Have you ever noticed an older home with one wooden baluster that looks upside down? It might seem like a carpenter’s mistake, but it could have been installed incorrectly, replaced during a repair, or simply made differently by hand. A popular legend says craftsmen sometimes reversed a piece to remind people that “only God is perfect,” though there is no universal historical evidence for this tradition. In reality, the unusual baluster is often just a practical mistake or repair—and in a historic home, it may be best left untouched as part of the house’s unique story…READ MORE BELOW
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