lol

It looks like his presidency: lacking in creativity, interest or passion.

As bland as an Obama speech....ho-hum....

Pottery Barn, 1997

These comments represent the gutter of humanity.

(Also, just FYI--the eagle always faces the olive branch. Even when we're at war. Yes, you heard otherwise on "The West Wing." They occasionally made cool things like that up to tell a story.)

He has somewhat of a George Jefferson-esk manner about him. You know, "movin on up to the East side with the big apartment in the sky" mentality.

Had to do it now because he won't be there in 2012 to do so.

Very stylish. It's what is being shown in catalogs like Pottery Barn, Ballards and Crate & Barrel. But it's too blah for my tastes. I would choose some coordinating colors like plum, pale yellows and reds to give contrast. But. Nobody elected me so what do I know?

Watched the speech tonight. Three comments: 1.) Lighting sucked; HIDEOUSLY too garlish/glarish; 2.) lighting made curtains look like they'd been tie-dyed using turds for coloring; and 3.) nice try but who has that many pictures of family exposed in a single room,,,gives me the creeps on who's in control.

new office, same old occupant.

the clouds in the rays above "e pluribus unum" on the carpet are true to form but the new presidential flag that flies over his left shoulder (when he speaks from the oval office) has cresent moons instead of clouds... why do you suppose that is?

We see that the AP photographer artfully removed the ashtrays from the photos.

Beige.

Perfect metaphor for this purple lipped, do nothing, Socialist punk.

The vibrant colors of Red White and Blue have been diluted and polluted.

Came on guys, what matters is what happens there not how it looks.

It looks fine enough to get the thing done.

Taupe Velour? Oh dear, I expected much better from Michelle.

You can buy those lamps anywhere.

The room is beautiful, and the President is a man to be proud of, and yes I would vote for him again.

Yes...now it is more in line with the Saudi theme..no American Symbols...Plush Sofas fit for a king and a relaxed harem style venue.

Not exactly taking alot of chances here is he? It does look like a holiday inn express.

I kind hoped for at least a sense of style.

can he keep his feet off a national treasure. at least be a good muslim and take his shoes off at the door.

Despite the fact that this man is the biggest failure ever to sit in this office and is, I believe, a bigger threat to our society than Osama bin Laden, at least the office renovation looks classic.

Why bother? He's only got 2 more years and then he'll be remembered as the worse and most incompetent President ever.

Hotel Furniture Liquidators

Judging by these comments, I can see the Tea Party has transformed into an interior design forum. Thanks for the suggestions guys, you should get your own show on Bravo. Never mind, Faux News will probably offer you a better deal.

It looks like the lobby of a hotel near our local airport I stayed in recently. The drapes look to be right out of 'The Sound of Music'. Maybe they can be made into play clothing for Sharia and Malia.

BORING, NO IMAGINATION, UNCREATIVE, "VANILLA", Just like all Socialist minds

Can you say "Collective Salvation" ?

He know has this quote in the oval office.

"The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us" -- President Theodore Roosevelt

My salvation depends on your salvation. Crazy!

Oh, my...Every single comment here is NEGATIVE toward our President! Wow, you people have certainly been brainwashed up the wazoo to hate Obama...no matter what the man does!

And what a shame to see so many fellow Americans filled with such rage. You can thank your 24/7 FOX News and well- paid Right Wing Radio Propaganda for making your hearts so hate filled.

I never saw anything like this when Bush/Cheney were destroying America...but you didn't get the real truth from your propaganda sources even back then did you?

NEGATIVITY does far more harm to the vessel in which it is stored...than on that which it is poured!

Don't bust on Obama for vacationing. I hope he takes a vacation for the next two and a half years!

I wonder if the POTUS' bathroom uses a special extra soft toilet paper made from the shredded remains of our constitution bleached with the tears of patriots? I hear Pelosi swears by it.

can i get the old stuff?

Love the African Kenyan color scheme.

Looks to me as if the predominant color is yellow. I guess that fits him.

If you made it all the way to this comment. I feel sorry for you.

Great! Now let's change the person who sits in this office!

Looks like the model home in a low rent neighborhood of double wide trailer homes.

WHER'S THE NET???

