The Oval Office inside the White House is the US President’s formal workspace. This is exactly where he meets and confers with the heads of the state, diplomats and other dignitaries. When a new president assumes workplace, it is not uncommon for him to renovate the Oval Workplace to suit his taste. In fact, almost all presidents do a mini-makeover when they come in. They adjust the paint, put in a new rug on the floor, get distinct drapes and do most of the stuff that an average individual does when he moves to a new property. In this post we take a look at the altering face of the Oval Workplace for the duration of distinct Presidencies and how each and every president added his personal touch to the White Home decor.
Oval rooms became well-known in eighteenth century neoclassical architecture, and it is likely that the architect of the White Home, James Hoban, was influenced by the elliptical chamber of an Irish Mansion known as Castle Coole. Here is a hand-tinted photo of the very first Oval Office, developed by Nathan C. Wyeth for President William Howard Taft in 1909.



It can be mentioned that from Howard Taft(1909) to Herbert Hoover(1933) the principal decor of green rug, dark green drapes with eagle valances and olive green walls remained fairly significantly the identical. When Franklin D. Roosevelt joined workplace in 1933, he redecorated it with a blue-green rug and gray green walls.
Throughout Franklin Roosevelt’s Presidency, the workplace was moved to the southeast corner of the West Wing in 1934, and this is what the modern day workplace looked like:
Harry S Truman in 1945 changed the tint of the space to grayish and his desk was popular for a plaque with a motto that read: “The buck stops here.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower assumed office in 1953 and even though he did not alter the decor much…
…he showed his taste in paintings.
The John F Kennedy’s Oval Workplace was redesigned by Stéphane Boudin in 1963 with a new red rug and pale curtains but it was dismantled after the President’s assassination, just before Mrs. Kennedy returned.
Lyndon B. Johnson succeeded Kennedy and utilised his rug and curtains temporarily but he did not use the Resolute Desk.
UPDATE: News has come out in early January 2009 that Barack Obama has entrusted Los Angeles based interior designer Michael S. Smith to do a makeover that would suit his style. No images have come out however but we will update as quickly as we know far more.
UPDATE two: (Aug:31, 2010) : Updates have come in suggesting that the gold and yellow tones have been replaced with neutral hues of brown and taupe. The yellow sun beam rug has been replaced by a much more muted biege rug. Verify out the photographs beneath: