Something wrong here. The drapes in Obama’s office were red not gold.
Maybe Obama went back to the desk “one last time” while Trump was moving in and he was waxing nostalgic on all the times he was sitting there NOT doing work.
There was an office makeover in 2010. I've seen those drapes in both red and gold. Oh, and no matter the color of the drapes, the desk was pretty much clear on top.