Review: Rug Pad Corner - Protection for area rugs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqfC_puMmxIbYwCRvhtkRf8Ehi0Ir7lF6iPDX5pe3exKaVpNHHXQU-_5MIb87zNUAUlpUh8jLjP-q8g2K9MCRQDCcDZbLzj4QuIwCJEl_DzwwmHGEWltbRwngl994YXeUR3Vx939kHG0/s1600/IMG_5123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqfC_puMmxIbYwCRvhtkRf8Ehi0Ir7lF6iPDX5pe3exKaVpNHHXQU-_5MIb87zNUAUlpUh8jLjP-q8g2K9MCRQDCcDZbLzj4QuIwCJEl_DzwwmHGEWltbRwngl994YXeUR3Vx939kHG0/s1600/IMG_5123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />There are many aspects of interior design that aren't the pretty and sexy parts, but it doesn't mean they aren't important. A good quality carpet pad will not only protect your floors and carpets, they are safety items as well. According to the<a href="http://www.nsc.org/safety_home/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/Pages/Falls.aspx" target="_blank"> National Safety Council</a> "<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Falls are one of the leading causes of unintentional injuries in the United States, accounting for approximately 8.9 million visits to the emergency department annually (NSC Injury Facts 2011)."</span><br /><br />I've had personal experience with the hazard that slippery area rugs can pose. When my Dad had his stroke in 2000, the rehab hospital (the amazing Spaulding Rehab's facility on Cape Cod) would not release him back to his home without the removal of the smaller area rugs since none had rug pads. And more recently, a close friend's elderly Mom tripped on an area rug that was placed on top of of a wall-to-wall carpet and she's now in assisted living. Tripping on rugs is a big deal to both old and young alike.<br /><br />The folks at <a href="http://www.rugpadcorner.com/" target="_blank">Rug Pad Corner</a> contacted me a while ago offering me three pads to check out and review. Since I've just moved, I did have rugs that definitely needed pads. And, since I have a little dog who loves to race from one end of the house to the other, my rugs were always askew.<br /><br />I was sent three cut to order pads from their Ultra Premium line. These are felt on one side and a rubber on the other.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxcnpD71IL_-Vbshqe8vpcTdtD605dJPBPCVDFpleHbgaM_DpE1Zu77sc6Oi94O9CYJnZesORzoGKROnH36ImxT9ypFQLWXyvuuLpt0zxk2tmfZBJ1JiVaGmZfIG7Tuw_J_HepWg4VYM/s1600/IMG_5125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxcnpD71IL_-Vbshqe8vpcTdtD605dJPBPCVDFpleHbgaM_DpE1Zu77sc6Oi94O9CYJnZesORzoGKROnH36ImxT9ypFQLWXyvuuLpt0zxk2tmfZBJ1JiVaGmZfIG7Tuw_J_HepWg4VYM/s1600/IMG_5125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />One of my rugs is a vintage (or even antique I'm not sure how old it is) runner that just came out of my parent's house. Although the rug is very heavy and my dog is not, he was still pushing it around with his playful antics. Since I've installed the rug pad (and of course by "installed" I mean laid it under the rug which not easy when the dog is on top of everything!) the rug hasn't budged an inch. The felted side is placed towards the rug and the rubber side is against the laminate floor.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46yoyyY1nHCwUsQ50PrdMe8j1-5iPJUd3F4m7-6P1Bs2lYQyfO5WMbhTWujUUN9pMA7Ti7EjJexVqDPKT6xmiexPe8IJhw1RvlyFdnMY1ej94yaiM2zldVrJ7cUmUId0Wp-acy1bpKrM/s1600/IMG_5126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46yoyyY1nHCwUsQ50PrdMe8j1-5iPJUd3F4m7-6P1Bs2lYQyfO5WMbhTWujUUN9pMA7Ti7EjJexVqDPKT6xmiexPe8IJhw1RvlyFdnMY1ej94yaiM2zldVrJ7cUmUId0Wp-acy1bpKrM/s1600/IMG_5126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />My other two rugs are in the kitchen. They are indoor/outdoor rugs from <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/marina-indoor-2foutdoor-rug/265548" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a> sitting on ceramic tile.  These rugs were always out of place and crooked with just daily wear and tear and most especially RoyRoy's running over them like a mad man. The rug pads have stabilized this greatly, though the rugs themselves are so light that they do move a bit over top of the rug pad and I have to readjust every couple of days or so.  But it's nothing like it was before.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYjfAnrqmIoFgybAA4QuFS-Ofp5hnVYwfjT2yKvC4fDMXCUgPnClNR3fJGY9w0aFrd7OHMvvN08t6aS3lVzHpHZg3L3N6_MmbP7snkZTgCaEA2BjyG_sfClQMhlzsF7W-HWUXNqB-iGY/s1600/IMG_5128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYjfAnrqmIoFgybAA4QuFS-Ofp5hnVYwfjT2yKvC4fDMXCUgPnClNR3fJGY9w0aFrd7OHMvvN08t6aS3lVzHpHZg3L3N6_MmbP7snkZTgCaEA2BjyG_sfClQMhlzsF7W-HWUXNqB-iGY/s1600/IMG_5128.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div>Not only are the rugs more stabile but they also feel so much warmer and plusher to walk on. The ceramic tile floor is very chilly and will be downright freezing in the winter I suspect. But the added insulation of the carpet pad has made a huge difference in that regard as well.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rugpadcorner.com/" target="_blank">Rug Pad Corner</a> uses natural felt and rubber and their rugs are made in America with American materials. There are no imported materials or chemicals and their rugs are hypoallergenic. There are no adhesives used; they use a trademarked RPC Heat Pressed (TM) process with reinforces the materials within the rug pads.<br /><br />Thanks to <a href="http://www.rugpadcorner.com/" target="_blank">Rug Pad Corner </a>for sharing your product with me. While I have received these goods, my opinions are my own based on testing the product for a period of two weeks.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSar2lQHnnWsZS4NFTRDnguJnK7v1L0wLyDiT6_aHQxhXCsjLZpOE4Ohe4PrE88KC0v_jbvoHLCrbSFrNWTw5rqojeae3NLi4-iP8asXlmE35t1NSfm1X0QA1RCYJf9z15tfdSD0jBVzY/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSar2lQHnnWsZS4NFTRDnguJnK7v1L0wLyDiT6_aHQxhXCsjLZpOE4Ohe4PrE88KC0v_jbvoHLCrbSFrNWTw5rqojeae3NLi4-iP8asXlmE35t1NSfm1X0QA1RCYJf9z15tfdSD0jBVzY/s1600/Linda+sig2.png" /></a></div><br /></div>

