A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a new Trump makeover. Gold flourishes abound

According to the AP, The People's House museum exhibit has overhauled its replica Oval Office for visitors to experience President Donald Trump's second-term design choices.[2] The AP reports that the exhibit now features "two dozen portraits in heavy gilded frames and knickknacks crowding nearly every available surface"[2].The AP says the replica first mirrored Democratic President Joe Biden's design, and after the 2024 election the White House Historical Association updated it to match Trump's first-term style[2]. The agency reports that a crew of 25 people worked from early Monday through late Friday[2] last week on the latest change.Designers visited Trump's Oval Office while the Republican president was away[2], according to the AP. Managing director Luke Boorady told the agency that California frame-makers did carving by hand for the gold frames of Trump's chosen 24 portraits[2].The AP reports that the real office uses gilded gold leaf, but in the replica, crews used a paint solution.[2] The agency says Boorady explained this was to protect against chipping or other wear-and-tear from visitors[3].Boorady told the AP, "As political as the Oval Office is, it really is also the office of the American people."[2]According to the AP, the White House Historical Association declined to say how much remaking the replica Oval Office cost.[3] The agency says the group receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.[3]