The Lincoln Bathroom before it was renovated by President Donald Trump.
President Trump revealed one of his newest White House renovations in addition to the upcoming ballroom - The Lincoln Bathroom.
Bathtub area at the upgraded Lincoln Bathroom, which U.S. President Donald Trump describes as having "highly polished, statuary marble", at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., in this undated image taken from social media, released October 31, 2025. Donald Trump via Truth Social via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

President Donald Trump doesn't just do ballrooms. He does bathrooms, too.

Trump, often referred to as a “builder at heart” by his top aides, unveiled a lavish marble-and-gold themed transformation of the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House.

“I did it in black and white Statuary marble,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Oct. 31 as he showed off his handiwork with 25 before-and-after pictures.

One “before” and 24 “after,” to be exact.

The bathroom is for guests and is not Trump's personal lavatory. Statuary marble is a high-end, pure white Italian marble with dramatic grey veins. Traditionally used in sculpting and for statues, such as Michelangelo's David, it is now increasingly used for countertops and flooring.

“I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era,” he wrote, adding that his choice of marble was “very appropriate.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a question from USA TODAY asking about the cost of the renovation.

There was one detail he didn’t mention but was apparent from the pictures: The metal accents and accessories are all gold, his color of choice when it comes to décor.

The shower heads, trash can, light scones, vases, shower-door frames, hooks and towel racks are all gold-plated, as are the vent covers.

Trump, who has said he thinks of himself as an “important designer,” wrote: “This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!”

Trump had a long career in real estate and has been putting his design stamp on all manner of things at the White House, from decking out the Oval Office with portraits of presidents, military flags and golden flourishes to paving over the Rose Garden lawn. He is currently in the middle of building a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, for which he demolished the East Wing, drawing scorn from critics.

At a dinner organized to thank donors to his ballroom construction on Oct. 15, Trump mused about the style of “Abe Lincoln.”

“We have little things like at the Lincoln Bedroom. The bathroom was done by the Truman family,” he said referring to the White House restoration undertaken by former President Harry Truman in the 1940s. “And it’s done in a green tile, and it’s done in a style that was not exactly Abe Lincoln. It’s a style that’s not good.”

“It’s actually Art Deco. And Art Deco doesn’t go with, you know, 1850 and Civil War. But what it does do is statuary marble. So I ripped it apart and we built a bathroom,” he said. “It’s absolutely gorgeous and totally in keeping with that time because the Lincoln bedroom is, so incredible, for those of you that have seen it.”

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA TODAY. You can follow her on X @SwapnaVenugopal

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