You're right, I remember reading about the plan while Obama was still president.
Glad they removed the gold-and-yellow striped wallpaper from the Oval Office. Don't know if the paper was the Obama's choice, but it was installed during the Obama period. The paper wasn't bad in itself, but wasn't suitable for the room.
In the DM's photo it looks as if there's new wallpaper that has a more a subtle, classic pattern.
Somebody had the good sense to wait until barky and clan finished with it to clean the place up.