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UMM. Dark. just dark to me. First time I have seen any of the WH decorations.
Sady Doyle?Verified account @sadydoyle
Melania's Christmas Hall looks like the set of a psychological drama about a lady who went mad after she discovered her husband fucking a tree
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JC Hawkins? @Floridamiz1
52m52 minutes ago
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For some reason this reminds me of the maze in The Shining.
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polly dymock? @pollsstar
13m13 minutes ago
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She looks like the ghoulish housekeeper that nobody else can see....
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samches? @samches
40m40 minutes ago
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It seems to be reflecting the present soul of the WH.
wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)Canoe52
(2,948 posts)in Snow White.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,743 posts)I guess that's appropriate to this maladminstration.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Last edited Mon Nov 27, 2017, 10:13 PM - Edit history (1)
How is it that only Donnie two Scoops does emoting feelings?
Ivanka did that sterile giant shell Thanksgiving thing.
These people radiate chill and ice.
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)(This is a screenshot from the game Evil Within 2)
Siwsan
(26,275 posts)Where are the trees with stars and Manger scenes? And the color? Where is any color? Did it get sucked into the void in her soul?
Hekate
(90,719 posts)...is simply trying to artistically evoke the bare frozen branches of her homeland's winter forests. But for a festive holiday meant to be shared with the America, this certainly is depressing as hell.
Siwsan
(26,275 posts)BTW, I celebrates Yule. Christmas? Not so much. Greed and consumerism don't fit into my lifestyle or belief system.
RobinA
(9,894 posts)the pagan representation of the day the sun fell out of the sky. Not only is there no Christ in this Christmas, theres no return from the solstice. The sun kept getting lower on the horizon until it disappeared altogether. Fire hasnt even been invented.
nolabear
(41,987 posts)Well, it screams something.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Docreed2003
(16,866 posts)If you can survive the forbidden forest to get there!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Freaking creepy!
DangerousUrNot
(431 posts)calimary
(81,332 posts)Looks like a nightmare to me. Looks like the Wicked Witch of the West redesigned the film set of the grand hall that you walked down (while trembling) to get to the Wizard of Oz's inner chamber. Does NOT look in ANY way Christmassy. I guess it does evoke a generic "Happy Holidays" response, since there's no Baby Jesus in there like all the Bill O'Reilly "War on Christmas" dim bulbs hyperventilate about every year.
DangerousUrNot
(431 posts)Yea I would have expected a Fox News themed Merry Christmas setting.
Freethinker65
(10,026 posts)Kinda surprised everything isnt spray painted metallic gold
lunasun
(21,646 posts)lpbk2713
(42,760 posts)"You have just entered the Trumplight Zone."
Billy Jingo
(77 posts)Unique and evokes a forest with light at the end of the path.
Nice.
spanone
(135,847 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)ok
HAB911
(8,904 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts)It does kind of look like the prom decorating committee of the senior class of 1983, Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia, MO, was turned loose with a really big budget.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)"All golf and no work makes Don a mad boy".
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)It has zero holiday appeal. And no, I am not suggesting it needs red and green or even a manger scene to look appropriate for the holidays. We celebrate several holidays during this season. It does need something that says holiday. Not dark and dreary, cold and lifeless. But then maybe it reflects how Melania feels at this point in her life. OMG! What have I bargained for? Am I going down with this doomed ship? Will there be any money left for me after all of this is over?
Guess she should have thought of that before she entered into a contract with tRump. Didnt she notice that all of his former wives and most people who do business with him get screwed over in the end?
Id like to say I feel sorry for her. But I cant. She knew who he was long before she said I do.
LeftInTX
(25,401 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,398 posts)She's a void. And a lousy first lady. Brings exactly nothing to the table.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)calendargirl
(191 posts)She just crawled out of the TV.
Docreed2003
(16,866 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,330 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)That's going to give me nightmares.
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)Was creepy as fuck...just sinister
The blue room tree screams Trump...lots of gold and presidential seals so he remembers who he is.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)skypilot
(8,854 posts)Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Empty space filled with barren branches.
Barron -- barren.
Maybe she is trying to tell us something.
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Chemisse
(30,813 posts)Otherwise, she and the whole place are just creepy.
thegoose
(3,115 posts)Except Barbara Steele is super cool. Moronia is...well, Moronia.
LeftInTX
(25,401 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)Ligyron
(7,636 posts)She looks like a newly made vampire on a stalk.
...or maybe a spider in her Tarantella tunnel.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Eau du Dotard
You know exactly what I mean. Woman running through weird setting for no apparent reason. Falls into the arms of Dotard at the end. Runs hand through hair plugs while looking affectedly at the camera.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)It looks like a scene out of a teen Dysoptian novel. You can almost wonder if Katniss Everdeen is going to come strutting down the hall with her bow and arrow.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)yelling out " You're gonna say Merry Christmas "
Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)That is a particularly unflattering picture with specific lighting that does not do justice to the actual decorations. I am certainly no fan of Melania, and although the above picture kind of reflects the misery of the Trump White House, the actual decorations are quite beautiful.
I saw a video and that hall is gorgeous. This pic was taken at night. The daytime pic is stunning.
Blaukraut
(5,693 posts)Even the hall looks nice in different lighting.
R B Garr
(16,954 posts)how much the color grey is available for Christmas decorations. Thats how much grey is still a popular home decoration theme/color. One store even had grey Christmas trees! Grey balls, candles, etc, and of course lots of silver which goes with the grey. And lots of winter snow with the grey.