I am rolling my eyes at the comments about comments being 'un-american' since they're critical of the Pres. Puleeeze ... why was it OK to make awful disparaging comments about George B when he was in office but its not ok to do it now?

I was going for the "Marriott Courtyard lobby circa 1993" vibe. I thought the microfiber couches from Rooms to Go really pulled it together nicely.

Posted by: Michelle O | August 31, 2010 2:26 PM

Did the first lady really just post on this website?? I imagine they are more in touch than we suspect. It is not suprising to me that the majority of these posts are critical of the Obama administration. So if she is positing...the question is 1)Are they/she reading the posts, and 2) do they care?? My own conclusions bring me to the answer no. I pray the United States returns to God (whomever that is to you) and we find it within ourselves to take back the honor our country has known so well in the past. Being an American still means something to people all over the world, but through 24/7 media the American people have been demonized. We are NOT what the media tells us! We still can be the country of our founding fathers, but we must return to the small-government of the constitution and most importantly God!!!!

It looks like they just ordered an ensemble out of a Speigel catalogue...OK for a hotel room, but not for "The People's House". It's about as tasteful as his wife's fashion sense NOT. But he should enjoy it while he can. It will all be gone in 2012 if we don't impeach him first.

I don't have any real opinion of the office. I don't think it's anything special but rather blah. However, this is the people's house and this is suppose to be the official/formal office of the President of the USA. Having said that, the family pictures on the credenza behind the desk are inappropriate. They belong in the living quarters. If he wants to display something, let it be pictures and/or busts of great American heroes!

Most of us think of the oval office as our calling card to the world. This remake is as uninspiring, dull and boring as he is. This is just another low point in his dismal job performance. He still doesn't understand that it is our creativity and can do attitude that has made us a world leader...he is making us a world loser as reflected in his new decor.

Look at it this way. With as much vacationing as he takes, the carpets will still be new when he leaves in 2012.

You people all need to get a life.

Obama 2012!

If this were your living room, the look would be okay. However it isn't.

The colors, at best, look warm and inviting. That's not exactly a message which would help lend a president authority when he's seen there or build a sense of awe for the office for people who are presented to the president there.

Its like the people inside this administration are deliberately trying to make it more difficult to govern the country.

Have you seen the way his wife dresses???

Total fashion monkeys... hideous! So why should we be surprised??

"The rug has...... historical quotes of meaning to President Obama around the border."
COME JANUARY 2012 WHAT HAPPENS TO OBAM'S PERSONALIZED RUG? I HOPE HIS REPLACEMENT DOESN'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. OH WAIT, I SUPPOSE HE'LL PUT IT IN HIS PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN KENYA, OF COURSE.

The Oval Office is .. well an office. In my office, we don't have comfy couches to sit on - we sit at our desks and work! The changes that have been made to make this look like a nice hotel suite instead of a place to get some work done remind me of the numerous golf games and vacations that seem to be occurring on a regular basis.

I am a constitutional conservative and have many political differences with Barack Obama. That being said, I take umbrage at some of the ridiculous comments ascribed to him. People say his name is not a Christian name, however, the name Barak is found in Judges, when Deborah the Judge says, "Arise oh Barak." They also deny his testimony as a Christian. Also, the man has inheirited a bankrupt nation from a former greedy unethical regime whom socialized the national economy via bailouts to their big business buddies. Why don't we as a people pray for this leader, that the Lord would give him wisdom, whom is now in office? He is a flawed man, like us! He needs support rather than the constant naysaying and tearing down that he receives. Let's give his ideas a chance. If they are wrong ideas, lets pray that he will have the humility to admit it and to change them for the better. Both political parties are bankrupt morally. We need leaders whom will lead with high moral character that does the right thing because it is right, representing the will of the people whom are goverened by consent, upholding the Constitution, and that will only happen if we engage in much prayer for the politicians of our nation, the people, and the Government.

Posted by: Teddy Roosevelt | August 31, 2010 11:47 PM

This lying leftist, THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN AMERICA'S HISTORY, is in big time denial--2012 is the expiration date on this freeloader psychopath-----------------It made look the Oval Office like a cheap a** hotel. I can see and stay at the same room for $129 per night at the Hilton any day of the week.

really really dull dull dull and frankly ugly. What a terrible waste of $$$$

That looks like a normal desk chair...I am shocked...I would expect a golden throne.

