The chore of ironing, in my book, is a torturous one. I purposely buy clothes that don’t need ironing. A little spin in a hot dryer and I call my clothes ironed. However, if one sews, which I occasionally like to pretend that I am good at, an iron is essential. So when I was planning out my craft studio space I knew I needed an iron somewhere. I had limited wall space (and budget!) so I had to get creative on where to position my iron.
Supplies:
Over the Door Ironing board (under $20 at Target)
1/2” plastic spacers
3” screws for studs or heavy duty drywall anchors
Drill
Metal Bit
1. With the correct size bit (depending on the size of your screw) drill four holes through the metal frame. You can do more if you want but 4 works fine for me. I drilled two at the top and two in the bottom sides.
2. Thread the screw through the drilled hole and ironing board and into a 1/2” plastic spacer. Then screw it into your wall. If you can line it up near a stud – great! If not, get some heavy duty drywall anchors.
The spacers give it just enough room to be able to press the release lever on the side and let the iron down without scraping your wall. The best part is that it only sticks out of your wall 1 1/2” inches. This is totally doable in a closet, small hallway, laundry room or CRAFT STUDIO!
What, you say? Oh you don’t want to be able to see it? You want it hidden? Hmmmm….well…okay.
Beckie, why do you have to be such a genius? I simply don’t have time to make all of the awesome projects that you keep coming up with. 🙂
HA! Thanks Kara. Just try a few of them {wink!}
Live it! Great idea!
Thanks Debbie!
Love this! I’ve been wanting a wall-mounted ironing board for some time. I hate taking down and putting up the ironing board, so it stays up in my room which is not the best look. I’m looking forward to seeing how you have hidden it.
Post on Monday. You will die!
How many times have I looked at wall-mount ironing boards only to say I just can’t justify spending that much money. Currently I have my board up in my craft room taking up way too much space and looking like, well an iironing board! Functional but not pretty. So I can’t wait for your second installment showing how you hide this. I am all ears and ready to go!
{Squuueeeaalll!} I can’t wait to show you on Monday.
This is a great idea! On question though – where did you get the plastic spacers? They look like a specialty part. I can just see me walking into Home Depot and saying, “I need plastic spacers” and being led to an aisle full of them! 😀
HA! They should be by the pegboard supply area. It is fairly common.
Thanks!
Brilliant! I’ve been known to throw my clothes back in the wash when I forget them in the dryer and they’re too wrinkly to fluff. But I do occasionally have to break down and iron something.
I am with you! My dryer is my iron.
hmm. options. my ironing board is going to be the DEATH of my poor iron. someone is ALWAYS bumping it and I’m scurrying to catch my precious.
have been thinking about a table top board.
and also turning a table top INTO a board….
but nothing is just… doing it for me.
Welp maybe once I show you how I hid it you might be inspired – post on Monday.
Waiting impatiently. LOL… just what hubbs needs. another honey-build-me-this project. hahah 🙂
This is totally awesome Becky! I can’t wait for the no-see-um version.
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh….I can’t wait to show you.
I have my ironing board beside my sewing machine…can’t imagine it anywhere else. But, I can see it like this on the wall it stands by, why didn’t I think of that? Duh, because I needed you to show me! This is perfect…thanks, Beckie! It’s just what I need!
Debbie 🙂
Thanks Debbie for the compliment. Just wait until you see how I hid it. I am DYING to show you. I am working on the post right now. It should be most Monday morning. {squuueeealll!}
When you squeal like that, I know it must be good! Can’t wait! lol
Might just be me, but I’ve viewed a few of your posts today and there is an annoying “toys r us” ad that blocks the opening paragraph!! Just thought I’d let you know.
I just figured that out and got rid of it, thanks for letting me know Julie. It is annoying!
This is a GREAT idea! We just moved into a new house with no room for an ironing board in the laundry room, and using the over-the-door model on the door would be awkward in this room. Thanks for this!
No problem, Cheryl. I am so glad you were inspired!
Awesome idea! Could you provide some extra details for those of us that are DIY challenged? I’d like to know what size drill bit you used and what size nail, also where exactly are the wholes placed (inches from the bottom/top? Thanks for any help!
I used a 1/8” drill bit and 2 1/2” wood screws and drilled 6 inches from the top and bottom. Hope that helps!
OMG THANK YOU! This is exactly what I’ve been trying to figure out…how to do something like this. After typing in “how to hang door hang ironing board onto wall “into google there you were LOL.
Oh yay! I am so glad you found my tutorial, Leila!
Thank you, thanks you, thank you.
I’d been looking for a wall ironing board for under $100. And I already had the old over the door ironing board bought at a garage sale for $5. It even already had holes drilled in the frame.
$2 worth of hardware, and an $8 wall mounted iron holder and I’m totally in business. Aresome!!
Yay, so glad to help!
Love it…I am currently completing the laundry room for my Queen on the second floor of our house as to make it much easier on her physically to do the laundry. In order to make the laundry room complete, I needed to hand a ironing board from the wall, but OMG; the prices for wall mounted ironing boards are out of control?! who would pay that much for a wall mount ironing board. I just want to say “Thank you soooooooo much” for this tutorial. It has made my Queen and I very excited to complete her laundry room even more now that we have your plans on deck…thanks again and keep up the good work.
You are so welcome! 🙂
Do you think I can do this without the spacers?