How Past Presidents Have Decorated the White House
Spoiler: It's always fabulous, no matter the era.
The White House is the country's most famous address, yes, but for the First Family it has to feel like a home. So with each new administration, the White House undergoes a major decor overhaul. Trump has already started to add his gold-loving personal touch, and it was recently announced that Melania Trump has officially hired Tham Kannalikham to redecorate the White House living quarters. In honor of the upcoming White House renovation, we looked at how past Presidents decorated the historic house.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration
The Red Room, 1940.
The Truman Administration
The Blue Room, 1952.
The Eisenhower Administration
The Green Room, 1956.
The Kennedy Administration
The Blue Room, 1961.
The Kennedy Administration
The State Dining Room, 1962.
The Kennedy Administration
The Oval Office, 1962.
The Johnson Administration
The Green Room, 1965.
The Johnson Administration
The Blue Room, 1965.
The Johnson Administration
The Red Room, 1965.
The Reagan Administration
The Red Room, 1981.
The Reagan Administration
The President's private living quarters, 1981.
The Reagan Administration
The Oval Office, 1987.
The George H.W. Bush Administration
The Oval Office, 1990.
The Clinton Administration
The Oval Office, 1993.
The Clinton Administration
The Lincoln Room, 1993.
The Clinton Administration
The Red Room, 1997.
The George W. Bush Administration
The Oval Office, 2001.
The George W. Bush Administration
The State Dining Room, 2007.
The Obama Administration
The Oval Office, 2009.
The Obama Administration
The Green Room, 2009.
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