Marabella thinks good ole all american brown couches are not patriotic enough..I'll bet she wears an american flag teddy to bed every night! never mind the u.s. flag code which sez the flag should never be used as clothing...too much hard work to be a real patriot.

I like it. It is tastefully done and very nice. Great job!

From the NYT article By JULIE V. IOVINE
Published: January 28, 2001
"Gerald Ford toned it down considerably, heralding the age of what could be called the suburbanized Oval Office. A press release at the beginning of his administration announced that his workspace would have a ''warmer feeling.'' In fact it looked like Dad's den, right down to the brown curtains and pipe racks." AND so like his forgettable and equally ineffective democratic ancestors, OBAMA will go down in history for his lack of strength, stance or apparent effectiveness.
Be proud Dems, be proud. your work is complete.

Beige, boring and andodye -- just like Barry's personality.

"Welcome to Motel 6 We'll leave the lights on"

Another 10,000 jobs created or saved.

Thought for sure he would have had a crown woven into the rug along with a photo of Patrick Ewing so he could see what his wife looked like before her sex change.

Very blah - just like the first family.

Well I guesst he'll take credit for stimulating economy, "putting people back to work and create jobs!!" Whatever . I bet he wished carpet green so he could practice his putting ,instead of working!

I can see November from my house.

DTOM!
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Half honky, all donkey . . . what, no hammer and sickle on the carpet. Liar, marxist, incompetent.

Is it a flying carpet?

all you conservatives have such a short memory, check this site out and then shut the %&*# up about obama taking time off.

http://www.factcheck.org/2010/01/president-obamas-vacation-days/

of the last 6 presidents, the 3 republicans have all taken much more time off then their democratic counterparts. and just to shut you stupid redneck, bush loving, morons up again, that website which talks about how much time each president has taken off is run by the annenberg foundation... one of pres. regan's best friends and biggest supports. so next time you want to complain, at least go and do some research and get your facts right. i know its difficult to take the time out from cleaning your guns and producing offspring that only dilutes our country, but sometimes its good to take a night off from the KKK rally.

It's about time they dusted Bush old azz out of there. Remember the comment Chavez made at the UN Assembly In NYC after taking the podium after Bush? "The podium smells like fur..the devil was here"

The room looks great. It could use a copy of the Constitution on the wall, though. Definately with highlights on the info on the Presidential Oath of Office and the part that says that the President will use the Armed Forces to protect the border.

Finally, we get rid of the Clinton stains. Is that a Cohiba wrapper in the Eagles mouth?

Run down Double Tree Hotel in shades of brown and ivory. Been in hundreds of hotel rooms like this and never want to do anything but try to sleep. BORING.

Surprised he kept the flag. I can't wait for this looser to be history. He is lying all the time and has too many thinly hidden anti-American agendas.

It's banal. If Paul Fussell could see it, my guess is he'd describe it as decidedly middle class. The neutral tones are more or less the political correctness of the interior design world, which is why it has the look of a hotel room. As Fussell might say, it's designed not to offend, which is why it doesn't inspire awe.

Next President will have to re-do the room, fumagate it, sterilize it, hell.. burn the place down and rebuild. It won't be easy getting the stench of Obama out of there.

Where the hell is the red phone? Did he throw that out too? It figures.

How boring. This loon has taken a distinctive room and put his personal stamp on it. Dry, uninspiring, and unintelligent. No style, no class.

Karen: Shame on your for using such nasty language!

Have you never noticed that those on the Right argue ISSUES and do not merely name-call and cuss (which will NEVER win an argument).

If you cannot control yourself, how can you ever hope to win any debate?

Love the comments from Matt Drudge's horde of mentally retarded racist scumbags.

The President should be applauded for supporting American craftsmen and American workers.

Well, at least he didn't get rid of the American flag which he hates with such passion....

What? No picture of Elvis on the black velvet canvas? What kind of remodeling job was that!

As usual, Obama's apologists try to stifle free speech with insults.

There all you liberals go again confusing hate and anger. Listen closely. Many of these comments convey the festering anger at this president and his lack of leadership on the real issues affecting our lives at this time. In the meantime, we weep for our country and most recently the 21 Americans who have paid the ultimate price. We will meet you at the polls in November and hopefully change the color of the Oval office as well as many other things that are wrong for this country. Let's roll...

