The State Floor S Old Family Dining Room

Old family dining room.

The state floor s old family dining room. Established by the madisons the first floor s smaller dining room was strictly for family meals and was generally thought of as the breakfast room until 1961 when jackie kennedy created a dining room upstairs some families chose not to use the family dining room even. The dining room has since been moved to private quarters upstairs. It was recently redecorated by michelle obama and was only added to the white house tour in 2015. It is used for receptions luncheons larger formal dinners and state dinners for visiting heads of state on state visits the room seats 140 and measures approximately 48 by 36 feet 15 by 11 m.

The state dining room is the larger of two dining rooms on the state floor of the executive residence of the white house the home of the president of the united states in washington d c. Obama also updated the old family dining room a smaller room adjacent to the state dining room by swapping its sunny yellow walls and drapery and light toned rug for gray walls contrasting. Enjoyed since then by 38 presidents and their families it was considered the breakfast room until 1961 when first lady jacqueline kennedy moved the family s. Today the room is used for small events.

Prior to 1961 the old family dining room is where most meals for the president and his family were served. John quincy adams in 1825 as a place for the family to take meals. The first family often hosts small formal dinners in this room a space about 28 feet by 25 feet. The family dining room is a dining room located on the state floor of the white house the official residence of the president of the united states the room is used for smaller more private meals than those served in the state dining room used in the 1800s as a space for the first family to have their meals the family dining room was used less for family meals and more for working lunches.