diff --git a/src/bundle.rs b/src/bundle.rs
index 4760a10..aa6ff2c 100644
--- a/src/bundle.rs
+++ b/src/bundle.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-//! Implements some stuff to handle dynamically setting the `NSBundle` identifier.
-//! This is not currently in use, but does have places where it's useful... and to be honest I'm
-//! kinda happy this is done as a swizzling implementation in pure Rust, which I couldn't find
-//! examples of anywhere else.
+//! Implements some functionality to handle dynamically setting the `NSBundle` identifier.
 //!
-//! Disregard until you can't, I guess.
+//!
+//
+// This is not currently in use, but does have places where it's useful... and to be honest I'm
+// kinda happy this is done as a swizzling implementation in pure Rust, which I couldn't find
+// examples of anywhere else.
+//
+// Disregard until you can't, I guess.
 
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::mem;
diff --git a/src/button/enums.rs b/src/button/enums.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b30521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/button/enums.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+use crate::foundation::NSUInteger;
+
+/// Represents a bezel style for a button. This is a macOS-specific control, and has no effect
+/// under iOS or tvOS.
+#[cfg(feature = "macos")]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum BezelStyle {
+    /// A standard circular button.
+    Circular,
+
+    /// A standard disclosure style button.
+    Disclosure,
+
+    /// The standard looking "Help" (?) button.
+    HelpButton,
+
+    /// An inline style, varies across OS's.
+    Inline,
+
+    /// A recessed style, varies slightly across OS's.
+    Recessed,
+
+    /// A regular square style, with no special styling.
+    RegularSquare,
+
+    /// A standard rounded rectangle.
+    RoundRect,
+
+    /// A standard rounded button.
+    Rounded,
+
+    /// A standard rounded disclosure button.
+    RoundedDisclosure,
+
+    /// A shadowless square styl.e
+    ShadowlessSquare,
+
+    /// A small square style.
+    SmallSquare,
+
+    /// A textured rounded style.
+    TexturedRounded,
+
+    /// A textured square style.
+    TexturedSquare,
+
+    /// Any style that's not known by this framework (e.g, if Apple 
+    /// introduces something new).
+    Unknown(NSUInteger)
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "macos")]
+impl From<BezelStyle> for NSUInteger {
+    fn from(style: BezelStyle) -> Self {
+        match style {
+            BezelStyle::Circular => 7,
+            BezelStyle::Disclosure => 5,
+            BezelStyle::HelpButton => 9,
+            BezelStyle::Inline => 15,
+            BezelStyle::Recessed => 13,
+            BezelStyle::RegularSquare => 2,
+            BezelStyle::RoundRect => 12,
+            BezelStyle::Rounded => 1,
+            BezelStyle::RoundedDisclosure => 14,
+            BezelStyle::ShadowlessSquare => 6,
+            BezelStyle::SmallSquare => 10,
+            BezelStyle::TexturedRounded => 11,
+            BezelStyle::TexturedSquare => 8,
+            BezelStyle::Unknown(i) => i
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "macos")]
+impl From<NSUInteger> for BezelStyle {
+    fn from(i: NSUInteger) -> Self {
+        match i {
+            7 => Self::Circular,
+            5 => Self::Disclosure,
+            9 => Self::HelpButton,
+            15 => Self::Inline,
+            13 => Self::Recessed,
+            2 => Self::RegularSquare,
+            12 => Self::RoundRect,
+            1 => Self::Rounded,
+            14 => Self::RoundedDisclosure,
+            6 => Self::ShadowlessSquare,
+            10 => Self::SmallSquare,
+            11 => Self::TexturedRounded,
+            8 => Self::TexturedSquare,
+            i => Self::Unknown(i)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/button/mod.rs b/src/button/mod.rs
index 5975946..2d70855 100644
--- a/src/button/mod.rs
+++ b/src/button/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
-//! A wrapper for NSButton. Currently the epitome of jank - if you're poking around here, expect
-//! that this will change at some point.
+//! Wraps `NSButton` on macOS, and `UIButton` on iOS and tvOS.
+//!
+//! You'd use this type to create a button that a user can interact with. Buttons can be configured
+//! a number of ways, and support setting a callback to fire when they're clicked or tapped.
+//!
+//! Some properties are platform-specific; see the documentation for further information.
+//!
+//! ```rust,no_run
+//! let mut button = Button::new("My button title");
+//! button.set_text_equivalent("c");
+//!
+//! button.set_action(|| {
+//!     println!("My button was clicked.");
+//! });
+//!
+//! // Make sure you don't let your Button drop for as long as you need it.
+//! my_view.add_subview(&button);
+//! ```
 
 use std::fmt;
 use std::sync::Once;
 
-use objc_id::ShareId;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use objc_id::Id;
 use objc::declare::ClassDecl;
 use objc::runtime::{Class, Object, Sel};
 use objc::{class, msg_send, sel, sel_impl};
@@ -15,17 +34,36 @@ use crate::foundation::{id, nil, BOOL, YES, NO, NSString, NSUInteger};
 use crate::invoker::TargetActionHandler;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension};
 use crate::text::{AttributedString, Font};
-use crate::utils::load;
+use crate::utils::{load, properties::ObjcProperty};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "macos")]
 use crate::macos::FocusRingType;
 
-/// A wrapper for `NSButton`. Holds (retains) pointers for the Objective-C runtime 
-/// where our `NSButton` lives.
+mod enums;
+pub use enums::*;
+
+/// Wraps `NSButton` on macOS, and `UIButton` on iOS and tvOS.
+///
+/// You'd use this type to create a button that a user can interact with. Buttons can be configured
+/// a number of ways, and support setting a callback to fire when they're clicked or tapped.
+/// 
+/// Some properties are platform-specific; see the documentation for further information.
+///
+/// ```rust,no_run
+/// let mut button = Button::new("My button title");
+/// button.set_text_equivalent("c");
+///
+/// button.set_action(|| {
+///     println!("My button was clicked.");
+/// });
+///
+/// // Make sure you don't let your Button drop for as long as you need it.
+/// my_view.add_subview(&button);
+/// ```
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Button {
     /// A handle for the underlying Objective-C object.
-    pub objc: ShareId<Object>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
 
     /// A reference to an image, if set. We keep a copy to avoid any ownership snafus.
     pub image: Option<Image>,
@@ -93,34 +131,34 @@ impl Button {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 
     /// Sets an image on the underlying button.
     pub fn set_image(&mut self, image: Image) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setImage:&*image.0];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setImage:&*image.0];
+        });
 
         self.image = Some(image);
     }
 
-    /// Sets the bezel style for this button.
+    /// Sets the bezel style for this button. Only supported on macOS.
     #[cfg(feature = "macos")]
     pub fn set_bezel_style(&self, bezel_style: BezelStyle) {
         let style: NSUInteger = bezel_style.into();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setBezelStyle:style];
-        }
+        
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setBezelStyle:style];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Attaches a callback for button press events. Don't get too creative now...
     /// best just to message pass or something.
     pub fn set_action<F: Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static>(&mut self, action: F) {
-        let handler = TargetActionHandler::new(&*self.objc, action);
-        self.handler = Some(handler);
+        //let handler = TargetActionHandler::new(&*self.objc, action);
+        //self.handler = Some(handler);
     }
 
