ruthieg

I am going to go out and get one. Thanks!

mom-6

When I was growing up we had the 'built-in' ironing board that folded into a niche in the wall. It was wooden with a canvas cover, to which my mom added a piece of an old mattress pad and then covered with a piece of an old sheet.

It was much more stable than any of the free standing ones I've had since.

I now have one of the small 'over the door' ones that is also quite stable, but not really big enough.

Juliebelle

I recently got a board from walmart--they call it the big board and it was 49.99 and I really like it :)

eimay

Thanks, Bellaboo. I'm going to go to Walmart later today.

jamannix

Hello Chamby - There are many sites that I have come across that describe making ironing boards to fit over your own ironing board so that you can iron yardage more easily. Sounds like a great idea but my ironing board fits into
my kitchen closet and I am afraid of making the board to big and heavy for me to even want to drag it out.
One site is: http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elaine...shop/Iron.html
Others say that there is too much give in regular ironing boards and they create actual boards to iron on which they place on kitchen islands or counter tops.A site that describes how to make one of these cheaply is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uGVYK-VeNs

Good luck - I think I'll take a look at Costco - I don't like Walmart as much
because of their treatment of their employees, especially the females...
-Judy

klgreene

I have this ironing board also. Got it at Wal Mart. Doesn't wobble, and since I am in a wheel chair it lowers to the height I need, or if I want exercise, I stand on one leg and iron. So it's adjustable to whatever height you need. It is larger which I also like, but is a little heavy for me to manouver around, so I solve that, by leaving it up all the time.

jitkaau

I have one that I screwed to the back of the door. It comes down to the correct height so that I don't get a back - ache. A lot of those ironing boards are made for short people. The Iron flips up and down with a canti - lever action and is wider than an average board. In the process, the iron doesn't wobble off the board either. I don't know how you would solve the problem if you didn't have a closet door and needed to use an ordinary door that someone wanted to open up at the wrong time... I had a power point put in the closet as well, so that the iron can stay on the shelf with all the other stuff - starch etc - and I don't have to fiddle about getting stuff from elswhere.

ktyree

I have a very old, large heavy ironing board that never wobbles, I think because it is just so sturdy. My son got it for $1 at a yard sale about 10 yrs ago, and I hope to never get another one!

Tallulah

I have a wide ironing board that I think that I bought originally at WM. Keep an eye out for replacement covers and buy one to keep on hand for when you need to change. I just found my extra and put it on and it looks so good! Made me happy! Love my big board.

Annz

I thought it was just something we have to accept. Good question and lots of good answers.