Can You Guess What I Use To Be?

This weekend we had a booth at the Indian Lake Fall Harvest Festival. One of our items is this gorgeous chalkboard (just $40 for a solid wood 4 1/2 foot piece, ask for details!). It is one of our fabulously re-purposed items that is at the core of what makes The Loft and Found so special. As a conversation starter at this weekend's three-day festival, we wrote this message: "Can You Guess What I Use To Be?"

Well over 150 people came up and hazarded a guess. Only 6 people guessed correctly without our hint. Only three people guessed correctly on the first try.

So here are some of the more creative answers we received.

A Tree: Well, yes it was at some point, but not quite what we were looking for. Nice try smarties!

A cupboard door: Good guess, but incorrect!

THE MOST POPULAR guess was a transom. Don't worry, we weren't sure what that was either. So someone told us and we went "Oh yeah...nope!"

Other guesses included a door, garage door panel, bench, mantle, headboard, old store sign, classroom chalkboard (come on folks, we turned a chalkboard into a...chalkboard?), train station sign. All great guesses, but nope, nope and nope!

Want a hint? It used to be musical. As soon as we give this hint, the look of comprehension dawns on everyone's faces and they all say, "A piano!"

Ding, ding ding!

I don't have a photo of the actual piano unfortunately, but here is something kind of similar.

Our old upright piano (old even 22 years ago when it came through our front door, complete with a box of kittens) had seen its last days. It was broken beyond reasonable repair, but we couldn't stand to see it chopped up and thrown away. So instead we salvaged the front and made our unique piece!

So there you have it! A fantastic piece, perfect to hang in your children's playroom or in your kitchen. The solid wood surface makes a perfect chalkboard, with minimal chalk dust created. If interested, please let us know (we also do custom pieces)!