Oval Office Pics

[Thrill]

[xultar]

1. FUCKING WOW!!!!!

[roguevalley]

2. say what you will about Laura, she will be a gracious host for

Michelle. these are wonderful. thank you.

[ronnykmarshall]

34. I'm sure of it.

Laura looks very happy to be with Michelle.

[Blasphemer]

47. Yes she will.... Bush's only honorable legacy is Laura.... nt

[Flying Dream Blues]

60. Yes, she will. nt

[Avalux]

3. Geez - I still can't believe it! Thanks for the pics. n/t

[GregD]

4. So Dubyah, just what can you tell me about your role in nine eleven?

bastard...

[Haole Girl]

5. Laura's body language is receptive. That's more than I can say about *. (nt)

[Vinca]

6. Wow - it must be exciting knowing you'll be living with all the history

and great works of art for the next 4 - more likely 8 - years.

[DesertFlower]

7. great. nt

[Clio the Leo]

8. Technically, that second photo is of the third floor sitting room...

... cant think of the formal name of it, but the one on the West end.

But either way, two lovely women. Thank you.

[Clio the Leo]

14. And on a site note.....

.... my MA is in historic preservation and I'm a bit of an old house junkie. The White House is no exception. I've been addicted to the website whitehousemuseum.org for the last few months, reading about the history of the building and enjoying the photographs.

Since the election, traffic is so heavy the site is hardly navigable. Today it's even worse.

Americans are excited about their first family again. Makes ya smile.

[ellacott]

37. Clio, did you know that CSPAN is doing a special on the White house

Dec. 14 to 20. :)

http://whitehouse.c-span.org/

[Clio the Leo]

40. You can believe I do!!!

Counting down the days!!!

(but thanks for the heads up)

[vanderBeth]

44. Was it the Solarium?

[PA Democrat]

52. Its official name is the West Sitting Hall

I have a book called An Invitation To The White House : At Home With History by Hillary Clinton, and there are several pictures of this room which was one of Hillary's favorites. The book is loaded with pictures of many rooms of the White House and depicts state dinners including the preparations, menus, etc.

[SallyMander]

9. Now we just need someone to edit the Bushes out

They'll be lovely photos! :D ;)

[Clio the Leo]

19. And Photoshop the Kennedys in. :-) NT

[democrattotheend]

32. Or just wait 70 days

And then we'll get real pictures of Obama in the Oval Office when it's his office!

[BunkerHill24]

10. Dream come true! Beautiful pics...thanks sharing

[Greyskye]

11. Heh.

:evilgrin:

[SallyMander]

15. That stinkin' website made me cry

(again) last Weds!!!

[Greyskye]

16. You too?

I thought I was nuts. :crazy:

[SallyMander]

21. Oh yeah, I was a weepy disaster all week!

:rofl:





Although that doesn't mean you're not nuts too! :evilgrin:

[gratefultobelib]

56. Showing my ignorance, but who's the portrait of?

[Patiod]

58. What? No dinosaurs running by? No oil rigs?

That site, especially with the Will.i.am song in the background, got to me, too

[1Hippiechick]

61. OMG! Did you click on the cushion on the couch?

Why?

[InvisibleTouch]

12. I hope Obama gets rid of that ugly carpet! n/t

[TahitiNut]

39. It's a rug ... but I agree. It's awful. Clearly a Duhbya selection. Send it to the basement.

:puke:

[yardwork]

43. It was selected by Laura, who remodeled the Oval Office and other rooms.

[TahitiNut]

46. No wonder her dresses look like upholstery.

:puke:

[yardwork]

48. Note that the green chair on which she is seated looks like her dresses.

They're all interchangeable. That's the beauty of Laura's approach to decorating - one day it's the slipcover, the next it's the dress for the state dinner! No waste.

[TahitiNut]

49. There's just no color sense in it all. Brocades and tapestries and mottled crap.

There's just so damned much on can do with judicious use of texture and colors ... without making it look washed out and mottled and yechh.

I personally like anchor pieces in neutrals with accents in colors that evoke moods. But with the kind of budget and access that goes into the White House there's SOOO much that can be done without making it look like some old age home's waiting room from the 50s.

I mean... the sofa Michelle is sitting on is sorta OK ... the arms are too low for my taste ... but there's no character in the accent pillow.

I'd put Cape Cod overstuffed furniture in there ... neutral tones of cotton canvas and wide-wale corduroy ... with accents of muted but definite hued colors. And flowers and plants ... fake is OK, if really good ones.

[yardwork]

51. I agree that the rooms look very 1950s. Very dull, very "safe." No taste whatsoever.

Those rooms do look like the lobby of a rest home. You're right!

I think the absolute worst piece is the coffee table in the middle of the Oval Office. Just dreadful.

[TahitiNut]

55. The coffee table, the lamp shade, the lamp ... yech.

I mean there *IS* a way to do "fifties" with a LOT more taste and panache. But they've gone "institutional fifties" which wasn't even the fifties but more like traditional "thirties" with better lighting. I sure don't advocate glass and brass in the White House architecture, but I'd sure advocate a carefully balanced ECLECTIC decor. The notion that everything looks like "tea room" for little old ladies is just so dreary.

