
The Yellow Oval Room —
The Obamas gave Architectural Digest magazine an exclusive tour of their private quarters at the White House.

The Treaty Room —
The interiors were designed by Michael S. Smith, who has been the White House decorator since Barack Obama took office in 2008.

The Old Family Dining Room —
Artists on display include Robert Rauschenberg (left), Jasper Johns, Mark Rothko and Alma Thomas (right) -- the first African-American woman artist represented in the White House.

The Solarium —
"Their private quarters remain an oasis of civility and, yes, refined taste in a political arena so often bereft of both," wrote journalist Mayer Rus of the largely neutral, simple interiors.

See more images in the December issue of Architectural Digest.


