A Peek Inside The President's Quarters of The White House

Since the early 19th century, presidents have been in this particular room to slumber with a sitting room, dressing room and large bathroom attached in typical luxury fashion. Before, it was common for the President and First Lady to have separate rooms, usually giving the FLOTUS’s more room to spread out but more importantly, more space to decorate! Here’s a glimpse of First Lady Betty Ford giving a tour of the main bedroom in 1974.

Jackie Kennedy had the master bedroom all to herself as her husband slept in another room. Business Insider reports she decorated the room to resemble her Georgetown home.

Jackie Kennedy kept the color scheme of blue and white all about the room.

Their decorating style was more classical and traditional.

Sleek solid colors, not too many patterns, evidently fluffy pillows - my kind of style.

What used to be Abraham Lincoln’s office was transformed into a guest room connected to a guest suite. The room features a rosewood-painted and grained walnut bedframe which has rarely left this room throughout the presidencies, per The White House Historical Association. This image is a colorized look at its earliest version in 1952 during the Eisenhower administration.

The wallpaper you’re looking at became a staple for the next few presidencies - all the up to the Obamas.

Sitting adjacent to the Lincoln Bedroom, is a small study. The image above is the sitting room in 1966 as designed under the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.

This image is from its design by Hillary Clinton in 1993. Keeping those tones of red and beige, I see.

Arguably the most gaudy and antique room in the private quarters of the second floor is the Queen’s Bedroom. The room features a Sheraton four canopy bed, a trumeau mirror, mahogany secretary, and shield-back chairs, per the White House Historical Association. Its use is typically for presidential private secretaries or sometimes, the First Ladies. The image above is from the Johnson administration.

By 2000, the entire color scheme and theme of this room changed. However, maintained its layering of patterns.

While keeping the Clinton’s color scheme, the bedding was swapped for a plain white color to take a break from all the shapes and patterns.

The office, which operated as an office away from thee (Oval) office as well as a family gathering space, went through several different phases of decorating to accommodate what felt most like home for the First Families. The image above is from Reagan administration where he had the living space decorated with his family’s own furniture and artwork.

Similar floral patterns from the Reagans’ master bedroom complimented this space.

In a more comfy approach, the room featured modern art, family pictures, former President Obama’s Grammy awards and a personalized football, per NBC.

You can tell this was the real family living room.

Most recognized for its beautiful large fan window seen from the hallway and its 22-foot ceiling, the space was mainly used as a reception area for people who desired to meet the President, per the White House Museum. In the image above, former President Lyndon B. Johnson is seen sitting with a few executives.

Former President Gerald Ford playing with his dog in the family room in 1975. One thing about it, the drapes will NEVER cover that gorgeous window pane.

These sofas look like you could fall asleep in them.

This space for family dinners featured boutique furniture imported from several states and by the 20th century, a dazzling chandelier. The image above is the design from the Theodore Roosevelt presidency in 1902.

By 1961, the former President John F. Kennedy made some adjustments such as removing moulding, lowering the window panels and of course, a new paint job, per the White House Historical Association.

Including works by the first Black woman artist to be featured in the White House, Alma Thomas, the new look to the dining room gave much more vibrance and color to the space, via NBC.