Building a greener city, one quirky apartment at a time

Funny how the “character” in these old places is often just layers of paint and luck holding things together. I’ve run into the same with plaster medallions—sometimes you touch them and it’s like dust. But yeah, those old doors are practically indestructible. I always wonder about the wood species… some of that old-growth stuff just doesn’t rot. Turning one into a headboard is clever, but do you ever worry about off-gassing from ancient finishes? Or maybe that’s just me overthinking it. Either way, way more personality than anything mass-produced.