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| The Lincoln Bedroom is most likely more famous than your bedroom (feel
free to argue in the comments). Located on the second floor of the
White House, this bedroom was actually Lincoln's office while he was
president, before construction began on the West Wing in 1902. This
room served as as the place where Abraham Lincoln signed the
Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The room has been redecorated during
the George W. Bush era to fit with the Victorian Era. The carpet seen
on the floor is an interpretation of a note found from Mrs. Lincoln
that spoke of a "G and O" carpet purchase. This piece of information
has been taken to mean "green and oak" and the new carpet has bright
yellow and purple additions so that it appeals a bit more to the
current day. |
Carpet in Lincoln Bedroom
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Before 2007 Renovation
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Lincoln Bedroom in 2007
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Sources:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48972-2004Sep24.html
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1076802,00.html
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs_pph/PresidentDetail.aspx?ID=16&imageID=775
http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/floor2/lincoln-bedroom.htm
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