Obama Gets a Decorator

Here’s an exclusive from Condé Nast shelter mag Domino: The Obamas have chosen a decorator for the White House, and it’s Michael Smith. The Los Angeles-based Smith, whose first clients were Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere, and who now decorates for Steven Spielberg and the Murdoch-Dengs, said back in April: “I would love to redecorate the White House—I am sick of the paint color!” Domino describes his style as “old-world European influences filtered through a bright, light California sensibility” and his signature as “antique textiles on beds (especially suzanis), checked fabrics on chairs, four-poster upholstered beds.” Sounds perfect for the White House!