I must admit I do love the grey for the house, but Christmas?? Not so much, and her design is just stark and horrible looking.
fierywoman
(7,686 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,752 posts)yardwork
(61,666 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)p.s is this for real?
Doreen
(11,686 posts)Many horror movies came to mind when I saw that. Again, is this real? Is this Onion? Photo shopped?
JHan
(10,173 posts)Lisa0825
(14,487 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)this hallway is scary looking, and a bit crowded.
dhol82
(9,353 posts)Retrograde
(10,137 posts)It looks as if Melania paid someone to come up with something unlike anything the White House has ever seen before - and they came up with something diametrically opposed to anything a normal human would. I can't picture the kids and grandkids playing around it.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)you can see some guy in the background of several..same guy.
Most of the images chosen seem "off" to me. Melania seems stiff, is not smiling at all, not relaxed looking. In fact, it is rare to see her and JarVanka smiling in most pics of them.
renate
(13,776 posts)I think it's original and cool.
I almost wonder whether it's a poke in the eye to her husband. No garish gold etc.
dubyadiprecession
(5,716 posts)Is she from Transylvania?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)I like untraditional and I like the starkness of it.
nini
(16,672 posts)But I prefer more color and stuff.. But I do like shiny silver stuff too.
I think it accurately represents the cold hearts of the occupants though.
calimary
(81,332 posts)mcar
(42,334 posts)Certainly not inviting.
procon
(15,805 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Somebody take her belt and shoelaces away from her...
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Yeah, her belts, shoelaces, and sharps need to be removed.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)As pretty as it is, it is not at all festive.
If this was her idea, she needs to see a psychiatrist and get her meds adjusted.
Lisa0825
(14,487 posts)Link to tweet
"I photoshopped Jack Skellington into Melania's Christmas decor and honestly I like it now."
bdamomma
(63,883 posts)she is getting confused with Halloween and Christmas decorations.
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)By these Christmas hall "decorations" that she's in negative state of mind. No love. No happiness there--just like the relationship between her and Old Fatso. These Christmas Hall decorations are stark, antiseptic and very sterile--just like her marriage.
Her Christmas Hall decorations tell a story behind even this:
VOX
(22,976 posts)Dim the damned lights!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Just huh
7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)Grammy23
(5,810 posts)I fully expect tRump to say that NO OTHER First Lady has ever spent time with kids at the White House. Making decorations, showing them the decorations in the White House. Having refreshments. It was all Melanias Idea. Thats because all the other First Ladies were heartless bitches.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)Grammy23
(5,810 posts)But now and then, she shows a side of herself that is mostly kept stifled. Those pictures capture such a moment. So perhaps she does have a few redeeming qualities. 😉
Still, I find it hard to generate very much sympathy for her since she made this bargain with a truly evil man. Maybe in time, well learn more about why she did it, but love does not appear to be part of that equation. Unless it is love of money.....it is pretty obvious that love of money often is the motivating factor behind such marriages. He was a well known skunk and womanizer when they met and later married.
Blue Owl
(50,443 posts)n/t
mcar
(42,334 posts)blue neen
(12,322 posts)That's what Don the Con would say if it was the Obama White House decorated in this bizarre way!
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)It just doesn't say "holiday;" it's too stark and colorless. The rest of the WH decorations look fine, but that hall just doesn't fit in with the holiday theme.
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)3catwoman3
(24,007 posts)...get in bed with her.
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)Orrex
(63,216 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)JDC
(10,129 posts)struggle4progress
(118,301 posts)jmowreader
(50,560 posts)This song comes to mind when I see this...
steve2470
(37,457 posts)When it comes to Christmas I get really traditional, but this is just....odd.
edbermac
(15,941 posts)nancy1942
(635 posts)Nightmares; anyone?
betsuni
(25,548 posts)Nutcracker's Waltz of the Snowflakes dancers should hide behind the trees and when people walk down the hall, pop out and scare them. A haunted White House for Christmas! Also wolves, lots of wolves.
longship
(40,416 posts)MikeydaDog
(140 posts)Weird
Vinca
(50,284 posts)look like a haunted house tour.
IronLionZion
(45,463 posts)he would decorate much better and also plan out some killer parties.
To be fair, the tweet is deliberately showing unflattering pics. She has a lot of other pics that look less like some evil ice queen. There's a slide show at this link: https://wtop.com/christmas-news/2017/11/first-lady-goes-with-classic-traditional-christmas-decor/slide/16/
What's with this family and throwing stuff?
tenderfoot
(8,437 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts)GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)I'll just title that picture, "If Frosty the Snowman went to hell..."
Tikki
(14,558 posts)her trials and tribulations with donald.
SO MUCH DRAMA..So little time.
Tikki
MineralMan
(146,318 posts)And here's Barron, hiding behind the tree:
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,747 posts)Storm clouds. Is this a prescient insight toward the future of this administration? Or just a reflection of its current state?
moose65
(3,167 posts)The pics do look a little cold, but the decor itself is beautiful. How much involvement did Melania actually have with this? I'm sure the White House has designers and decorators and curators who decide what most of the decor looks like. Some of the comments on these pics are hilarious, though!
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)Which is a pretty good explanation for everything Trump.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)Emphasis on WHITE and gray, of course.
QED
(2,747 posts)Two Scoops loves fake gold.