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So he looked at ironing boards online, you know the cute little ones that fold up into the wall (which are fantastic if I was only ironing shirts!) and told me "this is what you need".
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Actually, this one ls marvelous. I have one built into my 1940s house service porch wall and I love it. Unfortunately it is way too small for ironing quilts or even large pieces of fabric right out of the dryer. So I have one of those 4 foot fold up ones and put layers of stuff on it to protect the plastic and iron away. First comes a thin sheet of plywood I had on hand, then old army blankets from DH's stash, then a sheet of foil and then another of fabric. Works rather nicely till I need the space for something else. Wish I had one the size of a murphy bed and swung out of the wall.