Thank goodness the election is over. Regardless of whether your candidate won or lost, it’s time to come together and move forward. It’s also time to wonder what Melania will wear to the inauguration ball, and who will decorate the White House living quarters for the new first family.
We all know Trump’s apartment in New York is not given to understatement, so On Madison is making a few suggestions on possible designers who could bring restrained elegance to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Continually tapped as one of the Architectural Digest “100”, Alex Papachristidis is a New York-based designer known for using 18th Century French pieces and updating them to seem modern and relevant.
Easton is know for the kind of refined classicism that befits scions of industry, or Presidents of the United States. He will temper the Trumps’ penchant for French opulence with clean-lined American style giving their quarters a sophisticated, polished look.
The Columbia-born Mishaan has been perfecting the balance of classic grandeur mixed with modern chic for decades. We think he would definitely bring his brand of D.C. Regency to the White House with great elan.
It’s not for nothing that Yves St. Laurent and Pierre Berge turned to this French designer to pull their remarkable collection of artwork and furnishings together into a refined whole in their legendary Paris apartment and country homes. Grange understands French grandeur but manages to make that grandeur seem effortless and approachable.
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