May 3, 2015 Notes: Rendering of flower arrangement for a luncheon in honor of Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland, State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1961. Hosted by President and Mrs. Kennedy.

Image copyright Jake Gariepy (Dapper and Dreamy)

April 25, 2015 Notes: Rendering of flower arrangement for a dinner in honor of composer Igor Stravinksy. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C., January 18, 1962. Hosted by President and Mrs. Kennedy.

Image copyright Jake Gariepy (Dapper and Dreamy)

March 20, 2015 Notes: Rendering of the Monroe era Bellangé chairs in the White House Blue Room. The room is furnished in the French Empire style. A series of redecoratings through the 19th century caused most of the original pieces to be sold or lost. Today much of the furniture is original to the room. Eight pieces of gilded European beech furniture purchased during the administration of James Monroe furnish the room, including a bergère (an armchair with enclosed sides) and several fauteuils (an open wood-frame armchair). The suite of furniture was produced in Paris around 1812 by the cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellangé, and reproduction side chairs and armchairs were made by Maison Jansen in 1961 during the Kennedy restoration.

Image copyright Jake Gariepy (Dapper and Dreamy)

March 8, 2015 Notes: Rendition of the White House West Sitting Hall as decorated by Truman. The featured fabric was by Scalamandré. The room is a favorite of First Families, with the large fan window filling the room with light and offering great views of the Rose Garden and Oval Office. The door to the left leads to the "Presidential Bedroom Suite" and to the right is the "President's Dining Room" and kitchen installed by Jackie in 1961.

The red and cream toile was called "The Victory of Washington and the Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin." It shows Washington in a leopard drawn chariot with the Goddess of Independence and Benjamin Franklin with the Goddess of Liberty carrying a banner with the words "Where liberty dwells there is my country."

Jackie liked the fabric so much, she and Boudin would use it for the Empire Guest Suite on the third floor.

Image copyright Jake Gariepy (Dapper and Dreamy).