     /// Call this to set the background color for the backing layer.
@@ -128,10 +166,10 @@ impl Button {
         let color: id = color.as_ref().into();
         
         #[cfg(feature = "macos")]
-        unsafe {
-            let cell: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, cell];
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let cell: id = msg_send![obj, cell];
             let _: () = msg_send![cell, setBackgroundColor:color];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Set a key to be bound to this button. When the key is pressed, the action coupled to this
@@ -139,9 +177,9 @@ impl Button {
     pub fn set_key_equivalent(&self, key: &str) {
         let key = NSString::new(key);
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setKeyEquivalent:&*key];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setKeyEquivalent:&*key];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets the text color for this button.
@@ -149,94 +187,82 @@ impl Button {
     /// On macOS, this is done by way of an `AttributedString` under the hood. 
     pub fn set_text_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
         #[cfg(feature = "macos")]
-        unsafe {
-            let text: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, attributedTitle];
+        self.objc.with_mut(move |obj| unsafe {
+            let text: id = msg_send![obj, attributedTitle];
             let len: isize = msg_send![text, length];
             
             let mut attr_str = AttributedString::wrap(text);
-            attr_str.set_text_color(color, 0..len);
+            attr_str.set_text_color(color.as_ref(), 0..len);
             
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setAttributedTitle:&*attr_str];
-        }
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setAttributedTitle:&*attr_str];
+        });
     }
 
     // @TODO: Figure out how to handle oddities like this.
     /// For buttons on macOS, one might need to disable the border. This does that.
     #[cfg(feature = "macos")]
     pub fn set_bordered(&self, is_bordered: bool) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setBordered:match is_bordered {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setBordered:match is_bordered {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets the font for this button.
     pub fn set_font<F: AsRef<Font>>(&self, font: F) {
         let font = font.as_ref().clone();
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setFont:&*font];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setFont:&*font];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets how the control should draw a focus ring when a user is focused on it.
+    ///
+    /// This is a macOS-only method.
     #[cfg(feature = "macos")]
     pub fn set_focus_ring_type(&self, focus_ring_type: FocusRingType) {
         let ring_type: NSUInteger = focus_ring_type.into();
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setFocusRingType:ring_type];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setFocusRingType:ring_type];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Toggles the highlighted status of the button.
     pub fn set_highlighted(&self, highlight: bool) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, highlight:match highlight {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, highlight:match highlight {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
 
 impl Layout for Button {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        self.objc.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, _view: &V) {
-        panic!(r#"
-            Tried to add a subview to a Button. This is not allowed in Cacao. 
-            If you think this should be supported, open a discussion on the GitHub repo.
-        "#);
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
 impl Layout for &Button {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        self.objc.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, _view: &V) {
-        panic!(r#"
-            Tried to add a subview to a Button. This is not allowed in Cacao.
-            If you think this should be supported, open a discussion on the GitHub repo.
-        "#);
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
-
 impl Drop for Button {
+    /// Nils out references on the Objective-C side and removes this from the backing view.
     // Just to be sure, let's... nil these out. They should be weak references,
     // but I'd rather be paranoid and remove them later.
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setTarget:nil];
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setAction:nil];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setTarget:nil];
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setAction:nil];
+        });
     }
 }
 
@@ -254,96 +280,3 @@ fn register_class() -> *const Class {
 
     unsafe { VIEW_CLASS }
 }
-
-/// Represents a bezel style for a button. This is a macOS-specific control, and has no effect
-/// under iOS or tvOS.
-#[cfg(feature = "macos")]
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum BezelStyle {
-    /// A standard circular button.
-    Circular,
-
-    /// A standard disclosure style button.
-    Disclosure,
-
-    /// The standard looking "Help" (?) button.
-    HelpButton,
-
-    /// An inline style, varies across OS's.
-    Inline,
-
-    /// A recessed style, varies slightly across OS's.
-    Recessed,
-
-    /// A regular square style, with no special styling.
-    RegularSquare,
-
-    /// A standard rounded rectangle.
-    RoundRect,
-
-    /// A standard rounded button.
-    Rounded,
-
-    /// A standard rounded disclosure button.
-    RoundedDisclosure,
-
-    /// A shadowless square styl.e
-    ShadowlessSquare,
-
-    /// A small square style.
-    SmallSquare,
-
-    /// A textured rounded style.
-    TexturedRounded,
-
-    /// A textured square style.
-    TexturedSquare,
-
-    /// Any style that's not known by this framework (e.g, if Apple 
-    /// introduces something new).
-    Unknown(NSUInteger)
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "macos")]
-impl From<BezelStyle> for NSUInteger {
-    fn from(style: BezelStyle) -> Self {
-        match style {
-            BezelStyle::Circular => 7,
-            BezelStyle::Disclosure => 5,
-            BezelStyle::HelpButton => 9,
-            BezelStyle::Inline => 15,
-            BezelStyle::Recessed => 13,
-            BezelStyle::RegularSquare => 2,
-            BezelStyle::RoundRect => 12,
-            BezelStyle::Rounded => 1,
-            BezelStyle::RoundedDisclosure => 14,
-            BezelStyle::ShadowlessSquare => 6,
-            BezelStyle::SmallSquare => 10,
-            BezelStyle::TexturedRounded => 11,
-            BezelStyle::TexturedSquare => 8,
-            BezelStyle::Unknown(i) => i
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "macos")]
-impl From<NSUInteger> for BezelStyle {
-    fn from(i: NSUInteger) -> Self {
-        match i {
-            7 => Self::Circular,
-            5 => Self::Disclosure,
-            9 => Self::HelpButton,
-            15 => Self::Inline,
-            13 => Self::Recessed,
-            2 => Self::RegularSquare,
-            12 => Self::RoundRect,
-            1 => Self::Rounded,
-            14 => Self::RoundedDisclosure,
-            6 => Self::ShadowlessSquare,
-            10 => Self::SmallSquare,
-            11 => Self::TexturedRounded,
-            8 => Self::TexturedSquare,
-            i => Self::Unknown(i)
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/color/macos_dynamic_color.rs b/src/color/macos_dynamic_color.rs
index 10d7db6..cee8521 100644
--- a/src/color/macos_dynamic_color.rs
+++ b/src/color/macos_dynamic_color.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ pub(crate) const AQUA_LIGHT_COLOR_HIGH_CONTRAST: &'static str = "AQUA_LIGHT_COLO
 pub(crate) const AQUA_DARK_COLOR_NORMAL_CONTRAST: &'static str = "AQUA_DARK_COLOR_NORMAL_CONTRAST";
 pub(crate) const AQUA_DARK_COLOR_HIGH_CONTRAST: &'static str = "AQUA_DARK_COLOR_HIGH_CONTRAST";
 
-
 extern "C" {
     static NSAppearanceNameAqua: id;
     static NSAppearanceNameAccessibilityHighContrastAqua: id;
diff --git a/src/geometry.rs b/src/geometry.rs
index 68f025f..cd8d529 100644
--- a/src/geometry.rs
+++ b/src/geometry.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 use core_graphics::geometry::{CGRect, CGPoint, CGSize};
 
