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After Trump Bragged About His New "Gold" Oval Office, Sleuths Think They've Found The (Plastic) Source - Home Depot!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/turmp-oval-office-gold-home-depot?

'Back in March, after noting the addition of a golden cherub from Mar-a-
Largo, Trump said of the gold accents, "Throughout the years, people have
tried to come up with a gold paint that would look like gold, and they've
never been able to do it. You’ve never been able to match gold with gold
paint, that’s why it’s gold."'

In April, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had enlisted his
"gold guy" to "add custom-made gold finishes to the Oval Office, including gilded carvings for the fireplace mantel and the molding that wraps around
the most famous office in the world, administration officials said."

Here's the thing: Some people think that the accents can be found for sale
at Home Depot. In May, Inside Edition noted that some social media sleuths
had noted the resemblance between Trump's medallions and a polyurethane applique made by Ekena Millwork that retails for $58.07 at Home Depot.

In its original form, the applique is factory primed in white, suggesting
that some kind of gold paint or leaf was added. The theory has been back in conversation after the Instagram account Diet Prada reshared it yesterday.

However, Trump has gone back and added even more gold accents than what we
saw earlier this year. Just this week, Fox News published a piece
describing the "gilded makeover," noting that a White House spokesperson
said that the decor "is of the highest quality."

Again, some of the newer details appear to match another onlay made by
Ekena Millwork, this time retailing for $30.79 at Home Depot.

Indeed, you can see what appears to be a combination of the two in a recent photo from another wall in the office: (see link)

When BuzzFeed reached out to Ekena Millwork for comment, they replied, "We
work with several design firms in DC that have worked on the White House
and believe these could be our onlays."


They further suggested that another motif seen around the room could be
their "Endurathane Abigail Onlay" paired with another flower. It retails
for $24.48.


So, what did the White House have to say? At time of publication, they had
not responded to BuzzFeed's request for comment.

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Marmalade King wrote:

However, Trump has gone back and added even more gold accents than what we saw earlier this year. Just this week, Fox News published a piece
describing the "gilded makeover," noting that a White House spokesperson
said that the decor "is of the highest quality."

This is what happens with a bull with gold spray paint is loosed to in a
china shop.

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Marmalade King wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

After Trump Bragged About His New "Gold" Oval Office, Sleuths Think They've Found The (Plastic) Source - Home Depot!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/turmp-oval-office-gold-home-depot?

'Back in March, after noting the addition of a golden cherub from Mar-a- Largo, Trump said of the gold accents, "Throughout the years, people have tried to come up with a gold paint that would look like gold, and they've never been able to do it. You've never been able to match gold with gold paint, that's why it's gold."'

In April, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had enlisted his
"gold guy" to "add custom-made gold finishes to the Oval Office, including gilded carvings for the fireplace mantel and the molding that wraps around the most famous office in the world, administration officials said."

Here's the thing: Some people think that the accents can be found for sale
at Home Depot. In May, Inside Edition noted that some social media sleuths had noted the resemblance between Trump's medallions and a polyurethane applique made by Ekena Millwork that retails for $58.07 at Home Depot.

In its original form, the applique is factory primed in white, suggesting that some kind of gold paint or leaf was added. The theory has been back in conversation after the Instagram account Diet Prada reshared it yesterday.

However, Trump has gone back and added even more gold accents than what we saw earlier this year. Just this week, Fox News published a piece
describing the "gilded makeover," noting that a White House spokesperson
said that the decor "is of the highest quality."

Again, some of the newer details appear to match another onlay made by
Ekena Millwork, this time retailing for $30.79 at Home Depot.

Indeed, you can see what appears to be a combination of the two in a recent photo from another wall in the office: (see link)

When BuzzFeed reached out to Ekena Millwork for comment, they replied, "We work with several design firms in DC that have worked on the White House
and believe these could be our onlays."

They further suggested that another motif seen around the room could be
their "Endurathane Abigail Onlay" paired with another flower. It retails
for $24.48.

So, what did the White House have to say? At time of publication, they had not responded to BuzzFeed's request for comment.

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