Oval Office Re-Do

JWBear · 08-31-2010, 09:50 AM

President Obama finally had the Oval Office redone. (Every president gets to redecorate the OO. Most did so much earlier in their terms.)

It's ok, if a bit Pottery Barnish. Too bad they kept those god-afull gold brocade curtains the Bushes put in.

CoasterMatt · 08-31-2010, 09:55 AM

It's better than my office. But not by much.

Now if I can just convince the building owners to let me put a zipline from here to the parking lot...

Moonliner · 08-31-2010, 10:13 AM

Meh.

Beige is not a power color. How is beige going to intimidate foreign heads of state?

Not Afraid · 08-31-2010, 10:14 AM

What is this opposition to color? I got a very large Restoration Hardware catalog in the mail the other day and the entire thing is beige and brown. BORING!

Not Afraid · 08-31-2010, 10:14 AM

Jinx, Moonie.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-31-2010, 10:15 AM

This article has the quotes on Obama's new rug.

Quote:

* “The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt
* “The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, But it Bends Towards Justice” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
* “Government of the People, By the People, For the People” – President Abraham Lincoln
* “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

Agreed that the place could be more stylish, but as usual, if he went big he would get crap for it, no matter that the money came from his own fund.

JWBear · 08-31-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

What is this opposition to color? I got a very large Restoration Hardware catalog in the mail the other day and the entire thing is beige and brown. BORING!

At least brown is a color. The Bush OO was mostly off-white.

The Clinton OO was the most colorfull IMO.

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Agreed that the place could be more stylish, but as usual, if he went big he would get crap for it, no matter that the money came from his own fund.

The right-wing blogospere is already working itself up to a lather.

CoasterMatt · 08-31-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

The right-wing blogospere is already working itself up to a lather.

A foam party in the Oval Office would KICK ASS!!

CoasterMatt · 08-31-2010, 10:17 AM

Do you have this in Taupe?

innerSpaceman · 08-31-2010, 10:40 AM

The de riguer presidential symbol in the carpet looks stupid in dull tones, and appropriately regal and powerful against a field of navy blue. The Clintons were the last ones with a clue. I'm voting for Hillary next time.

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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Oval Office Re-Do President Obama finally had the Oval Office redone. (Every president gets to redecorate the OO. Most did so much earlier in their terms.) It's ok, if a bit Pottery Barnish. Too bad they kept those god-afull gold brocade curtains the Bushes put in. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	It's better than my office. But not by much. Now if I can just convince the building owners to let me put a zipline from here to the parking lot... __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Meh. Beige is not a power color. How is beige going to intimidate foreign heads of state? __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	What is this opposition to color? I got a very large Restoration Hardware catalog in the mail the other day and the entire thing is beige and brown. BORING!
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Jinx, Moonie.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	The de riguer presidential symbol in the carpet looks stupid in dull tones, and appropriately regal and powerful against a field of navy blue. The Clintons were the last ones with a clue. I'm voting for Hillary next time.
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