she went to a flea market and bought all the Superfly "artwork".
Posted on 05/28/2018 12:09:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Each incoming administration gets the honor of redecorating the White House to reflect its own unique style. The Trumps are no different, with the first family reportedly opting for some decor that's more in line with their taste. Here's how Melania Trump decorated the White House when the 45th president took office in January 2017.
Congress provides the first family with a $100,000 redecorating budget, per The Daily News, and there's actually a warehouse of furniture and art in a high-security facility managed by the White House curator that the new presidential family can choose from. The Obamas chose to pay out of pocket, spending about $1.5 million in the process, per The Daily News. The Trumps chose to spend about $2 million, but it's not exactly clear who paid for what, given the lack of Trump's tax returns and whatnot. Trump did tell Time Magazine that he paid for the large chandelier in the dining room. Elite Daily reached out to Melania Trump's spokesperson, Stephanie Grisham, for clarification, but did not hear back at the time of publication.
Trump reportedly hired Tham Kannalikham, a Ralph Lauren interior designer, to get her started. The President’s Dining Room, Truman Balcony, Yellow Oval Room, and the Treaty Room — all on the White House’s second floor — are usually where first families showcase their style the most, per WWD. The more classically "historical rooms" aren't usually messed with (Lincoln Bedroom, the Red Room, etc.).
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, former senior adviser to the first lady, told WWD ahead of the inauguration,
Mrs. Trump has a deep appreciation for the historical aspects of the White House and with Tham’s traditional design and expertise, they are focusing on a seamless integration of elegance and comfort....
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>> Melania was born and raised in Eastern Europe, not a Chicago housing project.<<
I am sure removing the velvet Elvis Posters and the Graffiti “art” was step 1.
Anybody got a gallery of before-and-after pictures? Love to see them.
Plus the modern art masterpiece done by a chimpanzee.
>> Melania was born and raised in Eastern Europe, not a Chicago housing project.<<
I am sure removing the velvet Elvis Posters and the Graffiti “art” was step 1.
Along with the gigantic “one note bass” speakers and the $35 mp3 player for the three room stack of (c)rap music.
Maybe they saw the decor at Trump Tower. The Donald has a penchant for gaudiness.
That’s not just his personal residence, it’s a high dollar real estate development. I’m sure the gaudiness was a business decision.
"Messed with"? Today's writing is... casual, to say the least.
Clinton rented out the Lincoln Bedroom in exchange for campaign cash.
Ten bucks says the author doesn’t know that.
No questions about where they got the money.........
The Trumps spent two million dollars, one million for fumigation, one million for decoration.
Seriously?
I’m really curious what the tax returns are supposed to reveal, according to the leftists who keep insisting on seeing them. But I don’t think they would reveal much about who paid for the interior decorating of the White House. In any case, the author should have gone back to reread the first sentence of the paragraph before wondering who paid for the redecorating. Obviously, taxpayers did *not* pay for it. So, either Trump or a donor paid. And given that such a donation would be illegal, that leaves only Trump as the one footing the bill for the decorations.
I would have hired Nicolas Cage.
The Obamas chose to pay out of pocket, spending about $1.5 million in the process, per The Daily News. The Trumps chose to spend about $2 million, but it's not exactly clear who paid for what, given the lack of Trump's tax returns and whatnot.Notice the absolute credulity of the "out-of-pocket" claim compared to the skepticism that the Trumps did the same.
A great stride forward in MTWHGA (Making the White House Great Again)
the “elites” never fail to deliver. the writer drops little jabs along the way leaving the big nasty until the end. we definitely have a lot of sick people in this country.
Our Melania’s degree is in architecture and design.
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