Woodcubed
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Done right, it can be very impressive. It's just gross to see it slathered all over a space that has long been used to project the sensibility of a republic, and not imperial majesty.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Done right, it can be very impressive. It's just gross to see it slathered all over a space that has long been used to project the sensibility of a republic, and not imperial majesty.
You can even buy genuine gold leaf on Amazon, it's not impossibly expensive. Gold spray paint doesn't have quite the same luster as the real thing.
This is a detail from a photo of the Oval Office- it's possible to see where the sheets of gold leaf were applied (uneven paint edge).
This is a detail from a photo of the Oval Office- it's possible to see where the sheets of gold leaf were applied (uneven paint edge).
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
You can even buy genuine gold leaf on Amazon, it's not impossibly expensive. Gold spray paint doesn't have quite the same luster as the real thing.
This is a detail from a photo of the Oval Office- it's possible to see where the sheets of gold leaf were applied (uneven paint edge).
This is a detail from a photo of the Oval Office- it's possible to see where the sheets of gold leaf were applied (uneven paint edge).
A point which often goes unremarked is how closed off much of the sides of GG Park are to city around it. It's not like Central Park with its iconic sidewalks. There are bus stops on the edge of the park which don't even have official access to park trails literal feet further in.
August 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A point which often goes unremarked is how closed off much of the sides of GG Park are to city around it. It's not like Central Park with its iconic sidewalks. There are bus stops on the edge of the park which don't even have official access to park trails literal feet further in.
