Home Oval Office

Here is a link to a Texas Country Reporter video about Ron Wade's home replica of the Oval Office. Fantastic.

(Thanks to George and to Pete.)

Obamas visit the White House

The Obamas visited the White House today to talk transition. The event happens to afford us the best view I've seen of the Bush 2 Oval Office rug border.
There's also a nice pic of the incoming and outgoing first ladies in the West Sitting Hall.

Nerd pride

I'm rather proud--in a way that only readers of this blog can appreciate--of a little addition to the Oval Office page, a picture of Bill Clinton's rug that I digitally warped to appear flat from overhead and partially reconstructed. I found a nice source pic of a repro on display at the Clinton Birthplace.

This is the rug that Laura told The Scotsman was "loud," but I would say it's my third favorite, after the rugs of Reagan and Bush 2.