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See the full story · 1 sourcesPresident Donald Trump has redecorated the Oval Office and other White House spaces. Alex Wong/Getty Images ; Saul Loeb/Getty Images
Donald Trump has brought his love of maximalism and gold furnishings to the White House.
He added gold embellishments to the walls and ceiling of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room.
He has also renovated the Rose Garden and demolished the East Wing to build a ballroom.
The White House looks a little bit different these days.
Every US president makes new interior design choices upon taking up residence at the People's House, often reflecting their personal tastes or political views.
In his second term, President Donald Trump has incorporated his love of maximalism and gold furnishings into the Oval Office.
He has other, bigger plans for the White House, too. The East Wing was demolished in October to make way for a new 90,000-square-foot state ballroom. However, Congress has not approved the project.
A federal appeals court has upheld an order blocking above-ground construction of the White House's planned ballroom, which the Trump administration has described as part of an "integrated military complex," but temporarily paused the order to give the administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle previously told Business Insider that Trump "continues to implement long-overdue and necessary renovations to beautify the People's House as we celebrate our great Nation's 250th anniversary of independence," adding that the changes would help the White House "remain in excellent condition for generations to come."
Take a look inside Trump's redecorated White House to see the changes he's made since former President Joe Biden left office.
The West Wing Colonnade was unadorned during the Biden years.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and US President Joe Biden walk up the West Wing colonnade on their way to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2023. CAROLYN KASTER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
President Joe Biden walked through the West Colonnade alongside Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in May 2023.
Trump added a "Presidential Walk of Fame," where Biden is depicted with a photo of an autopen producing his signature.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 17: Newly installed plaques summarizing the legacies as interpreted by the Trump White House of former U.S. Presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush are shown along the colonnade, or the "Presidential Walk of Fame", December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The colonnade lines the north side of the Rose Garden, which has been recently been partially covered with paving stones. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Trump has criticized Biden's use of an autopen and sought to invalidate Biden's pardons and commutations that were signed with the device.
The plaques accompanying the photos, which appeared in December 2025, summarize each presidency with occasionally critical commentary on Trump's predecessors. Biden is referred to as "sleepy," and President Barack Obama is described as "divisive."
In a December statement, press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the plaques "eloquently written descriptions of each President and the legacy they left behind" and said that Trump wrote many of them himself.
The Palm Room, which connects the White House Residence to the West Colonnade, was previously furnished with plants, green benches, and a tile floor.
The presidential lectern is seen in the Palm Room of the White House May 11, 2023, in Washington, DC. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
The Palm Room leads out into the Rose Garden.
In September, Trump refinished the room with a new chandelier and a white marble floor.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: A view of the Palm Room of the White House on December 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump recently restyled the Palm Room, which connects the White House residence to the West Colonnade leading toward the West Wing. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
"New lobby leading to Oval Office — Magnificent marble floor, compliments of President Donald J. Trump!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also added photos of himself taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok.
During Biden's time in the White House, the Oval Office door was not decorated.
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 20: President Joe Biden leaves the Oval Office of the White House before boarding Marine One for a trip to Los Angeles for a campaign reception on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Aside from a presidential seal above the door to the West Wing, the walls were empty.
President Donald Trump added new gold signage outside the Oval Office.
A new sign outside the West Wing of the White House marks the entrance to the Oval Office on a snowy evening in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The gold lettering spelling out "The Oval Office" was set in the Shelley Script font. Trump also added a gold decal to the top of the door.
In the Oval Office, Biden's dark-blue rug was originally designed for Bill Clinton.
President Joe Biden participates in an expanded bilateral meeting on Monday, July 19, 2021, with King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II of Jordan, in the Oval Office of the White House. Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz
The rug, which featured the presidential seal in the center, was designed by Kaki Hockersmith, an interior designer based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Upon returning to the White House, Trump replaced it with a lighter rug used by Ronald Reagan.
President Donald Trump signs the spending bill that ends the shutdown and reopens the U.S. Government Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in the Oval Office. Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
The rug's design includes the presidential seal, a sunbeam pattern, and olive branches along the border ...
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