It’s almost been two years, but President Obama has finally got his Oval Office makeover. While the First Family vacationed in Martha’s Vineyard, designer Michael Smith came in and redecorated the famous office. It would seem that President Obama choose comfort over the more traditional style of the past Oval Offices. Red, white and blue have been replaced by the three B’s- brown, beige and blue.

Other changes include new striped wallpaper, plush leather sofas, reupholstered chairs and my personal favorite, the custom made rug that features quotes from famous Americans such as John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

Like Congress, the design community remains split on their views of the makeover. Michael Boodro from Elle Décor says “These sofas look like you could have a lot of long talks… They’re good for diplomacy. And that coffee table — it looks sturdier. You could put your feet up. I mean, I’m not sure anyone ever gets too comfortable in the Oval Office, other than the president, but this looks like an effort to put people at ease.”

Margaret Russell, the new editor in chief of Architectural Digest said “The room seems very American. And it looks like such a mix of classic and contemporary, with a laid-back elegance. Those sofas are plush, but not fancy, not fussy. It looks like a lot of work gets done in there. It’s elegant, and it’s also appropriate. It feels humanized.”

What do you think?