SpearCatcher1 t1_iyb9qbu wrote on November 30, 2022 at 2:49 AM

In some Victorian era houses, rooms at the front of the house got nice millwork, and kitchens and other backrooms got cheap wood which was painted. I've seen kitchen and other doors which were literally oak or better hardwood on one face, and pulp wood on the other. If this is the case in your house, do you really want to make the effort if one side of the door was painted for a reason?

series_hybrid t1_iyddref wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:56 PM

I've seen a lot of older houses where a room has nice oak around the edges, and poplar or some similarly cheaper wood in the middle, because many people used rugs in the middle.