-/// A struct that represents a box - top, left, width and height.
+/// A struct that represents a box - top, left, width and height. You might use this for, say,
+/// setting the initial frame of a view.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Rect {
     /// Distance from the top, in points.
diff --git a/src/image/mod.rs b/src/image/mod.rs
index d8cf22e..1597733 100644
--- a/src/image/mod.rs
+++ b/src/image/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use objc::{msg_send, sel, sel_impl};
 use crate::foundation::{id, nil, YES, NO, NSArray, NSString};
 use crate::color::Color;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension};
+use crate::utils::properties::ObjcProperty;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ fn allocate_view(registration_fn: fn() -> *const Class) -> id {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ImageView {
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime view controller.
-    pub objc: ShareId<Object>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
     
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime top layout constraint.
     pub top: LayoutAnchorY,
@@ -98,47 +99,38 @@ impl ImageView {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 
     /// Call this to set the background color for the backing layer.
     pub fn set_background_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
-        let cg = color.as_ref().cg_color();
-        
-        unsafe {
-            let layer: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, layer];
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let cg = color.as_ref().cg_color();
+            let layer: id = msg_send![obj, layer];
             let _: () = msg_send![layer, setBackgroundColor:cg];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     pub fn set_image(&self, image: &Image) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setImage:&*image.0];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setImage:&*image.0];
+        });
     }
 
     pub fn set_hidden(&self, hidden: bool) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setHidden:match hidden {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setHidden:match hidden {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
 
 impl Layout for ImageView {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        self.objc.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, addSubview:backing_node];
-        }
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/input/mod.rs b/src/input/mod.rs
index dcfbd72..a5db174 100644
--- a/src/input/mod.rs
+++ b/src/input/mod.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use crate::color::Color;
 use crate::foundation::{id, nil, NSArray, NSInteger, NSString, NO, YES};
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorDimension, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY};
 use crate::text::{Font, TextAlign};
+use crate::utils::properties::ObjcProperty;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ fn common_init(class: *const Class) -> id {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct TextField<T = ()> {
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime view controller.
-    pub objc: ShareId<Object>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
 
     /// A pointer to the delegate for this view.
     pub delegate: Option<Box<T>>,
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ impl TextField {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ where
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(label),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(label),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(label),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(label) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(label),
         };
 
         (&mut delegate).did_load(label.clone_as_handle());
@@ -211,61 +212,50 @@ impl<T> TextField<T> {
 
     /// Grabs the value from the textfield and returns it as an owned String.
     pub fn get_value(&self) -> String {
-        let value = NSString::retain(unsafe {
-            msg_send![&*self.objc, stringValue]
-        });
-
-        value.to_string()
+        self.objc.get(|obj| unsafe {
+            NSString::retain(msg_send![obj, stringValue]).to_string()
+        })
     }
 
     /// Call this to set the background color for the backing layer.
     pub fn set_background_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
-        let cg = color.as_ref().cg_color();
-        
-        unsafe {
-            let layer: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, layer];
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let cg = color.as_ref().cg_color();
+            let layer: id = msg_send![obj, layer];
             let _: () = msg_send![layer, setBackgroundColor: cg];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Call this to set the text for the label.
     pub fn set_text(&self, text: &str) {
         let s = NSString::new(text);
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setStringValue:&*s];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setStringValue:&*s];
+        });
     }
 
     /// The the text alignment style for this control.
     pub fn set_text_alignment(&self, alignment: TextAlign) {
-        unsafe {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
             let alignment: NSInteger = alignment.into();
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setAlignment: alignment];
-        }
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setAlignment: alignment];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets the font for this input.
     pub fn set_font<F: AsRef<Font>>(&self, font: F) {
         let font = font.as_ref().clone();
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setFont:&*font];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setFont:&*font];
+        });
     }
 }
 
 impl<T> Layout for TextField<T> {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        self.objc.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, addSubview: backing_node];
-        }
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
@@ -277,13 +267,13 @@ impl<T> Drop for TextField<T> {
     ///
     /// There are, thankfully, no delegates we need to break here.
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if self.delegate.is_some() {
+        /*if self.delegate.is_some() {
             unsafe {
                 let superview: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, superview];
                 if superview != nil {
                     let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, removeFromSuperview];
                 }
             }
-        }
+        }*/
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/traits.rs b/src/layout/traits.rs
index 83714a6..260eebe 100644
--- a/src/layout/traits.rs
+++ b/src/layout/traits.rs
@@ -16,25 +16,22 @@ pub trait Layout {
     /// Returns a reference to the backing Objective-C layer. This is optional, as we try to keep
     /// the general lazy-loading approach Cocoa has. This may change in the future, and in general
     /// this shouldn't affect your code too much (if at all).
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object>;
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F);
 
     /// Adds another Layout-backed control or view as a subview of this view.
     fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = self.get_backing_node();
-        let subview_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*backing_node, addSubview:&*subview_node];
-        }
+        self.with_backing_node(|backing_node| {
+            view.with_backing_node(|subview_node| unsafe {
+                let _: () = msg_send![backing_node, addSubview:subview_node];
+            });
+        });
     }
 
     /// Removes a control or view from the superview.
     fn remove_from_superview(&self) {
-        let backing_node = self.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*backing_node, removeFromSuperview];
-        }
+        self.with_backing_node(|backing_node| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![backing_node, removeFromSuperview];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets the `frame` for the view this trait is applied to.
@@ -43,12 +40,11 @@ pub trait Layout {
     /// `set_translates_autoresizing_mask_into_constraints` to enable frame-based layout calls (or
     /// use an appropriate initializer for a given view type).
     fn set_frame<R: Into<CGRect>>(&self, rect: R) {
-        let backing_node = self.get_backing_node();
         let frame: CGRect = rect.into();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*backing_node, setFrame:frame];
-        }
+        
+        self.with_backing_node(move |backing_node| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![backing_node, setFrame:frame];
+        });
     }
     
     /// Sets whether the view for this trait should translate autoresizing masks into layout
@@ -57,13 +53,11 @@ pub trait Layout {
     /// Cacao defaults this to `false`; if you need to set frame-based layout pieces,
     /// then you should set this to `true` (or use an appropriate initializer that does it for you).
     fn set_translates_autoresizing_mask_into_constraints(&self, translates: bool) {
-        let backing_node = self.get_backing_node();
-        
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*backing_node, setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:match translates {
+        self.with_backing_node(|backing_node| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![backing_node, setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:match translates {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/listview/macos.rs b/src/listview/macos.rs
index fa3749e..a6c6010 100644
--- a/src/listview/macos.rs
+++ b/src/listview/macos.rs
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ extern fn view_for_column<T: ListViewDelegate>(
     //
     // @TODO: Finish investing the `Rc` approach, might be able to just take
     // ownership and rely on Rust being correct.
-    let objc = item.objc.borrow();
-    unsafe {
-        msg_send![&**objc, self]
-    }
+    item.objc.get(|obj| unsafe {
+        msg_send![obj, self]
+    })
 }
 
 extern fn will_display_cell<T: ListViewDelegate>(
diff --git a/src/listview/mod.rs b/src/listview/mod.rs
index 29f5683..cf1e899 100644
--- a/src/listview/mod.rs
+++ b/src/listview/mod.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension}
 use crate::pasteboard::PasteboardType;
 use crate::scrollview::ScrollView;
 use crate::utils::{os, CellFactory, CGSize};
+use crate::utils::properties::{ObjcProperty, PropertyNullable};
 use crate::view::ViewDelegate;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
@@ -126,55 +127,6 @@ fn common_init(class: *const Class) -> id {
     }
 }
 
