Interior Design
Where Does the Ironing Board go?
Be inspired by one of these clever storage ideas
Whatever your ironing style – whether you like to press every item of clothing right down to your socks, or you have a more relaxed approach to wrinkle reduction – chances are you own an ironing board. But where to store this essential but bulky item? Read on for some inspired solutions.
Slot in a utility cabinet
The owners of this neat cabinet are winning the clutter battle with their smart approach to storage.
With dedicated spaces for laundry baskets, cleaning products, the vacuum cleaner and even the iron itself, you almost don’t notice the slim, vertical niche for the ironing board, tucked into the smallest of spaces on the right-hand side.
If you have a hallway cabinet that’s home to a range of cleaning items like this one, a smart storage system with dedicated spaces for everything could be the answer to creating calm out of chaos. When the ironing board is tucked away in its dedicated storage space, there’s no chance of it falling out and catching you on the shin when you open the door.
The owners of this neat cabinet are winning the clutter battle with their smart approach to storage.
With dedicated spaces for laundry baskets, cleaning products, the vacuum cleaner and even the iron itself, you almost don’t notice the slim, vertical niche for the ironing board, tucked into the smallest of spaces on the right-hand side.
If you have a hallway cabinet that’s home to a range of cleaning items like this one, a smart storage system with dedicated spaces for everything could be the answer to creating calm out of chaos. When the ironing board is tucked away in its dedicated storage space, there’s no chance of it falling out and catching you on the shin when you open the door.
Fold into a kitchen drawer
If you usually iron in the kitchen, chances are you first have to wrestle your ironing board out of a hallway cabinet, then drag it in and set it up using valuable floor space and presenting a trip hazard for everyone who walks by.
This solution is satisfyingly space-efficient, as the board folds in half to tuck into a ‘drawer’ underneath the kitchen or utility worktop, and it also dispenses with the tricky fold-out metal legs.
If you’re renovating your kitchen or utility room and like this idea, talk to your kitchen designer about factoring one into your new space.
If you usually iron in the kitchen, chances are you first have to wrestle your ironing board out of a hallway cabinet, then drag it in and set it up using valuable floor space and presenting a trip hazard for everyone who walks by.
This solution is satisfyingly space-efficient, as the board folds in half to tuck into a ‘drawer’ underneath the kitchen or utility worktop, and it also dispenses with the tricky fold-out metal legs.
If you’re renovating your kitchen or utility room and like this idea, talk to your kitchen designer about factoring one into your new space.
Make it micro
If you don’t have the space for a full-sized ironing board, why not choose one that’s more in keeping with the proportions of your home?
A small board like this can still tackle a lot of ironing, and tucks away to almost nothing when not in use. This clever design also neatly pivots for ease of use.
If you don’t have the space for a full-sized ironing board, why not choose one that’s more in keeping with the proportions of your home?
A small board like this can still tackle a lot of ironing, and tucks away to almost nothing when not in use. This clever design also neatly pivots for ease of use.
Build a bespoke cabinet
This design makes neat use of a shallow wall cabinet, storing the ironing board vertically behind a discreet door. This allows the board to remain in the room where it will be used, but ensures it can be flipped up and tucked back into the cabinet when not in use.
Ask your carpenter or designer to help you with something like this, as it will need to be created bespoke for the space.
This design makes neat use of a shallow wall cabinet, storing the ironing board vertically behind a discreet door. This allows the board to remain in the room where it will be used, but ensures it can be flipped up and tucked back into the cabinet when not in use.
Ask your carpenter or designer to help you with something like this, as it will need to be created bespoke for the space.
Create a foldaway laundry room
This utility space set-up is so smart, because the entire things shuts away behind a run of cabinets when not in use. So even if you don’t have a dedicated laundry area, you could still potentially fashion something similar in your own home, as long as you have a little space above your appliances.
If you have a washing machine and dryer with enough of a gap above, ask your interior designer to help you create a pull-out ironing station like this.
This utility space set-up is so smart, because the entire things shuts away behind a run of cabinets when not in use. So even if you don’t have a dedicated laundry area, you could still potentially fashion something similar in your own home, as long as you have a little space above your appliances.
If you have a washing machine and dryer with enough of a gap above, ask your interior designer to help you create a pull-out ironing station like this.
Hang on the wall
A simple solution, but still an effective one, is simply to raise your ironing board off the floor and hang it on the wall. This prevents it from becoming a trip hazard or a piece of clutter taking up valuable floor space.
Just make sure you get someone to secure a proper fixing to the wall to ensure it can take the weight of the board and hold it tightly without the risk of someone walking past and knocking it off.
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A simple solution, but still an effective one, is simply to raise your ironing board off the floor and hang it on the wall. This prevents it from becoming a trip hazard or a piece of clutter taking up valuable floor space.
Just make sure you get someone to secure a proper fixing to the wall to ensure it can take the weight of the board and hold it tightly without the risk of someone walking past and knocking it off.
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How have you stored your ironing board? Let us know in the Comments section.
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There’s a stroke of genius to this left-field storage solution, because where better to iron your clothes than in your wardrobe with clothes hangers and rails immediately to hand?
If you’re lucky enough to have a walk-in closet, or even a corridor like this with storage space either side, then a pull-out, half-size ironing board that tucks out of the way when not in use could be just the ticket.
Grab an item from the ironing basket, give it a whistle over, then hang it up right there.
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