White House reveals new look … and Trump chose the wallpaper – in pictures
It’s a fresh new look for the White House, after a two-week renovation that reportedly cost more than $3m. The Oval Office, the Roosevelt Room and other parts of the West Wing have been given a facelift – and the heating and AC systems have also been updated. Let’s hope the president, who was on vacation in New Jersey while the work was done, approves of the changes
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The White House looking resplendent after the renovations, which began on 4 August, when Trump departed for Bedminster on his ‘working vacation’
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A welcome sign is seen at the entrance of the West Wing
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The Oval Office got new wallpaper – personally chosen by Donald Trump himself
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Perched in the large Roosevelt Room are two eagle carvings more than 3ft tall
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The West Wing lobby. ‘[Mr Trump] wanted to bring back the luster and the glory of the White House,’ said a White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity
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A portrait of Franklin Roosevelt in the Roosevelt Room
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Another shot of the Roosevelt Room. The West Wing has been given 6,700 yards of new carpeting
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Another eagle statue perched on top of a chandelier in the Oval Office
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The new Oval Office wallpaper. ‘The Obama wallpaper was very damaged. There were a lot of stains on it,’ said the White House official
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A tray engraved with the presidential seal is placed on a stand in the West Wing lobby
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The presidential desk in the Oval Office. The White House pointed out that all the new furnishings were ‘made in America’
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The new-look Roosevelt Room. The ‘paint and carpet refresh’ was timed to be completed during the president’s vacation
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The South Portico porch stairs were also renovated, with limestone mined in Indiana
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