-use objc_id::Id;
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct ObjcProperty(Rc<RefCell<Id<Object>>>);
-
-impl ObjcProperty {
-    pub fn new(obj: id) -> Self {
-        Self(Rc::new(RefCell::new(unsafe  {
-            Id::from_ptr(obj)
-        })))
-    }
-
-    pub fn with<F>(&self, handler: F)
-    where
-        F: Fn(&Object)
-    {
-        let borrow = self.0.borrow();
-        handler(&borrow);
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-pub struct PropertyNullable<T>(Rc<RefCell<Option<T>>>);
-
-impl<T> PropertyNullable<T> {
-    pub fn new(obj: T) -> Self {
-        Self(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Some(obj))))
-    }
-
-    pub fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Self(Rc::clone(&self.0))
-    }
-
-    pub fn with<F>(&self, handler: F)
-    where
-        F: Fn(&T)
-    {
-        let borrow = self.0.borrow();
-        if let Some(s) = &*borrow {
-            handler(s);
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn set(&self, obj: T) {
-        let mut borrow = self.0.borrow_mut();
-        *borrow = Some(obj);
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ListView<T = ()> {
     /// Internal map of cell identifers/vendors. These are used for handling dynamic cell
@@ -184,7 +136,7 @@ pub struct ListView<T = ()> {
     menu: PropertyNullable<Vec<MenuItem>>,
 
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime view controller.
-    pub objc: ShareId<Object>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
 
     /// On macOS, we need to manage the NSScrollView ourselves. It's a bit
     /// more old school like that...
@@ -241,9 +193,9 @@ impl ListView {
         let scrollview = {
             let sview = ScrollView::new();
             
-            unsafe {
-                let _: () = msg_send![&*sview.objc, setDocumentView:view];
-            }
+            sview.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, setDocumentView:view];
+            });
 
             sview
         };
@@ -251,7 +203,9 @@ impl ListView {
         // For macOS, we need to use the NSScrollView anchor points, not the NSTableView.
         // @TODO: Fix this with proper mutable access.
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        let anchor_view: id = unsafe { msg_send![&*scrollview.objc, self] };
+        let anchor_view: id = scrollview.objc.get(|obj| unsafe {
+            msg_send![obj, self]
+        });
         
         #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
         let anchor_view: id = view;
@@ -270,7 +224,7 @@ impl ListView {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(anchor_view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(anchor_view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(anchor_view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
 
             #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
             scrollview: scrollview
@@ -300,16 +254,18 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> where T: ListViewDelegate + 'static {
         let scrollview = {
             let sview = ScrollView::new();
             
-            unsafe {
-                let _: () = msg_send![&*sview.objc, setDocumentView:view];
-            }
+            sview.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, setDocumentView:view];
+            });
 
             sview
         };
 
         // For macOS, we need to use the NSScrollView anchor points, not the NSTableView.
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        let anchor_view: id = unsafe { msg_send![&*scrollview.objc, self] };
+        let anchor_view: id = scrollview.objc.get(|obj| unsafe {
+            msg_send![obj, self]
+        });
         
         #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
         let anchor_view = view;
@@ -328,7 +284,7 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> where T: ListViewDelegate + 'static {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(anchor_view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(anchor_view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(anchor_view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
             
             #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
             scrollview: scrollview
@@ -382,7 +338,9 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
         {
             let key = NSString::new(identifier);
-            let cell: id = unsafe { msg_send![&*self.objc, makeViewWithIdentifier:&*key owner:nil] };
+            let cell: id = self.objc.get(|obj| unsafe {
+                msg_send![obj, makeViewWithIdentifier:&*key owner:nil]
+            });
             
             if cell != nil {
                 ListViewRow::from_cached(cell)
@@ -398,12 +356,11 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
     /// Call this to set the background color for the backing layer.
     pub fn set_background_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
         // @TODO: This is wrong.
-        let color = color.as_ref().cg_color();
-        
-        unsafe {
-            let layer: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, layer];
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let color = color.as_ref().cg_color();
+            let layer: id = msg_send![obj, layer];
             let _: () = msg_send![layer, setBackgroundColor:color];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets the style for the underlying NSTableView. This property is only supported on macOS
@@ -411,9 +368,9 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
     #[cfg(feature = "macos")]
     pub fn set_style(&self, style: crate::foundation::NSInteger) {
         if os::is_minimum_version(11) {
-            unsafe {
-                let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setStyle:style];
-            }
+            self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, setStyle:style];
+            });
         }
     }
 
@@ -424,19 +381,19 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
     /// view for navigation purposes.
     #[cfg(feature = "macos")]
     pub fn set_allows_empty_selection(&self, allows: bool) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setAllowsEmptySelection:match allows {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setAllowsEmptySelection:match allows {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Set the selection highlight style. 
     pub fn set_selection_highlight_style(&self, style: crate::foundation::NSInteger) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setSelectionHighlightStyle:style];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setSelectionHighlightStyle:style];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Select the rows at the specified indexes, optionally adding to any existing selections.
@@ -448,10 +405,12 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
                 let _: () = msg_send![index_set, addIndex:index];
             }
 
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, selectRowIndexes:index_set byExtendingSelection:match extends_existing {
-                true => YES,
-                false => NO
-            }];
+            self.objc.with_mut(|obj| {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, selectRowIndexes:index_set byExtendingSelection:match extends_existing {
+                    true => YES,
+                    false => NO
+                }];
+            });
         }
     }
 
@@ -466,14 +425,19 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
     /// });
     /// ```
     pub fn perform_batch_updates<F: Fn(ListView)>(&self, update: F) {
+        // Note that we need to thread the `with_mut` calls carefully, to avoid deadlocking.
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, beginUpdates];
+        {
+            self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, beginUpdates];
+            });
            
             let handle = self.clone_as_handle();
             update(handle);
 
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, endUpdates];
+            self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, endUpdates];
+            });
         }
     }
 
@@ -497,7 +461,9 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
             // We need to temporarily retain this; it can drop after the underlying NSTableView
             // has also retained it.
             let x = ShareId::from_ptr(index_set);
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, insertRowsAtIndexes:&*x withAnimation:animation_options];
+            self.objc.with_mut(|obj| {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, insertRowsAtIndexes:&*x withAnimation:animation_options];
+            });
         }
     }
 
@@ -516,7 +482,10 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
 
             let ye: id = msg_send![class!(NSIndexSet), indexSetWithIndex:0];
             let y = ShareId::from_ptr(ye);
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, reloadDataForRowIndexes:&*x columnIndexes:&*y];
+
+            self.objc.with_mut(|obj| {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, reloadDataForRowIndexes:&*x columnIndexes:&*y];
+            });
         }
     }
 
