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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Reports of 'Infighting' between Designers and Michelle Obama's "Modest" $600k changes to White House State Dining Room

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Michelle Obama unveils $600k changes to White House State Dining Room | Daily Mail Online

Michelle Obama reveals her 'modest' $600k changes to White House State Dining Room - months after her florist quit amid reports of 'infighting' between designers 

  • Michelle Obama unveiled her 'modest' remodel of the White House State Dining Room on Tuesday
  • The remodel cost $595,000 and is the first time the room has been changed since Hillary Clinton did so in 1998
  • There are new chairs, a new rug, new draperies and a new color scheme
  • The unveiling comes just months after White House head florist Laura Dowling quit her post
  • She was escorted from the building right after this with some claiming she and Obama fell out over the first lady's family dining room remodel
By ASSOCIATED PRESS and DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 20:15 EST, 7 July 2015 | UPDATED: 21:43 EST, 7 July 2015

Michelle Obama has given a touch-up to the White House State Dining Room, the latest interior design change that will endure long after she leaves the building at a cost of $595,000.
Her modest changes to the room where many dinners and other events are held follow this year's more dramatic remake of the Old Family Dining Room and the unveiling of the Obama china service.
The change, which has been years in the making, comes just months after head florist Laura Dowling quit her post and was escorted from the building by security.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152899/Michelle-Obama-unveils-modest-600-000-changes-White-House-State-Dining-Room-just-months-florist-quit-escorted-security.html#ixzz3fJePnH3z 

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