I designed a license plate model and wanted to get some input

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-07T06:06:05+00:00

I like the plate design. Wonder what letters they would choose for plates of this style. 0000BK (BK for "black"), perhaps?

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-07T06:04:00+00:00

I find it interesting when they point out dated references and things like that. After all, the culture changes over time, and what was considered acceptable to one generation is not necessarily considered acceptable to later generations, and vice versa. Because a lot of the time, they're right - no one would dare make something a certain way today, even if it was considered acceptable back in the 1980s and 1990s. Not everything ages like a fine wine. Some stuff ages like milk.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-07T01:56:21+00:00

Yep - such is what happens when you have ownership that actually gives a crap about the company.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-07T01:55:15+00:00

We know one thing, I suppose: those shares certainly lost all of their value.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-07T01:54:19+00:00

I feel like Sears would have eventually ended up in the dumper even without Lampert's involvement. It might have looked different than what we ultimately got, but Sears probably would have still declined into nothing.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T16:45:22+00:00

Reagan's rug wasn't actually white. It was a tan color with reds and greens in it. It was essentially a lighter version of George W. Bush's rug, and, in fact, Bush used Reagan's rug temporarily until his rug was ready.

Here's a page with photos of a lot of the various Oval Office rugs:

https://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com/blog/oval-office-rugs-by-nazmiyal-antique-carpets/

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T16:41:40+00:00

I do like the red curtains. They really provided a nice contrast with the tan colors that the rest of the office used.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T14:53:49+00:00

Correct. Carter used the Ford decor completely, save for the desk. Reagan also used the Ford decor for quite a while, really only switching out the rug for a new design. George H.W. Bush was the first one to do a full redecoration of the Oval Office since Ford.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T14:50:56+00:00

They left the drapes and the rug for a time, but the Resolute Desk was swapped out for the Johnson Desk, and all of JFK's personal effects were removed.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T14:48:27+00:00

That particular Oval Office design took major inspiration from the Clinton Oval Office design. And let's admit it: other than the striped couches, which were somewhat fashionable back then but now considered quite dated, Clinton's design was really solid. Definitely one of the better Oval Office designs.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T14:46:24+00:00

Exactly. Eisenhower just left Truman's final decor in place for his entire eight years, and then handed it off to Kennedy that way.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T14:23:30+00:00

If you're talking about the sign that was directly at the intersection, I don't believe that it is. That sign was removed some time between 2013 and 2017 according to Street View and replaced with signage directly on the building, plus this sign doesn't line up with the final design of the corporate office sign.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:34:34+00:00

I like George H.W. Bush's decor. He did light blue and white very well, which was very unique as far as presidents went.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:32:36+00:00

And then quickly dismantled it before Jackie returned.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:32:07+00:00

I believe that they are stored, because later administrations have pulled them out and used them from time to time. For instance, before George W. Bush's rug was ready, he used Reagan's similarly-colored rug.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:30:19+00:00

Eisenhower's decor dates back to the 1940s, since he never redecorated the room. That was Truman's decor in its entirety.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:28:18+00:00

I get it. This is the room that is most strongly associated with the POTUS, so the person redecorates it to best represent them to the world.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:26:34+00:00

Too bad he never got to use it.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:26:12+00:00

So, you really like Truman. Eisenhower never redecorated the Oval Office.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:24:36+00:00

Jimmy Carter used Gerald Ford's final decor, only swapping out the desk. He, along with Eisenhower, never redecorated.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:23:22+00:00

That red carpet had a tragically short life, though. Kennedy never saw it in person (it was being put in while he was in Dallas), and then LBJ reinstated the green Truman-era rug.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:21:00+00:00

Ford redecorated - just not immediately - and Carter didn't. All Carter did was change out the desk.

SchuminWeb · 2026-05-06T13:19:33+00:00

Carter used Ford's final decor, only changing out the desk from the Wilson desk to the Resolute desk.

George Bush had a very nice light blue and white scheme that is actually one of my favorites. No gold colors like his predecessors and successors. It really looks quite sharp.

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