Chalkboards: a vintage accessory that actually earns its place

Chalkboards were once reserved for dusty classrooms. Now they’re a charming vintage accessory — and a fantastic addition to any celebration. They look gorgeous, and they’re useful too, helping keep your event running like clockwork.

A handwritten board at the entrance of a tipi does two jobs at once. It sets the tone before anyone has sat down, and it answers the questions guests will otherwise ask all afternoon. Where should we go? What happens next? What’s the wifi?

How our clients use them

Welcome message

Perhaps the most popular use of all. Greet your guests with a handwritten welcome — a name, a date, a line that belongs to the two of you. It is a small thing, and it is often the first photograph of the day.

Numbers and passwords

Handy for sharing the useful information nobody wants to keep repeating: local taxi numbers, the venue wifi password, a phone to call if someone is running late. Written once, in chalk, where everyone can see it.

Schedules and running orders

Whether it’s food times, speeches, or a band’s first set, a running order keeps your guests in the loop on what is happening and when. Ceremony, fizz, dinner, dancing — the day has a rhythm, and a chalkboard is a graceful way to share it.

More than a blast from the past

That is the charm of it. A chalkboard feels old-fashioned in the best sense — personal, unpolished, and entirely in keeping with a canvas space — while doing a thoroughly modern job of keeping the day on track.

Chalkboards are just one piece of the collection. Lighting, seating, flooring, and the details that finish a tipi village are all waiting to be browsed.

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A small board, a smoother day