@@ -540,16 +509,18 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
             // We need to temporarily retain this; it can drop after the underlying NSTableView
             // has also retained it.
             let x = ShareId::from_ptr(index_set);
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, removeRowsAtIndexes:&*x withAnimation:animation_options];
+            self.objc.with_mut(|obj| {
+                let _: () = msg_send![obj, removeRowsAtIndexes:&*x withAnimation:animation_options];
+            });
         }
     }
 
     /// Sets an enforced row-height; if you need dynamic rows, you'll want to
     /// look at ListViewDelegate methods, or use AutoLayout.
     pub fn set_row_height(&self, height: CGFloat) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setRowHeight:height];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setRowHeight:height];
+        });
     }
 
     /// This defaults to true. If you're using manual heights, you may want to set this to `false`,
@@ -559,12 +530,12 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
     /// It can make some scrolling situations much smoother.
     pub fn set_uses_automatic_row_heights(&self, uses: bool) {
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setUsesAutomaticRowHeights:match uses {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setUsesAutomaticRowHeights:match uses {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// On macOS, this will instruct the underlying NSTableView to alternate
@@ -572,37 +543,37 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
     /// to hard-set a row height as well.
     pub fn set_uses_alternating_backgrounds(&self, uses: bool) {
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setUsesAlternatingRowBackgroundColors:match uses {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setUsesAlternatingRowBackgroundColors:match uses {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// End actions for a row. API subject to change.
     pub fn set_row_actions_visible(&self, visible: bool) {
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setRowActionsVisible:match visible {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setRowActionsVisible:match visible {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Register this view for drag and drop operations.
     pub fn register_for_dragged_types(&self, types: &[PasteboardType]) {
-        unsafe {
-            let types: NSArray = types.into_iter().map(|t| {
-                // This clone probably doesn't need to be here, but it should also be cheap as
-                // this is just an enum... and this is not an oft called method.
-                let x: NSString = (*t).into();
-                x.into()
-            }).collect::<Vec<id>>().into();
+        let types: NSArray = types.into_iter().map(|t| {
+            // This clone probably doesn't need to be here, but it should also be cheap as
+            // this is just an enum... and this is not an oft called method.
+            let x: NSString = (*t).into();
+            x.into()
+        }).collect::<Vec<id>>().into();
 
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, registerForDraggedTypes:&*types];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, registerForDraggedTypes:&*types];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Reloads the underlying ListView. This is more expensive than handling insert/reload/remove
@@ -611,14 +582,14 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
     /// Calling this will reload (and redraw) your listview based on whatever the data source
     /// reports back.
     pub fn reload(&self) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, reloadData];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, reloadData];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Returns the selected row.
     pub fn get_selected_row_index(&self) -> NSInteger {
-        unsafe { msg_send![&*self.objc, selectedRow] }
+        self.objc.get(|obj| unsafe { msg_send![obj, selectedRow] })
     }
     
     /// Returns the currently clicked row. This is macOS-specific, and is generally used in context
@@ -643,32 +614,13 @@ impl<T> ListView<T> {
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub fn get_clicked_row_index(&self) -> NSInteger {
-        unsafe { msg_send![&*self.objc, clickedRow] }
+        self.objc.get(|obj| unsafe { msg_send![obj, clickedRow] })
     }
 }
 
 impl<T> Layout for ListView<T> {
-    /// On macOS, this returns the NSScrollView, not the NSTableView.
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        let val = self.scrollview.objc.clone();
-
-        #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
-        let val = self.objc.clone();
-
-        val
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
-            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.scrollview.objc, addSubview:backing_node];
-            
-            #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, addSubview:backing_node];
-        }
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
@@ -680,13 +632,13 @@ impl<T> Drop for ListView<T> {
     ///
     /// There are, thankfully, no delegates we need to break here.
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if self.delegate.is_some() {
+        /*if self.delegate.is_some() {
             unsafe {
                 let superview: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, superview];
                 if superview != nil {
                     let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, removeFromSuperview];
                 }
             }
-        }
+        }*/
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/listview/row/mod.rs b/src/listview/row/mod.rs
index f916a70..10f491c 100644
--- a/src/listview/row/mod.rs
+++ b/src/listview/row/mod.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ use crate::color::Color;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension};
 use crate::pasteboard::PasteboardType;
 use crate::view::ViewDelegate;
+use crate::utils::properties::ObjcProperty;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ fn allocate_view(registration_fn: fn() -> *const Class) -> id {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ListViewRow<T = ()> {
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime view controller.
-    pub objc: Rc<RefCell<Id<Object>>>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
 
     /// A pointer to the delegate for this view.
     pub delegate: Option<Box<T>>,
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ impl ListViewRow {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: Rc::new(RefCell::new(unsafe { Id::from_ptr(view) })),
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ impl<T> ListViewRow<T> where T: ViewDelegate + 'static {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: Rc::new(RefCell::new(unsafe { Id::from_ptr(view) })),
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         };
 
         view
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ impl<T> ListViewRow<T> where T: ViewDelegate + 'static {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: Rc::new(RefCell::new(unsafe { Id::from_ptr(view) })),
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         };
 
         (&mut delegate).did_load(view.clone_as_handle()); 
@@ -246,17 +247,11 @@ impl<T> ListViewRow<T> where T: ViewDelegate + 'static {
             height: self.height.clone(),
             center_x: self.center_x.clone(),
             center_y: self.center_y.clone(),
-            objc: Rc::clone(&self.objc)
+            objc: self.objc.clone()
         }
     }
 }
 
-/*impl<T> From<&ListViewRow<T>> for ShareId<Object> {
-    fn from(row: &ListViewRow<T>) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        row.objc.clone()
-    }
-}*/
-
 impl<T> ListViewRow<T> {
     /// An internal method that returns a clone of this object, sans references to the delegate or
     /// callback pointer. We use this in calling `did_load()` - implementing delegates get a way to
@@ -275,7 +270,7 @@ impl<T> ListViewRow<T> {
             height: self.height.clone(),
             center_x: self.center_x.clone(),
             center_y: self.center_y.clone(),
-            objc: Rc::clone(&self.objc)
+            objc: self.objc.clone()
         }
     }
 
@@ -283,56 +278,38 @@ impl<T> ListViewRow<T> {
     pub fn set_identifier(&self, identifier: &'static str) {
         let identifier = NSString::new(identifier);
 
-        let objc = self.objc.borrow();
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&**objc, setIdentifier:&*identifier];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setIdentifier:&*identifier];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Call this to set the background color for the backing layer.
     pub fn set_background_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
-        let mut objc = self.objc.borrow_mut();
         let color: id = color.as_ref().into();
         
-        unsafe {
-            (&mut **objc).set_ivar(BACKGROUND_COLOR, color);
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            (&mut *obj).set_ivar(BACKGROUND_COLOR, color);
+        });
     }
 
