He tends to exchange his red power tie for a more subdued blue one, to surround himself with more traditional Republican supporters, and to speak of how "honored" he is to be in their presence.
While two of the pictures are in shades of gray, the rest emphasize earth tones, often topped by subdued blue skies.
The room is loft-style, swank by most city standards, with concrete floors, curved chain link walls and subdued blue lighting.
My favorite was a long runner (52 inches, about $9) edged with Art Nouveau branches and flowers in subdued blues and browns, the branches shading from soft taupe to chocolate.
They had won only once on their last 19 trips away in the Pro 12 but were always in control and were well worth this victory against a subdued and inexperienced Blues side on their return to the Arms Park after three years away at the Cardiff City Stadium.
He is dressed in a subdued fawn jacket and blue trousers, but with a glitter-spangled handkerchief in his breast pocket.
It sits at the end of a blind alley off Rivington Street, behind a subdued robin's-egg-blue door with a weathered knob.
Monday afternoon, Minser and her boss, Alatorre, joined two other members of the blue-ribbon committee in a subdued celebration welcoming it back.
It is a subdued start to the week after a sharp fall on Friday when the blue-chip index slid 88.5 points to its lowest level since April 14.
Inside, the colors are restrained chalk blues and chocolate browns and lacquered whites, and the food likewise has a subdued, expensive, sensitive quality.
