Martha Stewart Decorated Obamas' Guest House With Lollipops And Ribbon Candies

Editors from six lifestyle magazines received the ultimate holiday present: an invitation to decorate the Blair House (the president's guesthouse) and the State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms for an initiative called "Diplomacy at Home for the Holidays."

Martha Stewart, representing her Living magazine, was responsible for the Lee Drawing Room, which she decked with ornaments based on the stylized birds printed on the 18th-century wallpaper. She also furnished the Blair Dining Room with a candy theme, involving lollipops, a pink feather tree with ribbon candies and a gingerbread version of the guesthouse.

Stewart said, "I would do anything for our country," the Washington Post reported.

Traditional Home adorned the Lee Dining Room with monogrammed linens, colorful china, magnolia leaves and persimmons.

The house's Truman Study was set up to look just as it had in 1951:

They tried to find as many of them as they could on eBay and other sources and came up with versions of the hand-knitted socks, vintage razor blades, a 1948 Life magazine and a soundtrack from "Paint Your Wagon." They framed old photos of Truman, who lived at Blair House while the White House was being renovated, with various dignitaries and hung them on a tree. Three stockings, embroidered Harry, Bess and Margaret, were hung at the mantel.

All of the trimmings were revealed on Monday night.

Check out photos of the decorations. Or read more about who decorated the White House for the holidays.

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Comments

[GrownupStewie]

06:08 AM on 12/09/2009

And ofcourse, being martha and the queen of branding herself, Im sure all her ornaments were from Kmart...lol..

but I would love if martha came and decorated my house, there is nobody in america who has better taste when it comes to everything being beautiful...Martha single handedly pulled workhorse corporate women out of the the 80s and into a beautiful life. She taught an entire generation how to be better at anything to do with the home, whether its entertaining at a higher standard, or teaching about different and high quality foods, to painting wooden floors, to carving the perfect pumpkin, everything martha does it perfect....except for getting caught with insider trading...but honestly who cares, she has the best Gravy recipe Ive ever tried, and her chocolate crepe cake is the best cake in the world.

[GunneraGirl]

10:12 PM on 12/08/2009

i used to love listening to martha on t.v. as she calmly went aboutdoing the most unreal things: deep fat frying a turkey wearing asbestos gloves and apron, making hundreds of handmade marshmallows, blowing and handpainting eggs for easter. she has a voice like aural valium : so tranquilising.

[MarsAmbassador]

04:13 PM on 12/08/2009

Does Martha Stewart still look sexy as Hell or is it just me? I bet she's as capable in the bedroom as she is in the kitchen.

[curiousasheck]

02:40 PM on 12/08/2009

lollipops, a pink feather tree with ribbon candies

That's really deep stuff incredible imagination and originality

[VOTER]

12:40 PM on 12/08/2009

"Kudos" to all with an extra one to Martha Stewart for the miniature, lighted, Blair House.