To the First Lady's List!
Posted on 09/25/2018 12:44:44 PM PDT by simpson96
Washington, DC - Mrs. Trump is pleased to unveil the recently restored Bellangé suite, a collection of furniture made for the White House in 1817 by Pierre-Antoine Bellangé. In 2005, in response to the deteriorating condition of the historic Blue Room furniture, the White House curatorial staff began to study how to restore the suite to its original appearance. Plans were submitted to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, which approved the restoration project. For over 10 years, a dedicated team of curators has been working with experts to complete the restoration.
“It is my honor to announce the completion of the first phase of this important and historic project,” said First Lady Melania Trump. “Thank you to the many experts, curators, and White House staff who helped repair the beautiful Bellangé suite. I look forward to placing the restored pieces back in the Blue Room so people on the public tour of the White House will be able to enjoy them.”
The White House worked to restore the beautiful set using the latest scientific and historical research. In consultation with experts on early 19th century French upholstery and gilding, new upholstery fabrics were selected based on receipts dating from 1817, which detailed the suite’s original patterns and trims. The gilding of the furniture was done based on evidence of its original appearance from microscopic samples taken from the original 1817 furniture.
The First Lady plans to reinstate the Bellangé suite in the Blue Room in the fall of 2018.
The Parisian-made Bellangé suite was purchased by President Monroe in 1817 for use in the most important formal parlor in the White House now known as the Blue Room.
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“I wonder why the ghetto trash didn’t stop the restoration project.”
They probably never stepped foot in the room. For that matter, they probably didn’t know the room was even there.
That looks very elegant and tasteful. Well done, FLOTUS!
Peach
Thank goodness they weren’t finished two years ago...
I have a vision of moochie and dickhead siting on those chairs eating 2-foot longs from subway.
The kids sitting on the couch with pizza and tubs of chicken and super large drinks on the couch between them.
Gorgeous, but please keep thieving Hillary out of there.
It sure beats that soiled and stained garage sale furnished Yellow Room where Moo invited Melania to have tea.
Classy FLOTUS who is proud of America and shows it with a genuine smile.
Wow, so awesome
Ohmy - those eyes, that smile !
Beautiful restoration. And our First Lady is lovely!
I am so appreciative of this site that doesn’t have post after post of horribly ugly, gross things about Mrs. Trump. She really is lovely!
To the First Lady's List!
The Sheers on the windows look like KKK dudes
Hopefully nobody will stay overnight and jump on the sofa. Oh, wait, that was when the Clintons let their friends stay in the Lincoln Bedroom and were filmed/photographed jumping up and down on the bed. So glad to see respect for history back in the WH.
The furniture is beautiful.
The FLOTUS is beautiful.
Damn, that’s an ugly room! Glad to see it was from the Obamas and not Melania Trump.
I would have preferred a rose or burgundy rug in this room. Maybe it was overpowering on the burgundy.
He wanted to redecorate---inspired by his homeland.
Obama in Kenya visiting his aunt (in blue).
He wanted to redecorate---inspired by his homeland.
Obama in Kenya visiting his aunt (in blue).
Is this the room that got redone in the blue?
Is that a dart board at the end of the room?
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