     /// Register this view for drag and drop operations.
     pub fn register_for_dragged_types(&self, types: &[PasteboardType]) {
-        unsafe {
-            let types: NSArray = types.into_iter().map(|t| {
-                // This clone probably doesn't need to be here, but it should also be cheap as
-                // this is just an enum... and this is not an oft called method.
-                let x: NSString = (*t).into();
-                x.into()
-            }).collect::<Vec<id>>().into();
+        let types: NSArray = types.into_iter().map(|t| {
+            // This clone probably doesn't need to be here, but it should also be cheap as
+            // this is just an enum... and this is not an oft called method.
+            let x: NSString = (*t).into();
+            x.into()
+        }).collect::<Vec<id>>().into();
 
-            let objc = self.objc.borrow();
-            let _: () = msg_send![&**objc, registerForDraggedTypes:&*types];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, registerForDraggedTypes:&*types];
+        });
     }
 }
 
 impl<T> Layout for ListViewRow<T> {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        let objc = self.objc.borrow();
-
-        unsafe {
-            // @TODO: Need a better solution here.
-            let x: id = msg_send![&**objc, self];
-            ShareId::from_ptr(x)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        let objc = self.objc.borrow();
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&**objc, addSubview:backing_node];
-        }
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/macos/toolbar/item.rs b/src/macos/toolbar/item.rs
index 57df07b..3c952e8 100644
--- a/src/macos/toolbar/item.rs
+++ b/src/macos/toolbar/item.rs
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ impl ToolbarItem {
     pub fn set_button(&mut self, button: Button) {
         button.set_bezel_style(BezelStyle::TexturedRounded);
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setView:&*button.objc];
-        }
+        button.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setView:obj];
+        });
         
         self.button = Some(button);
     }
diff --git a/src/macos/window/mod.rs b/src/macos/window/mod.rs
index 2eef4f6..85cd03a 100644
--- a/src/macos/window/mod.rs
+++ b/src/macos/window/mod.rs
@@ -289,11 +289,9 @@ impl<T> Window<T> {
 
     /// Given a view, sets it as the content view for this window.
     pub fn set_content_view<L: Layout + 'static>(&self, view: &L) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
+        view.with_backing_node(|backing_node| unsafe {
             let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setContentView:&*backing_node];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Given a view, sets it as the content view controller for this window.
diff --git a/src/pasteboard/types.rs b/src/pasteboard/types.rs
index 8b03b67..90e853a 100644
--- a/src/pasteboard/types.rs
+++ b/src/pasteboard/types.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-//! This module provides some basic wrappers for Pasteboard functionality. It's currently not an
-//! exhaustive clone, but feel free to pull request accordingly!
-
 use crate::foundation::NSString;
 
 /// Constants for the standard system pasteboard names.
diff --git a/src/progress/mod.rs b/src/progress/mod.rs
index 779a049..57a8638 100644
--- a/src/progress/mod.rs
+++ b/src/progress/mod.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use objc::{class, msg_send, sel, sel_impl};
 use crate::foundation::{id, nil, YES, NO, NSUInteger};
 use crate::color::Color;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension};
+use crate::utils::properties::ObjcProperty;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
 mod ios;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ pub use enums::ProgressIndicatorStyle;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ProgressIndicator {
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C Object.
-    pub objc: ShareId<Object>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
     
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime top layout constraint.
     pub top: LayoutAnchorY,
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ impl ProgressIndicator {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -107,32 +108,33 @@ impl ProgressIndicator {
 impl ProgressIndicator {
     /// Starts the animation for an indeterminate indicator.
     pub fn start_animation(&self) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, startAnimation:nil];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, startAnimation:nil];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Stops any animations that are currently happening on this indicator (e.g, if it's an
     /// indeterminate looping animation).
     pub fn stop_animation(&self) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, stopAnimation:nil];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, stopAnimation:nil];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Increment the progress indicator by the amount specified.
     pub fn increment(&self, amount: f64) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, incrementBy:amount];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, incrementBy:amount];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Set the style for the progress indicator.
     pub fn set_style(&self, style: ProgressIndicatorStyle) {
-        unsafe {
-            let style = style as NSUInteger;
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setStyle:style];
-        }
+        let style = style as NSUInteger;
+        
+        self.objc.with_mut(move |obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setStyle:style];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Set whether this is an indeterminate indicator or not. Indeterminate indicators are
@@ -140,12 +142,12 @@ impl ProgressIndicator {
     ///
     /// Invert this to go back to a bar appearance.
     pub fn set_indeterminate(&self, is_indeterminate: bool) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setIndeterminate:match is_indeterminate {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setIndeterminate:match is_indeterminate {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets the value of this progress indicator.
@@ -154,33 +156,25 @@ impl ProgressIndicator {
     pub fn set_value(&self, value: f64) {
         let value = value as CGFloat;
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setDoubleValue:value];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setDoubleValue:value];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Set whether this control is hidden or not.
     pub fn set_hidden(&self, hidden: bool) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setHidden:match hidden {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setHidden:match hidden {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
 
 impl Layout for ProgressIndicator {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        self.objc.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, addSubview:backing_node];
-        }
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
@@ -193,11 +187,11 @@ impl Drop for ProgressIndicator {
     ///
     /// There are, thankfully, no delegates we need to break here.
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
+        /*unsafe {
             let superview: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, superview];
             if superview != nil {
                 let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, removeFromSuperview];
             }
-        }
+        }*/
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/scrollview/mod.rs b/src/scrollview/mod.rs
index 3e51d9e..0820159 100644
--- a/src/scrollview/mod.rs
+++ b/src/scrollview/mod.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ use crate::foundation::{id, nil, YES, NO, NSArray, NSString};
 use crate::color::Color;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension};
 use crate::pasteboard::PasteboardType;
+use crate::utils::properties::ObjcProperty;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ fn allocate_view(registration_fn: fn() -> *const Class) -> id {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ScrollView<T = ()> {
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime view controller.
-    pub objc: ShareId<Object>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
 
     /// A pointer to the delegate for this view.
     pub delegate: Option<Box<T>>,
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ impl ScrollView {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ impl<T> ScrollView<T> where T: ScrollViewDelegate + 'static {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         };
 
         (&mut delegate).did_load(view.clone_as_handle()); 
@@ -212,26 +213,17 @@ impl<T> ScrollView<T> {
     /// Call this to set the background color for the backing layer.
     pub fn set_background_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
         // @TODO: This is wrong.
-        let color = color.as_ref().cg_color();
-        
-        unsafe {
-            let layer: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, layer];
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let color = color.as_ref().cg_color();
+            let layer: id = msg_send![obj, layer];
             let _: () = msg_send![layer, setBackgroundColor:color];
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
 
 impl<T> Layout for ScrollView<T> {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        self.objc.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, addSubview:backing_node];
-        }
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
@@ -243,13 +235,13 @@ impl<T> Drop for ScrollView<T> {
     ///
     /// There are, thankfully, no delegates we need to break here.
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if self.delegate.is_some() {
+        /*if self.delegate.is_some() {
             unsafe {
                 let superview: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, superview];
                 if superview != nil {
                     let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, removeFromSuperview];
                 }
             }
-        }
+        }*/
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/switch.rs b/src/switch.rs
index cb60b09..f3b5242 100644
--- a/src/switch.rs
+++ b/src/switch.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ use objc::{class, msg_send, sel, sel_impl};
 use crate::foundation::{id, nil, BOOL, YES, NO, NSString};
 use crate::invoker::TargetActionHandler;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension};
-use crate::utils::load;
+use crate::utils::{load, properties::ObjcProperty};
 
