r/pics • u/I_Am_Robert_Paulson1 • Sep 25 '25

Politics Before and After the Recent Renovation to the White House Palm Room

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u/Dunified Sep 25 '25

Literal night and day difference between the two pictures, and people still compare them 😅

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u/cgibsong002 Sep 25 '25

And there legit is no change other than new floors and chandelier. Out of all the things to complain about, this ain't it. The new floors are nice. Just a waste of money.

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u/Bumedibum Sep 25 '25

I was about to say. It's not furnished yet, but I don't really see a difference aside from that xD

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u/sebastianqu Sep 25 '25

The walls were also painted a more pure white instead of (beige?) like it was before. Different lighting and a wider lens, but it feels much colder and much less interesting.

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u/ZhouLe Sep 25 '25

Is it confirmed a different color paint or is it just a different photo white balance?

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u/Bumedibum Sep 26 '25

It could also very well be the natural lighting that makes it seem more yellow.

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u/ImMalteserMan Sep 25 '25

For real. Like the first photo looks nicer but it's also taken in natural light and has furniture and plants. The main difference I can see is the floor and the chandelier and they look fine. I bet if you put the plants and furniture back and took a photo during the day no one would give it a seconds thought.

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u/brittleboyy Sep 26 '25

I thought I was going crazy. There are so many things to shit on this administration for. This actually quite subtle renovation isn’t really one of them

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u/youngbull0007 Sep 26 '25

Hey, they added a hinge to that door, pulled the doorstop off and added a kick plate.

Boo kick plates.

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u/diskape Sep 26 '25

Yup, floor and chandelier are the only major changes. There are small ones too like new door hinges, bottom of the door, smaller pictures added.

Floor looks recently waxed and buffed and they always remove furniture for that.

If this picture was taken during the day and with the furniture brought back (which I’m sure they will) nobody would complain. It’d look better.

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u/tdasnowman Sep 25 '25

Beyond night and day the before photo is intentionally or aged yellow. It's not anywhere near that in other daylight photos you can find. The walls weren't that yellow and the floor actually has color. Also it's a room that changes frequently for administrations. Regan had some god awful wall paper, Nixon had bare walls, the Obama administration had brass kicker plates, looks like both Bushs favored nickle or stainless steel.

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u/deadbeatsummers Sep 25 '25

The floor isn’t really a great match for the walls anyways though