I found an old typing table (remember those that you set your typewriter on with rolling wheels?) at a flea market. Spray painted it. My DH cut a piece of plywood 10" W X 18" L and I covered it with several layers of cotton batting. I had recently put on a new ironing board cover on my regular ironing board. I saw that the end of the teflon cover looked like new where the iron usually sits. So I took that part of the old cover and stapled it tightly under the board to cover my little "ironing board". then I glued a heavy piece of felt on the bottom to cover the staples to eliminate scratching, etc. I just place this little covered board on my typing table with my iron right by my sewing machine. Then, sometimes, if I need that space for something else, I can just move the iron and little board to the counter top for a while.