Where did he hide the prayer rug and minimineret?

Are we not still at war in Afghanistan?? Why is the eagle facing the olive branch?

What the heck, the decorators forget the Communist Flag and Portraits of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Stalin and Lenin, one might say "They acted stupidly".

I can't wait to see the minerets towering over the four corners of the White House.

@ Karen...Calm down, Honey. First of all, with your potty mouth, I would prefer you DIDN'T pray for me, thank you very much. Second of all, Barry Obumbler and Michelle Antoinette are typical tacky ghetto; no class whatsoever. It is what it is. Can't change upbringing, as yours so blatantly shows now...deal with it.
Waiting for November....

"The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us" -- President Theodore Roosevelt

This is the troubling quotation. This is the progressive, redistribution mind set.

Don't worry about giving all your wealth to the government to redistribute it. It's OK. Your welfare is dependent on it so it is actually a good thing.

DEPENDENT is the key work for the progressives. They need for us to be dependent on the government.
Put us all in chains!

Looks very mosque-like.

Very bland, no boldness, much like POTUS himself.

The only thing this POTUS ever does is take, take, take. Even if these renovations were paid for by political donor’s, was more wasteful spending necessary? This guy has such a selfish, me, me, me entitlement mentality. He has taken the term “narcissistic” to a whole new level that this world has never seen before.

He and Michelle sit behind closed doors and laugh how they take advantage. They are well on their way to being the most hated people in America. Oh and I’m just a racist so my opinions are only based on the color of their skin.

Just a very minor detail I notice-the seal on the carpet appears to be missing some olives. There are, from what I understand, supposed to be 13 arrows, stripes, tail feathers, and olives. Looks like they'll have to return it.

As for the eagle facing the olive branch-Wikipedia will tell you this is a rumor. There is no rule or law stating the seal changes during war. Actually, I always heard there was some difference between our left-looking eagle and the right-looking Totalitarian eagles. Even if we did change seals during wars, we haven't been in a declared war since 1945. Everything else has been police actions, 3rd world pizza delivery missions, Operations Other than War, and peace keeping. Until we get a Congressional declaration of war, it's all BS.

With all the vacations he goes on we know this place won't get used much, anyway it's going to be redecorated again in 2 two years and 3 months.

Barry:

Love what you've done with the place!

George

That is the most awfull MESS I have ever seen! Is this the office of the leader of the free world, or the TV room for his daughters?

This should be THE MOST REGAL, over the top, with a hugh RED WHITE AND BLUE seal, not some nutral tan.

No class, no class as all!

@mauloa, who wrote:
"I'm surprised Obama left the American flag in the Oval Office. I didn't see the "prayer rug"...did I miss something??"
- - - Yes, the presidential seal. obama abuses it every day in office as his prayer rug.

I guess Barack and Michelle can afford the $12.99 a week payments to Rent A Center for the couches

Very muted colors, not too much of that horrible red, white and blue, so yucky and so in your face.

I'm glad that they toned that old school American feel.

Is there a painting of Saul Alinsky anywhere, I couldn't see it. Maybe Cloward and Piven? He probably keeps that in his desk maybe.

It looks great, and congrats to the decorators for cleansing that American crap out of there.

Now I see why this is called the swamp!!!!
Does everyone feel better now? I am a conservative and I"m ready for November too, but we still need to respect the office of our President. Think about it,...
When our next President is electe d[hopefully not a polititian with a leftward leaning social agenda] we would want everyone to be equally as respectful to lets say a....... conservative ,Catholic, or how about a conservative Morman businessman.
So let's all use this emotional energy in a positive productive way and vote in November!!!!

Wow!
Looks like a room I had at the Hyatt.

Only thing missing is the mirror on the coffee table. He must keep it in his desk next to the ashtray.

Now I see why this is called the swamp!!!!
Does everyone feel better now? I am a conservative and I"m ready for November too, but we still need to respect the office of our President. Think about it,...
When our next President is electe d[hopefully not a polititian with a leftward leaning social agenda] we would want everyone to be equally as respectful to lets say a....... conservative ,Catholic, or how about a conservative Morman businessman.
So let's all use this emotional energy in a positive productive way and vote in November!!!!

