Melania Trump Moving Into White House: 5 Facts To Know About The First Lady Move To Washington, DC

After extensive media coverage about the living arrangements for President Donald Trump and his family, Melania Trump begins to prepare for her upcoming move into the White House. The first lady had initially expressed her desire to postpone her move until their son Barron, 11, finished the school year in New York.

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"The plan (to move) is for June, as it has always been, but there is no set date," Stephanie Grisham, Melania's director of communications, told CNN Friday.

According to reports, the move is expected to take place on June 14. Coincidentally, it also falls on the president's 71st birthday.

While her decision to keep her son from the comfort of his own school is an unusual practice for White House children, one can respect her desire to provide stability for her child.

"At that age, it's hard to explain to them," Trump told Us Weekly in January about Barron's nervousness over attending a new school. "I tell him: Take it day by day, enjoy your life, live your meaningful life as I like to do. … Of course, at that age, every child would worry, especially if they love school, if they love friends, they don't want to lose that."

Leading up to her White House arrival, the first lady's has mostly avoided the public eye, primarily because of her decision to stay with Barron in New York. However, she's recently stepped out more frequently at events like the White House Easter Egg Roll and accompanied the president in his trip to the Middle East.

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Melania Hired A Decorator

To help make the White House feel more like home, she hired interior designer Tham Kannalikham for the task in February, according to WWD.

"Mrs. Trump has a deep appreciation for the historical aspects of the White House and with Tham’s traditional design and expertise," Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, senior adviser to Melania Trump, first told WWD. "They are focusing on a seamless integration of elegance and comfort into where the President, the First Lady, and [their son] Barron will be spending their family time and calling their home."

Although it has not been confirmed as to how the pair became acquainted, WWD notes part of the appeal of Kannalikham — who started her career with Ralph Lauren — is that she keeps a low-profile in all aspects of her life, including her professional website since it's only accessible with a private client login. She was relatively an unknown figure until the announcement was made of her hire.

"I am honored by the opportunity to be working with the first lady to make the White House feel like home," Kannalikham said of her hiring in February.

Melania Plans To Update Her Style Upon Arrival

As she makes the move from New York to Washington, D.C., Melania Trump is set to change up her style. She plans to take on a "lighter" look upon her summer arrival.

The Slovenian native reportedly flies in her hairdresser from Beverly Hills, who is responsible for her color, while sticking with a modern approach to her wardrobe.

"Herve Pierre did her inauguration dress and the two of them are huddling to do more elegant gowns for entertaining in the White House," the New York Daily News reported in March. "She wants her dresses modern, sleek and form fitting."

Melania's Move Has Many Close To The Family Excited

Many are looking forward to Trump's official White House arrival.

"I’m very happy she’s moving here," said Sam Nunberg, a former presidential campaign aide said, according to Politico. "She’s a strong influence and personality, and I think she comforts him."

The first lady's presence is said to make the public feel that the president currently has a stable marriage, especially because she tends to balance him out.

"She enhanced him, overall, on the foreign trip, because she is so beautifully dressed," said Lisa Kline, who served as Sarah Palin’s stylist in 2008. "It makes such a strong statement in appearance when they arrive."

Melania Is Expected To Build Her Staff

Upon arrival, Melania Trump is expected to continue building upon her current employee's within her East Wing staff.

CNN notes that the reason she is behind in her hiring process is that she has been living in New York. Former first ladies had often finalized their hiring process at this point.

"I am putting together a professional and highly experienced team which will take time to do properly," Trump said, according to CNN. "I am excited to be organizing and bringing together such a dynamic and forward-thinking group of individuals who will work together to make our country better for everyone."

In addition to bringing an interior designer and her beauty team on board, Trump has only appointed three people to be a part of her East Wing staff. Along with Grisham, Lindsay Reynolds is the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady and Rickie Niceta Lloyd is the Special Assistant to the President.

Melania Will Continue To Define Her Causes

While the first lady position isn't salaried, previous women in the role have taken on a variety of tasks to enhance their White House experience and public image. This often includes which causes that they choose to support.

Michelle Obama supported a number of causes, including Be the Change. However, one of her more notable efforts included her desire to decrease childhood obesity and promote better health. Likewise, she helped to modify MyPlate and led Let's Move! in 2010.

While Melania Trump initially made it clear in 2016 that she intended to address cyberbullying, her signature cause tends to point directly towards children's issues.

In March, Vanity Fair pointed out that "she appears to be bringing children's issues front and center."

In May, she visited the National Children's Hospital in the Washington, D.C., area. She had also tweeted about reading to children at the New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in March on National Read Across America Day.

After attending and speaking at the International Women of Courage Awards, the first lady also appears to have taken an interest in women's issues.

"She — like others like others that she's working with — feel very, very strongly about women's issues, women's difficulties," President Trump said about his wife, according to The Hill. "She's a very, very strong advocate. I think she's a great representative for this country."