Attendees of the White House’s second state dinner of the Trump presidency on Friday will see some new personal touches from the first lady, Melania Trump. There are new wall coverings in the Red Room, new window treatments in the Green Room and restored furniture in the Blue Room. Those are just some of the home improvement projects the first lady has overseen to keep the public areas of the White House looking their best. Stewart McLaurin is president of the White House Historical Association. He said sunlight had left the wall in the Red Room so faded it was almost pink. He added, “Those rooms should always look their very best and it was just very faded and really, really needed to be done.” First Ladies meet often with experienced White House workers to decide what improvements should be at the top of the to-do list.