Go figure. The Vacationer N Chief has made the Oval Office into a hotel lobby.

Go figure. The Vacationer N Chief has made the Oval Office into a hotel lobby.

Nero played, while Rome burned, I guess Obama redecorates

I just hope he does not drop any seeds and/or roaches on the new carpet

WHERE IS THE BUST OF NERO?

--- security alert -- !!

CIA should check for "radio bugs" imbedded into the new rug and furnishings.

no joke.

Every President has the right to change the Oval Office as well as the family quarters. What bothers me in this time of economic distress is that he spends money like we were in a boom. It does not matter who pays for it, it is the impression he and his wife gives. Others may have been on vacation as much or more, but they went to places they owned or Camp David. This couple goes to places that cost exorbitant amounts of money. Their lifestyle is that of the "kings" to us the "peasants". He is not a leader. Neither one of them have a clue what this country needs. He makes bad choices like not changing the Oval Office traditionally during the inauguration. He has to go on another expensive trip and do it while eyes are not looking. Again, really bad choices. As for the decor, it's nothing bad nor nothing great. Kinda like this man, could have been really great, but in the end, a huge disappointment.

Very surprised it's not all purple. Andy Sterns and the SEIU thugs are going to be very annoyed. No wait! I'm sure they'll get paid off for their patience. It's a win-win.

Hey! Give the Obama's a break. First of all it takes a lot to match Laura's classiness. They have no hope there. Also, after the EIGHT years that President Bush occupied the office, it got a lot of use. It may have needed a little freshening up. Not to worry, it will get a face lift in a couple of years again.

This is typically a neutral approach people use when selling their house. Maybe Narry expects to be back in Chicago after the 2012 election. Overall,. I thought the place looked fine. GDI.

This looks something one would find in a 1960's era hotel lobby.

The next administration, regardless of party, will have to rip all this out.

It's my understanding that sitting presidents redecorate the oval office as a favor to the previous president. Most former presidents include a reproduction of their oval office in their presidential library. Some of the items replace will most likely show up in the Bush Presidential Library.

I am no fan of Obama at all, but this is not even a big deal, every president personalizes the office to some extent. Looking at the renovations though, the curtains and couches don't fit at all. It's pretty bland. if you're not going to go with the red/white/blue theme, then at least make it look nice. this reminds me of a Marriott lobby, all it needs is a coffee machine.

I like Elvis' living room better.

Boy... nice to see what obozzo's priorities are -- while the nation reels from record unemployment and the affects of 75 years of unabated expansion of the welfare state. And Kevin is right: we absolutely DO NOT deserve this president. He is an embarrassment to the Nation and the free world. He is also a total, 100% narcissist. Ever count the number of times he says "I", "me", or "my" in a speech? Everything is about him.

I thought Obama was showing his non-partisan side by choosing two republican quotes for the carpet. One was from martin Luther King, Jr and the other was from Abraham Lincoln. Both men were very good republicans and had many fair beliefs for all men.

Looks like a man's office.

Why din't anything come from Harlem or New Orleans?

Its very significant to Muslims when they put their shoe on something.

Remember all the Iraqis pounding on the fallen statue of Saddam with the soles of their shoes?

How appropriate that they get to walk all over the Great Seal of the United States daily.

no clear plastic couch covers?

What does one expect from the left wing nut jobs from Hollyweird. Have they not shown their true colors, Commie Red, the past several years. I am all for their getting their own island, along with Penn, Strisand, Reiner and the rest, taking all their lib causes and leaving. Like it would be a great loss, or any loss. They live in a make believe world, get outrageous money for not working and lecture me? In fact to the extent they want a CEO's pay regulated I would like theirs to be limited to $150,000 a year, they don't make a darn thing and only provide headaches for the intelligent.

looks like the sand in the desert. Amazing no emphasis on the colors red, white or blue, but then again, it does make sense.

looks like the sand in the desert. Amazing no emphasis on the colors red, white or blue, but then again, it does make sense.

The eagle's wings on the seal on the rug look too small for the size of the bird. I guess the eagle won't be flying too far or high.

It's bland, just like his personality.

