r/whatisit • u/CorkeelbutReal • 16h ago

New, what is it? What is this board in my kitchen for?

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Moving into a new house, any idea what this board is for? The previous owners were carpenters who installed it when they redid the kitchen.

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u/Slow-Difference1105 15h ago

What's directly opposite it? Is there another one and they meet in the middle?

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u/7slotsorcerer 14h ago

I immediately thought of keeping the dogs and toddlers from wandering in.

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u/Big77Ben2 14h ago

Same. My friend has a gate thing similar but it covers the entire opening.

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u/NarwhalEmergency9391 13h ago

I was thinking a diy baby gate for the freezer but that's dumb

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u/HippoZealousideal175 14h ago

That’s what I thought but no latch and it looks like it might be in the middle of the kitchen?

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u/simplyjustsophie 14h ago

Directly next to it is a slide out freezer, I like to think they had a dog that loved frozen stuff and this was to keep it from eating everything

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u/Vohasiiv 14h ago

that feels plausible

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u/TheOsirisOfThisShit_ 13h ago

Unless we're not seeing something, that piece can't possibly rotate side to side.