Perhaps you missed this. The Oval Office gets staged on inauguration day. In general, they get approx. 12 hours to get it right. Below is a first hand account. This is a fascinating, decent description of the goings on. Reading the whole thing is illuminating.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/white-house-transition/The Oval Office: Staging history Most parts of the East and West wings are in a state of flux on Inauguration Day as the GSA preps for the new administration’s staff. But one room has to be in impeccable shape: the Oval Office.
“That’s the first thing the president wants to see,” Walters said. “That first impression sends a message to the American people about what’s important to this president.
” That means every choice may be scrutinized for hidden meaning.
A minor hubbub arose when President Obama replaced a bust of Winston Churchill in the Oval Office with a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and a second hubbub arose later when a reporter incorrectly said that Trump had replaced King with Churchill. (Trump made room for both busts.)
Former chief usher Stephen Rochon oversaw the residence and Oval Office changeover when President Obama took office.
Former chief usher Stephen Rochon oversaw the residence and Oval Office changeover when President Obama took office. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
While the GSA handles the rest of the West Wing, the residence staff does most of the Oval Office changeover in conjunction with the Secret Service, Reid said.
Some have required more work than others. During Richard Nixon’s inauguration, electricians had to remove a bank of televisions installed by media-obsessed Lyndon B. Johnson. When Gerald Ford took office, he had Nixon’s recording equipment and wires torn from within the walls.
All furniture, draperies and artwork will be changed if the new president chooses to change them. The rug with the presidential seal probably will remain, at least for a while, because new ones take so long to make.
From the link in the 41 Rules post
They have just 12 hours to move into the White House. On Inauguration Day, the first family can't begin moving in until noon.
But after the clock hits 12 p.m., things move fast.
"Officers from the General Services Administration are moving people out and in, painting and recarpeting.
It takes every bit of 12 hours to finish up," Bradley Blakeman, former President George W. Bush's deputy assistant told Elle Decor.
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