Who would have thought that the conservative losers in life, crackpots that they are, would slither out of the woodwork to comment on of all things, office decor? Too much time on their hands between Crazy Glenn rallies.

Is the Eagle facing towards Mecca?

Is the Eagle facing towards Mecca?

he spends more time on vacation then he does in that office. How many millions did this cost the tax payers?

Did anyone read the quotes? Read FDR quote closely.

Where were all of these juveniles when Bush&Cheney were giving the Dirty Rich, their biggest tax cut in our history? all you kids can do, is whine like babies, about some furnishings in our White House. It's too bad all of you didn't volunteer for combat duty in Iraq, when that slaughter was in full gear, or in Afghanistan! Then, I think, you would have a more realistic sense as to what is difficult and unacceptable. No, you're too busy being lapdogs for the Corporations or the Dirty Rich!! It's a good thing you have former Senator Phil Gramm on your side, he can define the meaning of the word, whiner, very accurately. As a mater of fact, he is a living example of what a whiner looks and acts like. He has had a multitude of years practicing. He is thee expert in that field and from the looks of most of your posts, you taken your lessons well.
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

If they're late on the weekly furniture payments, Rent-A-Center will send Troy and Hulk over to repo it.

Please, just keep your feet off the desk, prez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How very beige and boring.

It looks nice; however, the government is broke, the only way have money is to TAX us. "We the People" (the ones who pay taxes) are tired, fed up and are not going to take it anymore. Enjoy it now Obama's........November can not come soon enough to end this lunacy.

US = fail.

diggndirt54 - The Eagle always faced the Olive Branch on the Great Seal of the United States of America.

Now...just picture the Oval Office redo if (God Forbid) Ms. Palin wins in 2012. Run Moose run...

It looks like a furniture store display. It's design to sell to an Elks Club.

How appropriate! He probably thinks the color is GOLD...

to me the overall tint is YELLOW !....

What a bunch of pathetic juvenile comments.

It looks cheap....Then,again, look at the trash we have in there.

I love the new look.

Well at least it has our AMERICAN FLAG in there.

I think anyone who has the time to read all of this needs to get a life: However:

How about a President Makeover ! !

"Mr. Vice President, in all due respect, it is — I'm not sure 80 percent of the people get the death tax. I know this: 100 percent will get it if I'm the president." —Presidential candidate George W. Bush, third presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., October 18, 2000

New carpet and furniture wil not help this country get back on track. I would someone to tell me one good thing obama has done for this country, include facts to back up the claim. I wish obama would stand up and be a man and quit blaming other people, that includes a few dead ones, and do what is right for the people for once, 2012 is coming FAST.

I think this was on "Designed to Sell". Maybe they are leaving or need to sell some assets to the Chinese.

Go, President Obama. Keep on, keeping on. America sure knew what she was doing when she elected you, President. You continue to fight the good fight, you and Vice-President Biden and for that America is grateful. We know that all of the forces of greed are arrayed against you, trying with whatever reprehensible tactic they can imagine, to distract you from your mission, given to you by our Constitution: "...with liberty and justice for all." Yet, you fight on.
You still have my support and my vote. Carry on, Commander-In Chief!! You're doing a heck of a job.
Check out the website: http://www.healthcare.gov/
Here is another great service for all Americans, President Obama has worked hard to get for all of us.
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

Did Mattress Mac supply the furniture?

How long will it take for him to put his dirty shoes on the new coffee table, and refinished desk (no blotter)?

silk stockings and dirty feet (my mother's axiom). you are from where you come.

Wow! Such prejudice and disrespect. You should all be ashamed for your racist comments. Bush was never treated this way - and he was a total idiot. Check yourselves people - it's 2010.

Bv, I and Evelyn Wood read the above, and all I can say is:

You right wingers better learn to show some respect to the President and to the Office of the President.

And to the Oval Office.

What is all this 'he's always on vacation' talk?

Reagan 1st year 42 days
GW Bush 1st year 69 days
GHW Bush 1st Year 40 days (and that's only to Kennebunkport)
Obama 1st year 26 days
Carter 1st year 19 days
Clinton 1st year 21 days

GW Bush took more days on vacation in his first year than the last three Presidents in the list combined.

