Obama Buys $4,800 Recycled Chandelier For Daughters' White House Bedroom
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- by CasaSugar, on Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:57am PDT
In last night's episode of
Man Shops
Globe, Keith Johnson traveled to South Africa, where he was on
the hunt for not-so-typical African crafts. After stumbling upon
some unusual pottery and a handmade wooden dining chair straight
out of a Van Gogh painting, he wandered into a magical art
collective shop called
Magpie , which sells
knickknacks and décor made entirely from recycled objects. Be it a
lid to a dog food can, a wine cork, or a Barbie, the eco-conscious
craftsman turned the disposable into the extraordinary. Johnson was
blown away by a tall, dramatic chandelier made from found objects,
trinkets, and castoffs, and ordered one for Anthropologie.
As it turns out, President Obama bought the
$4,800 recycled chandelier for Sasha and Malia's bedroom in
the White House. We did learn back in January that the Obamas
planned to decorate the
girls' room with Pottery Barn and Anthropologie, and that
they already have a large collection of African and Asian art, so
it's quite fitting actually! While the purchase is certainly
expensive for young girls, as is the family's celebrity
decorator Michael Smith, Barack and Michelle did decide to
pay for their White
House renovations personally, and forgo the allotted $100,000
presidential decorating budget, so you can't blame them!
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