diff --git a/packages/r3f/src/main/editable.tsx b/packages/r3f/src/main/editable.tsx
index 941a3ac..bb8e9ba 100644
--- a/packages/r3f/src/main/editable.tsx
+++ b/packages/r3f/src/main/editable.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Then you can use it in your JSX like any other editable component. Note the make
                   (value) => value.type,
                 ),
               ),
-              {override: true},
+              {reconfigure: true},
             )
             return
           } else {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Then you can use it in your JSX like any other editable component. Note the make
 
           return () => {
             untap()
-            sheetObject.sheet.deleteObject(theatreKey)
+            sheetObject.sheet.detachObject(theatreKey)
             allRegisteredObjects.delete(sheetObject)
             editorStore.getState().removeEditable(storeKey)
           }
diff --git a/theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/SheetObjectTemplate.ts b/theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/SheetObjectTemplate.ts
index e280494..79ebfc8 100644
--- a/theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/SheetObjectTemplate.ts
+++ b/theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/SheetObjectTemplate.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default class SheetObjectTemplate {
     return new SheetObject(sheet, this, nativeObject)
   }
 
-  overrideConfig(config: SheetObjectPropTypeConfig) {
+  reconfigure(config: SheetObjectPropTypeConfig) {
     this._config.setState(config)
   }
 
diff --git a/theatre/core/src/sheets/TheatreSheet.ts b/theatre/core/src/sheets/TheatreSheet.ts
index 356f991..5b9cb64 100644
--- a/theatre/core/src/sheets/TheatreSheet.ts
+++ b/theatre/core/src/sheets/TheatreSheet.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface ISheet {
    *
    * @param key - Each object is identified by a key, which is a non-empty string
    * @param props - The props of the object. See examples
-   * @param options - TODO
+   * @param options - (Optional) Provide `{reconfigure: true}` to reconfigure an existing object. Reac the example below for details.
    *
    * @returns An Object
    *
@@ -65,20 +65,35 @@ export interface ISheet {
    * // Create an object with nested props
    * const obj = sheet.object("obj", {position: {x: 0, y: 0}})
    * obj.value.position // {x: 0, y: 0}
+   *
+   * // you can also reconfigure an existing object:
+   * const obj = sheet.object("obj", {foo: 0})
+   * console.log(object.value.foo) // prints 0
+   *
+   * const obj2 = sheet.object("obj", {bar: 0}, {reconfigure: true})
+   * console.log(object.value.foo) // prints undefined, since we've removed this prop via reconfiguring the object
+   * console.log(object.value.bar) // prints 0, since we've introduced this prop by reconfiguring the object
+   *
+   * assert(obj === obj2) // passes, because reconfiguring the object returns the same object
    * ```
    */
   object<Props extends UnknownShorthandCompoundProps>(
     key: string,
     props: Props,
-    options?: {override?: boolean},
+    options?: {
+      reconfigure?: boolean
+    },
   ): ISheetObject<Props>
 
   /**
-   * Deletes a previously created child object for the sheet
+   * Detaches a previously created child object from the sheet.
    *
-   * @param key - Delete the child object created with this key
+   * If you call `sheet.object(key)` again with the same `key`, the object's values of the object's
+   * props WILL NOT be reset to their initial values.
+   *
+   * @param key - The `key` of the object previously given to `sheet.object(key, ...)`.
    */
-  deleteObject(key: string): void
+  detachObject(key: string): void
 
   /**
    * The Sequence of this Sheet
@@ -105,7 +120,7 @@ export default class TheatreSheet implements ISheet {
   object<Props extends UnknownShorthandCompoundProps>(
     key: string,
     config: Props,
-    opts?: {override?: boolean},
+    opts?: {reconfigure?: boolean},
   ): ISheetObject<Props> {
     const internal = privateAPI(this)
     const sanitizedPath = validateAndSanitiseSlashedPathOrThrow(
@@ -129,9 +144,9 @@ export default class TheatreSheet implements ISheet {
         const prevConfig = weakMapOfUnsanitizedProps.get(existingObject)
         if (prevConfig) {
           if (!deepEqual(config, prevConfig)) {
-            if (opts?.override === true) {
+            if (opts?.reconfigure === true) {
               const sanitizedConfig = compound(config)
-              existingObject.template.overrideConfig(sanitizedConfig)
+              existingObject.template.reconfigure(sanitizedConfig)
               weakMapOfUnsanitizedProps.set(existingObject, config)
               return existingObject.publicApi as $IntentionalAny
             } else {
@@ -139,7 +154,7 @@ export default class TheatreSheet implements ISheet {
                 `You seem to have called sheet.object("${key}", config) twice, with different values for \`config\`. ` +
                   `This is disallowed because changing the config of an object on the fly would make it difficult to reason about.\n\n` +
                   `You can fix this by either re-using the existing object, or calling sheet.object("${key}", config) with the same config.\n\n` +
-                  `If you mean to override the object's config, set \`{override: true}\` in sheet.object("${key}", config, {override: true})`,
+                  `If you mean to reconfigure the object's config, set \`{reconfigure: true}\` in sheet.object("${key}", config, {reconfigure: true})`,
               )
             }
           }
@@ -173,7 +188,7 @@ export default class TheatreSheet implements ISheet {
     return {...privateAPI(this).address}
   }
 
-  deleteObject(key: string) {
+  detachObject(key: string) {
     const internal = privateAPI(this)
     const sanitizedPath = validateAndSanitiseSlashedPathOrThrow(
       key,