Trips to Camp David:
Obama 1st year: 27 days
GW Bush 1st year: 78 days

And whomever said about the 'traditional blue' did you not see the dentist's office picture it used to be?

On Huffington Post, re: the makeover: "The Audacity of Taupe."

You have to admit that is one funny headline!

"diggndirt54 - The Eagle always faced the Olive Branch on the Great Seal of the United States of America. "

Actually, in the Great Seal, the eagle faced the arrows in his right talon until Harry Truman had it changed following WWII. After that great war he wanted the United States to look toward peace.

As for Obama's redecoration of the oval office, it's fine. Certainly more casual, which will make all the Democrat staffers more comfortable as they work in their jeans and shirt sleeves. And it's certainly more modern, less in keeping with the style of that historic building -- but that is perfect too, because Obama is a president who does not respect our founding principles and seeks to "fundamentally change" them. So, the remodel is a perfect representation of his presidency. Except its much classier than he is.

Besides, its far better than Bill Clintons decor.

Wow! You can definitely tell this was linked off of Drudge. All these idiots acting like they have never fixed up their office. Get a life you people and start complaining about real issues. Don't you have a minority to harass or a wilderness to plunder?

The only thing missing is a Prayer Rug.

fu*k all of you, GEORGE W. BUSH STILL TOOK MORE VACATIONS THAN BARACK OBAMA, picking on every fucking thing he does, even when he uses his own money to redecorate according to his own liking, who gives a damn what you think

Dirty Harry - Summed up as only a flatliner could.

To all you right wing nut jobs again. So many ignorant haters are being eaten away with bitterness. You cannot stand to see a smart man doing a fantastic job. All of you Glen Beck Kool Aid drinkers, I ask, can you do a better job? Stop hating. Your insides will rot with hatred. If all of you haters were put in one room,you could not run the country for one hour.
President Obama is The President like it or not. Get used to it.,

Let's get this straight, Obama didn't spend a dime of his own money to get this redecorated. Just like Liberals to try to give him credit, but not knowing the truth.

The biggest problem with the makeover is the rug. It gives credit to Martin Luther King for the quote: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." That was said by Theodore Parker, not MLK.

If Barry Obama thinks it's such an important statement, the correct person needs to be credited.

i liked the other sofas they lasted over 10 years and still looked good. i know because i worked on them in hickory nc
they came from century furniture. i 8 way hand tied the springs in them.bush ordered them. i think they looked better in the oval.they were made to last.
obama should have had them reupholstered.and kept them.

Not my choice the coffee table look to large for someone with Obama height to sit and to modern. The money came from Obama election fund the rug was donated; most of furniture has been in room from past pic I looked at.I just don't understand why decorate now; demo are pushing away from president so the chances of him making to second term do not look good.The rug Bush had Obama said he liked so why change and spend donation money on decorating a room that will be occupied by I hope a man of action instead of no action.I had faith in you and you let me down Obama!

What Mary F.'s comment might have looked like six years ago:

"To all you left wing nut jobs again. So many ignorant haters are being eaten away with bitterness. You cannot stand to see a regular guy doing a fantastic job. All of you Al Franken Kool Aid drinkers, I ask, can you do a better job? Stop hating. Your insides will rot with hatred. If all of you haters were put in one room,you could not run the country for one hour.
President Bush is The President like it or not. Get used to it.,"

That would offend you then, wouldn't it?

The left reserved the right to sling mud about every detail of Bush's life, even making a fake "entertainment" documentary about assassinating him. Was that civil and respectful?

Don't pretend that you don't have piles of hate of your own, as in hating anyone with a different view than yours. Oh, and by the way nobody believes you if you say that you just "Hate H8" and other nonsensical middle school platitudes like that. There are always other human beings on the other side of the police tape at the protest, unworthy of even your self-justified version of hate.

NOBAMA keeps spending money when our economy is in the crapper, Not because of GWB. Try the Clinton presidency and his global economy. Remember North American Free Trade agreement and the World Free Trade agreement? Those two stupid ideas and corporate greed is why all the jobs have left and we are broke! It Turns out that making the rest of the world have a better economy is bankrupting the USA. Most companies have tariffs for products made outside by one of their companies not us. Repeal NAFTA and WFTA and tax the companies sending jobs out and bring back the tariffs and we will rebound.