 /// A wrapper for `NSSwitch`. Holds (retains) pointers for the Objective-C runtime 
 /// where our `NSSwitch` lives.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Switch {
     /// A pointer to the underlying Objective-C Object.
-    pub objc: ShareId<Object>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
     handler: Option<TargetActionHandler>,
     
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime top layout constraint.
@@ -79,35 +79,35 @@ impl Switch {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 
     /// Sets whether this is checked on or off.
     pub fn set_checked(&mut self, checked: bool) {
-        unsafe {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
             // @TODO: The constants to use here changed back in 10.13ish, so... do we support that,
             // or just hide it?
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setState:match checked {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setState:match checked {
                 true => 1,
                 false => 0
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Attaches a callback for button press events. Don't get too creative now...
     /// best just to message pass or something.
     pub fn set_action<F: Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static>(&mut self, action: F) {
-        let handler = TargetActionHandler::new(&*self.objc, action);
-        self.handler = Some(handler);
+        //let handler = TargetActionHandler::new(&*self.objc, action);
+        //self.handler = Some(handler);
     }
 }
 
 impl Layout for Switch {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        self.objc.clone()
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
-
+    
     fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, _view: &V) { 
         panic!(r#"
             Tried to add a subview to a Button. This is not allowed in Cacao. If you think this should be supported, 
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ impl Drop for Switch {
     // Just to be sure, let's... nil these out. They should be weak references,
     // but I'd rather be paranoid and remove them later.
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setTarget:nil];
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setAction:nil];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setTarget:nil];
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setAction:nil];
+        });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/text/label/mod.rs b/src/text/label/mod.rs
index 2ecffde..7c4d46f 100644
--- a/src/text/label/mod.rs
+++ b/src/text/label/mod.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use crate::foundation::{id, nil, YES, NO, NSArray, NSInteger, NSUInteger, NSStri
 use crate::color::Color;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension};
 use crate::text::{Font, TextAlign, LineBreakMode};
+use crate::utils::properties::ObjcProperty;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
@@ -90,10 +91,51 @@ fn allocate_view(registration_fn: fn() -> *const Class) -> id {
 
 /// A clone-able handler to an `NSTextField/UILabel` reference in the 
 /// Objective-C runtime.
+/// Wraps `NSTextField` and `UILabel` across platforms, explicitly as a Label.
+/// In AppKit, `NSTextField` does double duty, and for clarity we just double
+/// the implementation.
+///
+/// Labels implement Autolayout, which enable you to specify how things should appear on the screen.
+/// 
+/// ```rust,no_run
+/// use cacao::color::rgb;
+/// use cacao::layout::{Layout, LayoutConstraint};
+/// use cacao::view::Label;
+/// use cacao::window::{Window, WindowDelegate};
+///
+/// #[derive(Default)]
+/// struct AppWindow {
+///     content: Label,
+///     label: Label,
+///     window: Window
+/// }
+/// 
+/// impl WindowDelegate for AppWindow {
+///     fn did_load(&mut self, window: Window) {
+///         window.set_minimum_content_size(300., 300.);
+///         self.window = window;
+///
+///         self.label.set_background_color(rgb(224, 82, 99));
+///         self.label.set_text("LOL");
+///         self.content.add_subview(&self.red);
+///         
+///         self.window.set_content_view(&self.content);
+///
+///         LayoutConstraint::activate(&[
+///             self.red.top.constraint_equal_to(&self.content.top).offset(16.),
+///             self.red.leading.constraint_equal_to(&self.content.leading).offset(16.),
+///             self.red.trailing.constraint_equal_to(&self.content.trailing).offset(-16.),
+///             self.red.bottom.constraint_equal_to(&self.content.bottom).offset(-16.),
+///         ]);
+///     }
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
+/// For more information on Autolayout, view the module or check out the examples folder.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Label<T = ()> {
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime view controller.
-    pub objc: ShareId<Object>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
 
     /// A pointer to the delegate for this view.
     pub delegate: Option<Box<T>>,
@@ -152,7 +194,7 @@ impl Label {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(view) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -183,7 +225,7 @@ impl<T> Label<T> where T: LabelDelegate + 'static {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(label),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(label),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(label),
-            objc: unsafe { ShareId::from_ptr(label) },
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(label),
         };
 
         //(&mut delegate).did_load(label.clone_as_handle()); 
@@ -217,21 +259,21 @@ impl<T> Label<T> {
     /// Call this to set the background color for the backing layer.
     pub fn set_background_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
         // @TODO: This is wrong.
-        let color = color.as_ref().cg_color();
-        
-        unsafe {
-            let layer: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, layer];
+        // Needs to set ivar and such, akin to View. 
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let color = color.as_ref().cg_color();
+            let layer: id = msg_send![obj, layer];
             let _: () = msg_send![layer, setBackgroundColor:color];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Call this to set the color of the text.
     pub fn set_text_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
         let color: id = color.as_ref().into();
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setTextColor:color];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setTextColor:color];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Call this to set the text for the label.
@@ -239,26 +281,24 @@ impl<T> Label<T> {
         let text = text.as_ref();
         let s = NSString::new(text);
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setStringValue:&*s];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setStringValue:&*s];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Retrieve the text currently held in the label.
     pub fn get_text(&self) -> String {
-        let s = NSString::retain(unsafe {
-            msg_send![&*self.objc, stringValue]
-        });
-
-        s.to_string()
+        self.objc.get(|obj| unsafe {
+            NSString::retain(msg_send![obj, stringValue]).to_string()
+        })
     }
 
     /// Sets the text alignment for this label.
     pub fn set_text_alignment(&self, alignment: TextAlign) {
-        unsafe {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
             let alignment: NSInteger = alignment.into();
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setAlignment:alignment];
-        }
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setAlignment:alignment];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets the font for this label.
@@ -267,51 +307,43 @@ impl<T> Label<T> {
         // font object - it seems like it can be optimized away otherwise.
         let font = font.as_ref().clone();
 
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setFont:&*font];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setFont:&*font];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Set whether this is hidden or not.
     pub fn set_hidden(&self, hidden: bool) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setHidden:match hidden {
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setHidden:match hidden {
                 true => YES,
                 false => NO
             }];
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /// Sets the maximum number of lines.
     pub fn set_max_number_of_lines(&self, num: NSInteger) {
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, setMaximumNumberOfLines:num];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, setMaximumNumberOfLines:num];
+        });
     }
 
     /// Set the line break mode for this label.
     pub fn set_line_break_mode(&self, mode: LineBreakMode) {
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        unsafe {
-            let cell: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, cell];
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let cell: id = msg_send![obj, cell];
             let mode = mode as NSUInteger;
             let _: () = msg_send![cell, setTruncatesLastVisibleLine:YES];
             let _: () = msg_send![cell, setLineBreakMode:mode];
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
 
 impl<T> Layout for Label<T> {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        self.objc.clone()
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, addSubview:backing_node];
-        }
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }
 
