If I were judging the changing décor of the Oval Office on its carpet alone, I’d give the prize to Laura Bush for tweaking its geometry as well as revealing more of the room’s spectacular wood floor. The rug is this room’s big oval opportunity. Here is what they thought.Ĭurator of contemporary design, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. The Home Section asked decorators, pundits and others for their reactions to the makeover. ![]() Conrad/The New York Times (left) Evan Agostini/Associated Press It is, in my opinion, more welcoming to a person entering it who is overwhelmed by where he or she is.” “The room has been calmed down, perhaps because it is actually used more than usual. Obama had received a very practical redecoration. William Seale, a White House historian, thought Mr. Russell added fiercely, “In our business, the client is always right, and from what I’ve heard, the client is happy.” Although it is a public room and everyone feels the need to comment on it, it is also the president’s office and he can do whatever he wants to it.”Īnd anyway, Ms. America is not gilded or glitzy or fancy-pants. “I said, ‘Oh, my gosh, that’s just mean.’ Everyone is a critic and everyone is a decorator. ![]() “She said someone said it looked like a law office in a strip mall,” Ms. ![]() Yesterday morning, Ann Curry, the “Today” show anchor, greeted her guest Margaret Russell, the new editor of Architectural Digest and a close friend of the press-shy Michael Smith, by reading a few snarky viewer comments. Though no taxpayer money was spent - there is a fund fed by private donations for White House décor - there were the inevitable howls of protest on the timing and the taste.
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