Obama 'Loves' Bush's Decor in Oval Office

Way to be fiscally conservative. Changing drapes costs money. Probably more money than need be.

This is too funny. Most decorators, etc. have said the Bush oval office rug is a disaster.
Hmmm, perhaps we should leave it up to Louis XIV to decide. After all, he was the Sun King.

If I remember correctly, Bush and Laura's oval office rug cost $68,000. So, yeah, keep it for awhile.

Is President Bush going to leave it to President-Elect Obama? If so there's going to be a whole lot of healing going on in this nation. President Bush has been so human the past couple of months. And I don't doubt that history will remember him better. And even though I voted, proudly, for Barack Obama, I am proud that he has made Dallas his home. We will treat him well.

I just found a picture.. I like it. It also showed the rugs of Clinton & the other President Bush. I liked both of those too.

He is wasting enough taxpayer money on a $800 billion stimulas that is nothing more than pay back to those that helped him get into office, I believe he can keep the rug rather than waste more.

ellsbells930---would you share the link with us? i would like to see it. thanks!

www.whitehousemuseum.org/.../oval-office.htm

a link to the carpet if anyone is interested.

that's an awesome carpet. i like the decorating President Bush chose. has a really warm, down-to-earth feel to it.

Ford, Carter, Reagan and G.W. Bush have the warmer, brighter feel to them.

just a rug, HH, just a rug.

I had to find photos and peek. Yup, I'd rate Bush's rug best in many years. I never thought I'd compliment the man over decorating. Oh well, finally something. Boy, Clinton's look wasn't much.

The country already has to pay to redecorate the living quarters, the girls bedrooms,& his & her bedrooms also build Michells mom a add on living quarter. Michelle has her decorater all picked out & ready to go. Big Bucks there! Big Bucks on the inauguration too! I suppose that is filed in the stimulas pkg.

Michelle will make the decision, I am sure.

George W. Bush changed the rug because the previous president had left stains all over the old one.

You can thank Laura......

disgusted in Ohio | Jan 16, 2009 11:01:32 PM
Every incoming president & first lady are allowed $100,000 to decorate the family quarters the way they would like and they can use whomever they wish to do that. And the inauguration committee handles most of the
inauguration....hence "the inauguration committee".

disgusted in Ohio: "Big Bucks on the inauguration too! I suppose that is filed in the stimulas pkg."

The public cost of the inauguration is a matter of public record and is quite in line with past inaugurations. Especially when you consider this one is shaping up to be 4 to 6 times as many people. As for the impact on local businesses, I've already seen it compared to having a Superbowl in town - this party (the majority of which is PRIVATELY funded by non-lobbiest donations) is really going to help a lot of hotels, restaurants, and bars through an otherwise grim winter.

Paulus- I just googled "rug in oval office" & clicked "images". So there were several pictures with different links.

I think that the Obama's will be conservative in what they are doing. If they are allowed to spend an alloted amouint of money on decorating, then they should. Is it true that Mrs. Obama is going to change out the bathrooms? If so then this is ridicilous. Times are hard and everyone even our First Family needs to save the tax payers money.

I am sure its not a walmart rug,so LET'S KEEP IT. IT'S A RUG!! WE ALL NEED TO CUT BACK ON LUXURY ITEMS!! THINK OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES AND PUT IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE. GET REAL !!