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POTUS in the Oval: Who did it best? (the decor, of course)

So, one of the big topics of conversation today is the reveal of the newly decorated Obama Oval office, done by Michael Smith, who also did the Obama's private living space. If we take a stroll through the history of the Oval, the Obama office is pretty much more of the same. I have to say that I think it's pretty dull, in general. I like the idea of the quotes around the edge of the rug, but the center is blah.  <br /><br /><br />#44 President Barack Obama<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2010-new-overview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2010-new-overview.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2010-first-look.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2010-first-look.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2010-from-desk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2010-from-desk.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />#43 President George W. Bush<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rugrag.com/image.axd?picture=oval-office-carpet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.rugrag.com/image.axd?picture=oval-office-carpet.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-bush2-rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-bush2-rug.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">digital rendering of Bush 43's carpet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/files/2009/04/c161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/files/2009/04/c161.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2008-bush-obama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2008-bush-obama.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />#42 President Bill Clinton<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rugrag.com/image.axd?picture=clinton-oval-office-rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.rugrag.com/image.axd?picture=clinton-oval-office-rug.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-rug-clinton-warp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-rug-clinton-warp.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">digital rendering of Clinton's carpet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-c1996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-c1996.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9SPq4FglAroRct8p0TDZJxtb_9fm9eABJpRgSLo7EHVNZBH8yP89MOyILBZFtCxUezzK1TCG3Qi6KmtG4H3LEVCgavqEzQkKW9lvuz_JXxhT9k6vVW4ltaX8W_vQUkwYVy14KE3HfRwx/s1600/The+rug+for+Clinton%27s+Presidential+Library+pictures+from+friends+%26+fun+photos+on+webshots_1283396556089.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9SPq4FglAroRct8p0TDZJxtb_9fm9eABJpRgSLo7EHVNZBH8yP89MOyILBZFtCxUezzK1TCG3Qi6KmtG4H3LEVCgavqEzQkKW9lvuz_JXxhT9k6vVW4ltaX8W_vQUkwYVy14KE3HfRwx/s400/The+rug+for+Clinton%27s+Presidential+Library+pictures+from+friends+%26+fun+photos+on+webshots_1283396556089.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This shows the Clinton rug replica being made for his library. It really shows the size of the carpet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>#41 President George H.W. Bush<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-c1991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-c1991.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1991.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />#40 President Ronald Regan (#43 borrowed the carpet until his was made). Clearly #43's carpet was inspired by this one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-reagan-last-day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-reagan-last-day.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/jewish-images/2007-12-28-oval%20office.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/jewish-images/2007-12-28-oval%20office.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office-reagan-last-day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office-reagan-last-day.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />#39 President Jimmy Carter used #38 President Gerald Ford's decor:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-reagans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-reagans.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1977-meir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1977-meir.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-ford-replica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-ford-replica.jpg" /></a></div><br /> #37 Richard Nixon:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-ford.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-ford.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> President Ford using the Nixon decor, before redecorating</div><br />#36 Lyndon Johnson<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-johnson-replica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-johnson-replica.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this is the replica office in the Johnson Library</div><br />#35 John F. Kennedy<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-kennedy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-kennedy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly, this decor was installed while President and Mrs. Kennedy were in Dallas in November 1963. It was dismantled before Mrs. Kennedy returned to the White House. </div><br /><br /> #35 President Dwight D. Eisenhower<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-c1956-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-c1956-s.