@@ -323,13 +355,13 @@ impl<T> Drop for Label<T> {
     ///
     /// There are, thankfully, no delegates we need to break here.
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if self.delegate.is_some() {
+        /*if self.delegate.is_some() {
             unsafe {
                 let superview: id = msg_send![&*self.objc, superview];
                 if superview != nil {
                     let _: () = msg_send![&*self.objc, removeFromSuperview];
                 }
             }
-        }
+        }*/
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index c9cdcef..c5fc344 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ mod cell_factory;
 pub use cell_factory::CellFactory;
 
 pub mod os;
+pub mod properties;
 
 /// A generic trait that's used throughout multiple different controls in this framework - acts as
 /// a guard for whether something is a (View|Window|etc)Controller. 
diff --git a/src/utils/properties.rs b/src/utils/properties.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cbe37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/properties.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use objc_id::Id;
+use objc::runtime::Object;
+
+use crate::foundation::id;
+
+/// A wrapper for single-threaded `ObjcProperty` types.
+///
+/// An `ObjcProperty` is something that exists on the Objective-C side that we want to interact with, and
+/// support cloning with respect to our side and the general Rust rules. Thus, we do a layer of
+/// Rc/RefCell to shield things and make life easier.
+///
+/// It is possible we could remove the `Id` wrapper in here if we're just doing this ourselves, and
+/// is probably worth investigating at some point.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct ObjcProperty(Rc<RefCell<Id<Object>>>);
+
+impl ObjcProperty {
+    /// Given an Objective-C object, retains it and wraps it as a `Property`.
+    pub fn retain(obj: id) -> Self {
+        ObjcProperty(Rc::new(RefCell::new(unsafe {
+            Id::from_ptr(obj)
+        })))
+    }
+
+    /// Runs a handler with mutable access for the underlying Objective-C object.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this is mutable access from the Rust side; we make every effort to ensure things are valid 
+    /// on the Objective-C side as well, but there be dragons.
+    pub fn with_mut<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        let mut obj = self.0.borrow_mut();
+        handler(&mut **obj);
+    }
+
+    /// Runs a handler with the underlying Objective-C type.
+    ///
+    /// The handler can return whatever; this is primarily intended for dynamically calling getters 
+    /// on the underlying type.
+    pub fn get<R, F: Fn(&Object) -> R>(&self, handler: F) -> R {
+        let obj = self.0.borrow();
+        handler(&**obj)
+    }
+}
+
+/// A wrapper for a single-threaded nullable `Property`.
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct PropertyNullable<T>(Rc<RefCell<Option<T>>>);
+
+impl<T> PropertyNullable<T> {
+    pub fn new(obj: T) -> Self {
+        Self(Rc::new(RefCell::new(Some(obj))))
+    }
+
+    pub fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self(Rc::clone(&self.0))
+    }
+
+    pub fn with<F>(&self, handler: F)
+    where
+        F: Fn(&T)
+    {
+        let borrow = self.0.borrow();
+        if let Some(s) = &*borrow {
+            handler(s);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set(&self, obj: T) {
+        let mut borrow = self.0.borrow_mut();
+        *borrow = Some(obj);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/view/controller/mod.rs b/src/view/controller/mod.rs
index ccd55b0..7278a9f 100644
--- a/src/view/controller/mod.rs
+++ b/src/view/controller/mod.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ where
                 (&mut *vc).set_ivar(VIEW_DELEGATE_PTR, ptr as usize);
             }
 
-            let _: () = msg_send![vc, setView:&*view.get_backing_node()];
+            view.with_backing_node(|backing_node| {
+                let _: () = msg_send![vc, setView:backing_node];
+            });
 
             ShareId::from_ptr(vc)
         };
diff --git a/src/view/mod.rs b/src/view/mod.rs
index dfa5f76..55976b3 100644
--- a/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ use crate::foundation::{id, nil, YES, NO, NSArray, NSString};
 use crate::color::Color;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutAnchorX, LayoutAnchorY, LayoutAnchorDimension};
 use crate::pasteboard::PasteboardType;
-
-use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::cell::RefCell;
+use crate::utils::properties::ObjcProperty;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ fn common_init(class: *const Class) -> id {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct View<T = ()> {
     /// A pointer to the Objective-C runtime view controller.
-    pub objc: Rc<RefCell<Id<Object>>>,
+    pub objc: ObjcProperty,
 
     /// A pointer to the delegate for this view.
     pub delegate: Option<Box<T>>,
@@ -155,7 +153,7 @@ impl View {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: Rc::new(RefCell::new(unsafe { Id::from_ptr(view) })),
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@ impl<T> View<T> where T: ViewDelegate + 'static {
             height: LayoutAnchorDimension::height(view),
             center_x: LayoutAnchorX::center(view),
             center_y: LayoutAnchorY::center(view),
-            objc: Rc::new(RefCell::new(unsafe { Id::from_ptr(view) })),
+            objc: ObjcProperty::retain(view),
         };
 
         (&mut delegate).did_load(view.clone_as_handle()); 
@@ -214,51 +212,35 @@ impl<T> View<T> {
             height: self.height.clone(),
             center_x: self.center_x.clone(),
             center_y: self.center_y.clone(),
-            objc: Rc::clone(&self.objc)
+            objc: self.objc.clone()
         }
     }
 
     /// Call this to set the background color for the backing layer.
     pub fn set_background_color<C: AsRef<Color>>(&self, color: C) {
-        let mut objc = self.objc.borrow_mut();
         let color: id = color.as_ref().into();
-        
-        unsafe {
-            (&mut **objc).set_ivar(BACKGROUND_COLOR, color);
-        }
+
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            (&mut *obj).set_ivar(BACKGROUND_COLOR, color);
+        });
     }
 
     /// Register this view for drag and drop operations.
     pub fn register_for_dragged_types(&self, types: &[PasteboardType]) {
-        unsafe {
-            let types: NSArray = types.into_iter().map(|t| {
-                let x: NSString = (*t).into();
-                x.into()
-            }).collect::<Vec<id>>().into();
+        let types: NSArray = types.into_iter().map(|t| {
+            let x: NSString = (*t).into();
+            x.into()
+        }).collect::<Vec<id>>().into();
 
-            let objc = self.objc.borrow();
-            let _: () = msg_send![&**objc, registerForDraggedTypes:&*types];
-        }
+        self.objc.with_mut(|obj| unsafe {
+            let _: () = msg_send![obj, registerForDraggedTypes:&*types];
+        });
     }
 }
 
 impl<T> Layout for View<T> {
-    fn get_backing_node(&self) -> ShareId<Object> {
-        let objc = self.objc.borrow();
-
-        unsafe {
-            let x: id = msg_send![&**objc, self];
-            ShareId::from_ptr(x)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn add_subview<V: Layout>(&self, view: &V) {
-        let backing_node = view.get_backing_node();
-
-        let objc = self.objc.borrow();
-        unsafe {
-            let _: () = msg_send![&**objc, addSubview:backing_node];
-        }
+    fn with_backing_node<F: Fn(id)>(&self, handler: F) {
+        self.objc.with_mut(handler);
     }
 }