A great example of this are the two sofas that are in the Oval Office, finding the right pattern that matched Clintons sofas, but then finding it in a muted color and not the proper bright red that it actually was.A Chronology: Key Moments In The Clinton-Lewinsky SagaĬlinton Reaches Out To Congressional Leaders (9-8-98)Ĭlinton's Attorney Asks To Review Starr Report Before It Goes To Congress (9-7-98)Ĭlinton's Democratic Support Slips Further (9-6-98) Everything that we tried to match so perfectly still had to be altered to match the palette. It is very helpful as a decorator to know the palette exactly for each character and then run with it, especially since you never seem to have enough time. Production Designer Jamie McCall is very specific in her color palettes for each set. KW: The biggest challenge on AMERICAN CRIME SCENE: IMPEACHMENT has to have been that the color palette for the show was muted and not the true colors of that period. SD: What was the biggest challenge on this one? Baby grand piano rented from Hollywood Piano. It was also scripted that portraits of former presidents be in the room, which is not accurate, but it did lend to Clinton always being watched by his predecessors. Since there are many looks during a presidential term, we tried to mesh them together. White House, center hall of the Presidential Private Residence of the Clinton administration. Thankfully, documented so well in the ‘90s. We also had to re-create so many iconic rooms that were. We all are just mini detectives trying to find just the right details of this particular administration's decor. Luckily, I had such a strong team of buyers including Ethan Goodwin, Jane Madden, Ashley Rice, Haley Constestabile, and Jennifer Ho. There were so many pieces that I acquired on VEEP that could have come in handy in this one, since furniture in the actual White House is reused, so it was very frustrating to have to find pieces I knew that I had found in the past that were very close matches and try to find them again! Especially with the town so busy. There were many family photos and tchotchkes around. This room definitely represented the decade. The sitting room is always so different, reflecting the tastes and interest of each president and family. White House, Clinton Sitting Room, Private Residence.
She was great in giving details about the President's personal West Wing office off of the Oval. We also had Monica Lewinsky as an advisor who would help us with any details. We strive to match everything in every detail, especially the writers, who used Tobin's book as their guide for the scripts.
#Bill clinton oval office decor series
The series is based on Jeffrey Toobin's book A VAST CONSPIRACY and has a ton of detailed accounts of actual events that led up to the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
Yes, after decorating for a fictional White House on VEEP, to now dive into so much research to decorate for the Clinton era and the ‘90s was a huge task. However, this is a fictional account of the story, so how specific were you to the actual Oval Office/White House at that time? SET DECOR: After years of doing a fictional White House.with Oval Office changes per “President”, you now are depicting a piece of history. We caught up with her momentarily, on her way to yet another set on an undisclosed upcoming produc For IMPEACHMENT: AMERICAN CRIME STORY, she partnered with Production Designer Jamie McCall and Kim’s longstanding Lead and team to give an accurate impression of the White House during the Clinton Administration. She’s the first to say it’s the team and the collaboration. Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kimberly Wannop SDSA knows a thing or two about depicting the White House, after all that Emmy was for her work on VEEP! But she also has quite rightly won kudos for her work on THE GOOD PLACE and PARKS & RECREATION and BONES.
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