Hell ... I'm just an old fart and I'm sure I could do better.

[1Hippiechick]

62. And we know what she did with the drapes.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6bOpJ5elW8

[lapfog_1]

13. Ok, I got to call out that Bush did one classy thing

He sat in the same arm chair as President-elect Obama did, and not behind the desk.

In "meeting language" it was a meeting of equals.

I mention it because had Bush seated himself behind the President's desk and had Obama sit on one of the two sofas directly in front of him, it would have been very classless and I would have remarked on that as well.

One classy thing (and minor) does not make up for 8 years of horrible decisions and smugness. But it's worth noting.

[firedupdem]

17. Great Pics! Thanks!! n/t

[LisaM]

18. Gad, I can't wait for the redecoration to begin

The Bushes taste runs to beige and peach and I've NEVER liked it (White House website was this way too). It will be nice to (I hope) see some stronger colors in there.

[MelanieArt]

20. Wishful thinking caption for photo #1:

"So, you do know that you'll be going to jail, George."

[uppityperson]

22. Holy shit. We did it. k&r

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

23. So Weird... It Is George Who Looks Like The Visitor, Not Obama.

Obama graces that room so perfectly, like he just, simply, belongs there.

[BrklynLiberal]

28. That is EXACTLY the impression I got from that picture!

P/E Obama seems more at ease than prez shit-for-brains.

[goclark]

50. Barack is completed relaxed and at home

We are African American and when my 90 year old Mom saw the photos on TV, she said... " It's the Brown House Now."

She is really excited about everything... especially the new puppy. She wants a Maltese like the one we had 3 until 3 years ago. :cry:

[4_Legs_Good]

24. F*ck-ups aside, I think my approval of GWB has actually gone up since he did that little dance

while waiting to endorse McCain.

I think once he saw the end was in sight he became a bit more human. Still a royal f*ck-up and a crappy as hell President, but I like him more now than I think I have over the past 8 years.

And Obama looks right at home in the Oval Office.

Wow!

David

[DebbieCDC]

25. Please please please

President-elect Obama -- GET RID OF THAT RUG!!!!!!

Let the dirt farmer take it back to Crawdad with him, but PLEASE get it out of the oval office. I am as sick of that rug as I am of Commander Awol

[RamboLiberal]

30. At least in recent history I think the rug is unique to each President

So I assume it will be packed up to go with 43. Maybe it stays till Obama gets a new one.

Most of us remember how Bushie would brag on that rug he(I think it was really Laura) designed.

[ronnykmarshall]

36. It will stay until Barack gets a new one.

Then it will be shipped to W for his library. In other words ... it's going into storage forever.

[TahitiNut]

42. It really is an ugly rug, isn't it? Looks like Texas barroom chic ... puke doesn't show.

:puke:

[rucky]

26. When do the houseguests leave?

After 8 years, they start to stink.

[TheDonkey]

27. I cannot wait until that rat bastard and his dumb ass wife are gone

The Obamas should have refused to take any pictures near them. Sorry.

[lunatica]

33. Oh no! That picture is absolutely perfect for history

It just might be the one photograph of the Worst President and the Best President sitting in the Oval Office and be one for the US history books!

:bounce:

[Sydnie]

29. Buh Bye Ruggie!!!

Can't wait til they haul that thing out of there!

[0955Forrest]

31. nice...

the White House transcends the man and family who live there... I don't support any "re-decoration" or major style change. The place is a freekin' museum.

[dascientist]

35. He's aware of the listening devices at the foci of the ellipse of the office, right?

[ellacott]

38. I love the window behind Michelle

[thereismore]

41. That's the uglyass "A charge to keep" painting on the right of the desk. It's got to go.

[Cali_Democrat]

45. I still can't believe it

Barack is going to be President of The United States of America!!! :D

[ThatsMyBarack]

53. Night and day!

Total opposites are Dumbya and Obama. Let me count the ways....

[Window]

54. Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.

:kick:

[jillan]

57. So exciting to think that the Obamas will be the next residents of that beautiful house.

[rainbow4321]

59. Watched some of the video...

Not surprisingly, chimpass' body language left a lot to be desired, especially when it was just he and Obama walking around.
Obama looked relaxed and talkative, chimp looked stiff and looked like he really wanted to be anywhere else but there and he sure as hell didn't wanna be talking. Stupid chimpass...fuck him. Let him move out now if he's gonna be so pissy and look inconvenienced.

[Blue-Jay]

63. Those chairs are godawful-ugly.

Even my recently departed Grandmother would throw those out in the alley.

Maybe Obama will replace them with some classic leather overstuffed chairs.

[bridgit]

64. Great pics seen them on the tube but thanks for posting them here...

There's a clear sense of renewal taking place and I like that :)

[gauguin57]

65. Ok, dammit, I'm crying again. Seeing the Obamas in the White House.

I guess I'm STILL processing things from election night!

WOW! YAY!!