Barack Obama hires Cindy Crawford's interior decorator for White House rooms.Byline: ANI Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has hired the same interior designer as American actors Cindy Crawford For the porn star of the same name, see . Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966, in Dekalb, Illinois) is an American supermodel, MTV television personality, celebrity endorser, cover girl, and actress. and Steven Spielberg to decorate the White House rooms. Michael S. Smith Michael Scott Smith (January 30, 1946–January 2, 2006) was an American Jazz drummer. Based in the Washington D.C. - Baltimore area for most of his 40-year career, Smith played with jazz greats including Dave Liebman, Herbie Hancock, John Abercrombie, Randy Brecker, , from California, has been working on 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha's bedrooms, and his vision is to make the rooms more kid-friendly. According to the Washington Post, Michelle Obama's spokesperson Katie McCormick Lelyveld has revealed that Smith has been choosing items from "a variety of different outlets, kid-friendly everyday retail stores." He has even won the favour of the incoming First Lady, who shares the same idea as him. "Michael shares my vision for creating a family-friendly feel to our new home and incorporating some new perspectives from some of America's greatest artists and designers," People magazine quoted Michelle Obama as saying. Smith, who told the Domino magazine in 2008 that he would "love to redecorate re·dec·o·rate v. re·dec·o·rat·ed, re·dec·o·rat·ing, re·dec·o·rates v.tr. To change the appearance or furnishings of; refurbish. v.intr. To change a decorative scheme. the White House as he is sick of the paint color," has based his decoration on the family's casual style. He said: "Their interest in bringing 20th century American artists to the forefront and utilizing affordable brands and products will serve as our guiding principles as we make the residence feel like their home." (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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