<P> When the completed Blue Room was opened to the public in January 1963, there was little criticism of Boudin's efforts . In 1973, First Lady Pat Nixon again refurbished the room . At that time, a number of critics were very vocal about Boudin's choices for the room . In 1985, White House Curator Clement Conger, in declaring Boudin's Blue Room a failure, said Boudin demonstrated no expertise in period American houses . It followed a complete redecoration by First Lady Pat Nixon in 1971 which retained the Bellange pieces of Monroe but saw the walls covered with wallpaper for the first time since the early 19th century . </P> <P> The current appearance of the Blue Room is the result of a renovation and refurbishing completed in 1995 by the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, the White House Office of the Curator, and funded by the White House Endowment Trust . </P>

Pictures of the blue room in the white house