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Designer Sheila Bridges decorates official vice president’s residence

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February 22, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. EST
Every vice president since Walter Mondale has lived with their families in the official residence on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)
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New York interior designer Sheila Bridges has designed the official vice president’s residence for Kamala D. Harris and Doug Emhoff, a year-long project finished at the end of 2022.

The Washington Post has confirmed that Bridges decorated the 1893 Victorian home on the grounds of the leafy U.S. Naval Observatory.