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Trump to add $1.75 million in fine furniture to White House

WASHINGTON - President Trump and his administration will spend $1.75 million on new furniture and decorations for the Oval Office, executive office spaces, and possibly the residential mansion according to government records and NBC News.
 
NBC reported that the administration contracted a Virginia-based office furniture dealer to supply "wood office furniture" for $240,000.

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Historic Pine Plinth Could Sell for $500,000

A pine wood component discarded during a remodeling job will go on auction, and could sell for $500,000. The plinth has special significance because it is the last piece of original millwork from a White House remodeling job completed in 1817 - a restoration after the British torched the building in 1812.