President Donald Trump will, together with private donors, pay for the estimated $ 200 million construction of a new ballroom on the White House site.
Since his return to the office, President Donald Trump Did not waste time when reforming the appearance of the White House.
The taste of Trump for Weelde is unmistakably in the Oval Office, where gold accents now decorate the most iconic workspace of the nation, a reflection of his personal style.
“Over the years, people have tried to come up with a gold paint that would look like gold, and they could never have done it,” Trump said Ingraham.
“You have never been able to match gold with gold paint, that’s why it’s gold,” Trump added.
Trump gave the Oval Office a gilded make -over – and covered the costs itself
The golden additions in the Oval Office could be seen completely on August 18 when worldwide leaders met Trump to discuss a way to end the Russian war in Ukraine.
Since then, Trump has added Golden Accents in the Oval Office with the 18-foot, six-inch ceiling of the room.
Below is a photo of the presidential seal overlooking the determined desk, shown in 2008 and after the addition of all the gold.
A side-to-side image of the Oval Office ceiling from 2008 (left) and with golden details added in 2025 (right). (Paul J. Richards/Allison Robbert/AFP/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The spokesperson also said that Trump personally covered the costs of the gold accents, although not specified how much gold was added or how much Trump spent.
Golden details can be seen in the Oval Office of the White House. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg/Getty Images/Getty images)
Gold was also added to decorative details along the ceiling and around the doorway. Even the cherubs in the door frames were given a gilded makeover.
Paintings and Golden Trim are visible behind reporters in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnick / Getty Images / Getty images)
A golden cherub can be seen above a door in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images/Getty images)
And the Oval Office is not the only update. On July 31, White house Pers secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the planned construction of a ballroom of 90,000 square feet.
The vast ballroom can accommodate around 650 sitting guests and remains loyal to the classic design of the White House.
“The White House is currently unable to organize important functions that are honor World leaders In other countries without installing a large and ugly tent about 100 meters away from the entrance to the main building, “said Leavitt, adding the new ballroom will” be a much needed and beautiful addition. “
Vast new $ 200 million White House Ballroom to be paid by Trump and donors
The White House has no formal ballroom and the Nieuwe Balzaal takes the place of the current eastern wing of the White House.
The construction has already started on the White House site and the estimated costs of $ 200 million will be financed by Trump and private donors.
Prior to the Independence Day, Trump also personally financed the installation of two 88-foot flagvee with American flags that flank the White House, each reportedly about $ 50,000.
Trump installs huge new American flags in the White House – and they do not cost taxpayers a cent
Bought a flagpole with personal funds installed by US President Donald Trump in the North Lawn of the White House in Washington DC, on June 18, 2025. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“This is just one of the many projects that President Trump has paid selflessly to make the White House even more patriotic and more beautiful,” Ingle added.
A big flag is seen after a ceremony for raising the flag for the newly installed flagpole on the South Lawn of the White House on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images / Getty images)
The new flags on the northern and southern lawns were raised during a ceremony of 18 June.
Elsewhere on the site, Trump aimed the addition of stone paving stones to the Rose Garden Gazon, a change that is designed to better cope with press conferences and ceremonial events.
Tables and chairs in the recently renovated rose garden of the White House on August 19, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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The White House refused to say which extra renovation projects were being made.
