[Dengar01]

WOW they kept the picture of George Washington? I would have though a portrait of Karl Marx would have been put up.

But on another note, who goes with beige? He sure isn't reaching out to the gay community with this decorating.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

It's been said that each President has the portrait or picture of their favorite President in the oval office. Obama’s pick would be a picture of himself.

[Verginius Rufus]

If someone tells Obama that George Washington was a slaveholder, probably he'll have his portrait removed. Washington was the only President who never lived in the White House.

When they first reported on the redecoration, and mentioned the quotations, at first I assumed that they would all be quotations from Obama's own speeches.

[jiggyboy]

But on another note, who goes with beige?

Real estate agents advise using neutral colors like beige when you're preparing the residence for occupancy by a new but unknown occupant. :-)

[matginzac]

I’m sure Marx is on the flip side -
they just put George out for show...

[Sooth2222]

"But on another note, who goes with beige?"

Anyone nostalgic about malaise, Belgian endives and gas lines! Welcome back, Carter!

Obama brings The Jeffersons’ living room set out of the Smithsonian and installs it in the Oval Office

[VanDeKoik]

It looks straight out of 1978...which is likely what he was going for.

If he was like my parents, he would have also put plastic over the couch.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I like the color scheme. I like sages, beiges and rusts. Yep they are my living room colors.

Well...nobody ever accused me of being flamboyant with color either. :)

[GAB-1955]

The decorators did a decent job, considering 1) too much beige and 2) the Oval Office didn’t need redecorating. Can we put the old rug back? Can we put a new President in it?

[GAB-1955]

The decorators did a decent job, considering 1) too much beige and 2) the Oval Office didn’t need redecorating. Can we put the old rug back? Can we put a new President in it?