The remodel cost $595,000 and is the first time the room has been changed since Hillary Clinton did so in 1998.
The State Dining room of the White House has been refurbished with new arm chairs, side chairs, and draperies suspended from carved and gilded poles, all of which were selected with the approval of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House in consultation with first lady Michelle Obama. (AP)
The State Dining room of the White House has been refurbished with new arm chairs, side chairs, and draperies suspended from carved and gilded poles. (AP)
A detail of new draped in the State Dining room of the White House which has been refurbished with new arm chairs, side chairs, and draperies suspended from carved and gilded poles. (AP)
The State Dining room of the White House has been refurbished with new arm chairs, side chairs, and draperies suspended from carved and gilded poles. (AP)
In February, Mrs. Obama unveiled an updated look for the Old Family Dining Room. (AP)
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