The Oval Office in 1990 and 2011.Susan Biddle/White House/File/AP, Pete Souza/Getty Images
- The Oval Office has been expanded, renovated, and redecorated several times throughout US history.
- The Blue Room has had varying designs of blue wallpaper and blue curtains.
- Truman renovated the State Dining Room in the 1950s, and Jacqueline Kennedy restored it in the 1960s.
Melania Trump announced on July 27 that she will oversee a renovation of the White House Rose Garden. She joins a long tradition of presidents and first ladies who have redecorated the White House while in office.
The White House has 132 rooms, and each new president gets $100,000 to redecorate them. After 45 presidents, the historic building has gone through many different looks and color schemes.
We traced the histories of three significant White House rooms — the Oval Office, the Blue Room, and the State Dining Room — to see how their designs have changed over the years.
Here's what the White House's decor looked like then and now.