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1960-n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1960-n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />#33 President Harry Truman<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1962.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br />#32 Franklin Roosevelt<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1930s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-1930s.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-c1936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bremenbaseball.com/whm/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-c1936.jpg" /></a></div><br />Bonus President: Josiah Bartlet ("The West Wing"):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://westwing.bewarne.com/seventh/images/2WESecN05jed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://westwing.bewarne.com/seventh/images/2WESecN05jed.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://l.yimg.com/l/im_siggzTl3hMp3Ayxmgg.t9XeHUg---x324-y400/tv/us/img/site/20/06/0000002006_20060919152920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://l.yimg.com/l/im_siggzTl3hMp3Ayxmgg.t9XeHUg---x324-y400/tv/us/img/site/20/06/0000002006_20060919152920.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/02/weekinreview/02baker_CA0/02baker_CA0-popup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/02/weekinreview/02baker_CA0/02baker_CA0-popup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://westwing.bewarne.com/sixth/images/WEScjN04-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://westwing.bewarne.com/sixth/images/WEScjN04-3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love the sconces!</div><br /> So, who do you think did it best?<br /><br /><form action="http://poll.pollcode.com/6hN" method="post"><table bgcolor="#eeeeee" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 150px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><b>Which President did it best?</b></span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="1" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Obama 44</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="2" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Bush 43</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="3" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Clinton 42</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="4" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Bush 41</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="5" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Reagan 40</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="6" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Carter 39 and Ford 38</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="7" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Nixon 37</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="8" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Johnson 36</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="9" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Kennedy 35</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="10" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Eisenhower 34</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="11" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Truman 33</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="12" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Roosevelt 32</span></td></tr><tr><td width="5"><input name="answer" type="radio" value="13" /></td><td><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Josiah Bartlet </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><br /><center><input type="submit" value="Vote" />  <input name="view" type="submit" value="View" /></center></td></tr><tr><td align="right" bgcolor="white" colspan="2"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">pollcode.com <a href="http://pollcode.com/"><span style="color: navy;">free polls</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></form><br />So, we basically have 60 years of the same old, same old. So, the question is, if you were decorating the Oval, would you do something different? And what about when we finally have a woman President, would we see a little something floral and not just the same old "man cave" as <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/opinion/01dowd.html?_r=2&hp">Maureen Dowd</a> calls it?<br /><br />I thought I'd run a little contest. Create a single panel design board (via Olioboard or Polyvore, or with any other format) of how you'd love to see this, the world's most influential room, look. <a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com">Email</a> me your entry by September 30th. I'll post them all and we'll run a little poll about who got it right. Don't forget to tell us if you're decorating for a male or female president, or, why you don't think it would matter. I'm not yet sure of the prize, but I have a ton a fabulous new design books, so am thinking a book of your choice would make a nice prize. 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POTUS in the Oval: Who did it best? (the decor, of course)

So, one of the big topics of conversation today is the reveal of the newly decorated Obama Oval office, done by Michael Smith, who also did ...

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