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Oval Office gets a makeover
The new Oval Office, photographed Tuesday morning. (Photo Credit: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)

by Mike Memoli

While President Obama was on vacation, his West Wing office got a bit of a face lift, complete with a new rug, fresh wallpaper and paint,office 2007 key, and new furniture -- all done at no taxpayer expense, the White House says.

Details of the renovation were released to the pool reporter this morning. The White House, it seems, took pains to ensure that new additions were American made -- including New York wallpaper and a Michigan-made rug.

That wheat, cream and blue colored oval-shaped rug has the presidential seal in the center, and is encircled by five quotes chosen by the president. Four of the quotes are from former presidents -- Kennedy, Lincoln and both Roosevelts -- with the fifth quote from Martin Luther King.

It replaces the rug designed by former First Lady Laura Bush for her husband (one that former President Clinton had seemed particularly fond of).

In an interview on MSNBC this morning, press secretary Robert Gibbs described the renovations as "very modest."

"Each president puts his stamp on the office," he said. "None of the modest changes that were done inside the Oval Office were done at any taxpayer expense, much like they've been done by previous presidents."

The changes were paid for by the White House Historical Association,microsoft windows 7 enterprise 64bit, which received a donation from Obama's Presidential Inaugural Committee.

We may get a brief glimpse of some of the changes tonight when the president addresses the nation from the room. You can see the full details from the pool after the jump.
(The Oval Office, before renovations)

Oval Office renovations:

* New and reupholstered furniture, new paint and wallpaper.

* New rug produced and donated by a Michigan-based business and paid for by the non-profit White House Historical Association through a contribution from the Presidential Inaugural Committee. (This fund is being used to pay for the design costs of numerous rooms at the White House including the Oval Office, Yellow Oval Room, Center Hall and West Sitting Hall.)

* The existing furniture in the Oval Office will remain the property of the White House and will be placed in a storage facility.

* Oval Office walls were covered with handmade striped wallpaper produced in Amagansett, N.Y. The trim around the Office was re-painted with American-made Benjamin Moore paint custom-mixed by Donald Kaufman Color.

* The new wheat, cream and blue colored oval-shaped rug is made of 25 percent recycled wool. The rug has the Presidential seal in the center and historical quotes of meaning to President Obama around the border. The rug was made and donated by the Scott Group, an American carpet manufacturer headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Scott Group previously made the Oval Office rug designed for former President Bill Clinton as well as rugs for the White House State Dining Room.

* President Obama selected the following five historical quotes for the rug:
"The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself" -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt
"The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, But it Bends Towards Justice" -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Government of the People, By the People, For the People" -- President Abraham Lincoln
"No Problem of Human Destiny is Beyond Human Beings" - President John F. Kennedy
"The Welfare of Each of Us is Dependent Fundamentally Upon the Welfare of All of Us" -- President Theodore Roosevelt

* Armchairs: The two mahogany arm-chairs in front of the fireplace,office 2007 Professional Plus serial, previously used by President George W. Bush,office 2010 Standard serial key, were reupholstered with a caramel-colored leather.

* Desk Chair: The President's brown leather desk chair was produced in New York.

* Coffee Table: The coffee table is made out of American walnut and mica by a New York company.

* Couches: The couches in the Oval Office were custom-made in New York. The fabric, a custom-made light brown cotton with red,microsoft office Enterprise 2007 generator key, white and blue threads running through it, was woven in Pennsylvania.

* Lamps: The two new table lamps have blue ceramic bases and were produced in New York.

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