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perfect green!

This is a great question! I think people should be VERY careful with reclaimed materials for lead paint, etc... I cringe when I see people reusing wood pallets since they are often fumigated when transported from one country to another.

I bought one of their lovely reclaimed wood tables (Darjeeling table) and did some poking around to figure out if they were chemical treated. I came to the conclusion it was worth buying--in this case they told me the wood was from the early century (I don't remember precisely but it was 1920s?), a period I figured India wouldn't have been using chemical treatment, especially on such hard wood. The table didn't have any noticeable odor or markings (these days lots of pressure treated wood has nick marks so the chemicals can penetrate). Creosote is really smelly, so you'd notice it.

You should take this post down before someone actually tries this!

Lovely!

i love the duvet cover, where did you get it?