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The Vermeil Room was originally a staff work room used for storage and later for the tasks of polishing silver. Theodore Roosevelt's 1902 renovation of the White House by architect Charles Follen McKim reconfigured the use of the house, finishing much of the ground floor for public use.
Carol Lim designed the 2015 holiday decor for this room. The Vermeil Room. Portraits of First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy and Patricia Nixon. The mahogany center table was purchased by President Andrew Jackson in 1829. Duro Olowu designed the decorations for the Vermeil Room this year. The China Room. Glorious in red with the portrait of First Lady Grace Coolidge. Designer Carolina Herrerra added the holiday decorations for the China Room this year. The East Room.