My “new to me” Ironing Board
Yesterday when I was in town, I stopped at our “used” store. I have been needing a new ironing board and was excited to see that they had several ranging in price from $1-$6. I started checking them out, and the cheapskate that I am of course started with the $1 one. Well it didn’t have a cover so I quickly moved on.
The last one…the $6 one….was EXTREMELY sturdy. I set it up and noticed it even had a lever. It was an adjustment lever so I could adjust the height of the ironing board without having to flip it over. The cover was in decent shape and it was VERY heavy compared to the others. I “broke the bank” and bought it.
When I got home, I decided that the cover from my old ironing board was in better shape so as I was changing the cover I noticed another lever underneath. I pulled the lever and the ironing board went from having a narrow tapered end to having a wide squared end. I was so in awe!! I’ve been ironing on junkie ironing boards my entire life….this was a Cadillac.
Who knew six dollar ironing board could thrill a person?! I guess that just goes to show what a simple girl I am. I went to the internet to see if I could find any information about the ironing board. It is a Rid-Jid brand. I found this ad and discovered that you can sit and iron without banging up your knees…LOVE IT!
Mine seems to be a newer version as it doesn’t have the thin metal pieces the one in the ad has. I was oggling and awe-ing over it SO much that my daughter grabbed her video camera and captured me.
Now for my dilemma….Where can I find an ironing board cover that will expand at the end so it can convert to a square end? Any ideas would be helpful.
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How cool is your ironing board!! For the cover, I say make one that is square and attach velcro on each side underneath so you can just stap it together when using the “skinny” side. Hope that makes sense.
I don’t have any ideas of the expanding end. But good for you – what a great find!
Cool! Sounds like you may have to design one – good luck.
I would ALSO snatch that up! I never saw one before. Ironing board cover? I guess I would MAKE one with strong elastic at the narrow-to-wide end. But I’ll be you always keep it wide open.
So many quilters are still buying covers – hey, we all DO have plenty fabric, and the ones we make will last MUCH longer!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that can have fun with a simple “new” toy such as an ironing board!!! You may have to make a cover for it:)
What a great find! I never saw an ironing board like that either. If it was new and could be purchased today it would probably cost a fortune. Enjoy it!!!
I am so envious!!! I just wasted $60 at Target for a Michael Graves ironing board. It has to be the cheapest quality ever. The next time I’m looking in thrift stores first, before buying new.
I thought of the velcro idea too .. or could you do the flip ones separately or would they not come up from the cover being in the way?? ie: not enough space between when they are up, is it a tight fit??
Hi Jo, my suggestion would be to make it a drawstring edge. Cut and hem fabric to fit when open, then just close up ironing board extensions, pull drawstrings, tie bow, and everything is neatly tucked underneath!! BTW I love your ironing board!
Way cool! I would go with Dawn’s idea for the cover!
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