a HUGE cutting mat
IRON
a TALL ENOUGH work surface
I work at a homemade 'table' - it's 54"w 85" L and 36" tall so no leaning over and killing my back
I took a board about 3/4" thick and about 2'x2.5' and "upholstered it" with batting and duck fabric
I have the huge cutting mat on the 'table' - when I need to iron I lay the board on top of the mat and use it as an 'ironing board'... much sturdier than a regular ironing board plus I don't have to try to figure out where to have an ironing board set up. ..... if you can't or don't want to mess with making a usable board, you could just use one of those already made up in the traditional shape of an ironing board like for college dorms or such...
A VERY important thing is do NOT let the cutting mat get HOT - it will warp.
I picked one up at a garage sale once for a dollar that was really warped and tried the iron and wet towel method to flatten it out but it didn't work - so I use that warped one to set my sewing machine on.