Antique ironing board ideas

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Believe it or not, one of my favorite chores while growing up was ironing. I started out with my dad’s hankies (yes, believe it or not, ironing hankies was a thing … in fact, hankies t…

I purchased this old wooden ironing board at the antique shop last week. I didn't get it super cheaply, but I knew it would be perfect ...

I LOVE to repurpose things to have a new job so when a good customer asked if I would relove this antique ironing board to become their ne...

When we emptied Greg's parents' house, after his father passed away, one of the items I carted home was a vintage ironing board. I could tell, without removing the cover, that the board was made of wood. I hated to throw the old ironing board away. I figured eventually I'd find a new use for it. Tha

Driving down my mom’s street I saw this pile of junk waiting for the garbage truck. I passed it once, but the second time something amazing caught my eye. The photo below shows the actual junk pile. Leaning up against the post, there’s an ironing board. Now I’ve been wanting a vintage wooden ironing board for some time. They run about $100.00 in antique shops-too pricy for my thrifty soul. So the first thing that stuck out to me about this were the wooden... (click to read more)

Transform an old vintage ironing board into a functional and stylish laundry room drying rack with this easy DIY tutorial! Perfect for small spaces and adding a touch of farmhouse charm to your home. Included is an easy-to-copy stenciled Laundry sign with video tutorial.

I repurposed an old ironing board into a fabulous Antiques & Collectible wall hook unit with paint and a great stencil from Old Sign Stencils.

I mentioned the other day that I had made a sofa table for the living room, so today I wanted to show you what it started out as. It was a beautiful, old ironing board. I cut off the curved end and made it into a skinny table. Super easy! {If you are thinking, I'm crazy...SORRY, but I'm glad I did. Don't get me wrong I was a little nervous that I was completely ruining the piece. I'm just happy it worked out as I was imagining it!} I had originally thought I would sale it, but when I…

This is one of our favorite projects to date because we got to start with such an amazing piece to begin with, and the finished product is so versatile! As one of our garage sale finds, we picked up this vintage ironing board for $10. It was in great shape and could still fold down,...