Hes got a Downton Abbey-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock wont talk about it.

The Rayburn House Office Building is a labyrinth of beige offices.

And then, theres ... Rep.Aaron Schocks new digs.

Bright red walls. A gold-colored wall sconce with black candles. A Federal-style bulls-eye mirror with an eagle perched on top. And this is just the Illinois Republicans outer office.

Its actually based off of the red room in Downton Abbey, said the woman behind the front desk, comparing it to the luxurious set piece at the heart of the British period drama.

This was a bold room. But the confidence was a mirage. For on Capitol Hill, caution is king when it comes to the micromanagement of ones image, even in the case of how a congressman decides to decorate his office.

And sometimes, a friendly outsider can inadvertently ruin a communications directors day.

A blond woman popped out of an inner office. Want to see the rest? she asked.

She introduced herself as Annie Brahler, the interior decorator whose company is called Euro Trash. She guided me to Schocks private office, revealing another dramatic red room. This one with a drippy crystal chandelier, a table propped up by two eagles, a bust of Abraham Lincoln and massive arrangements of pheasant feathers.

Then, my phone rang.

It was Schocks communications director, Benjamin Cole.

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Hes got a Downton Abbey-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock wont talk about it.