Posted on 01/20/2009 3:34:52 PM PST by Canticle_of_Deborah
White House decorator Michael Smith says he'll be "utilizing affordable brands" to make the presidential mansion a home for the new first family -- but that doesn't mean Barack and Michelle Obama will have to skimp on style.
High style does not have to break a budget, whether in the White House or in your own house, celebrity designers told FOXNews.com.Call it Main Street Chic.
The Obamas, their daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, and the first lady-to-be's mother, Marian Robinson, will all be moving into their new home Tuesday, soon after the president-elect takes the oath of office. Smith has a budget of $100,000 to decorate the first family's living quarters.
Using furniture and accessories from stores like Target, Kohl's and Ikea, Smith should be able to create a stylish environment for the first family, designers said.
"You have people like Target and Ikea that hire extremely talented designers to design their furniture for them and meld into that design process, making it affordable," said John Gidding, a host of HGTV's Designed to Sell.
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And didn’t we hear that Obama bought China to duplicate the set Lincoln used at his inauguration?
And we’re supposed to believe the Target story?
Thats twice as much as my house costed.
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