Like all of the first ladies who have inhabited the White House in the past, Melania Trump used her distinct taste in interior design to remake parts of the monumental building that were falling apart – something foreign dignitaries will be able to do. be witnesses when they arrive. Friday, September 20, for the second state dinner under the presidency of her husband.
A number of home improvement projects Melania has undertaken since moving to the White House include a remade wall fabric in the Red Room, reused drapes in the Green Room, and restored furniture in the blue room.
Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association which helps fund maintenance work on some rooms, said some of the renovation projects Melania oversaw were long overdue, according to a Daily mail report.
For example, the wall fabric in the Red Room was “so discolored” from the streaming sunlight “it was almost pink.” “These rooms should always be at their best and it was just very faded and really, really need to be done,” McLaurin said.
In addition to taking care of the Red Room, Melania, who kept a low profile compared to her predecessor, also designed a new carpet for the Diplomatic Reception Room, located at the main entrance to the South Lawn. After its redesign, the replacement now has a border showing the flowers of the 50 states.
The Green Room in the White House was given a makeover by replacing the existing curtains from back to front and replacing their fringes, which saved the cost of purchasing new curtains and completely replacing the curtains. McLaurin said. In the Blue Room, Melania restored several rooms from a historic 53-room furniture set known as the Bellangé Suite.
She also oversaw the finishing of the wood, brass and lighting inside an elevator that takes Donald Trump to and from private living quarters. A bowling alley in the White House residence, which dates from the Nixon administration, has been renovated under it. It was last renovated under former President Bill Clinton in 1994.
Among the guests at Friday’s three-course State Dinner who will have the chance to experience the revamped public rooms will be Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife, Jenny.
