Pull-Out Ironing Board and Other Small Space Storage Ideas

If our kitchen area was a little roomier (or if we actually had a laundry room), we'd seriously consider installing one of these pull-out drawer ironing boards. What a great idea for space efficiency. There's a couple other great ideas from the same cabinet company that could inspire your organizing makeover after the jump...

California company 3D Remodeling offers all the custom kitchen or work area storage options shown above.

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Here in SF, the pull-down ironing board was in nearly every home built in the 20's to the 40's. Most of them have been ripped out in favor of shallow pantries, I think. It's good to see them making a comeback! I love it.

posted by brenjay on April 24th 2008 at 12:47pm
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Being without a laundry room and limited in space, I am looking for a pull-down ironing board which I can install on the inside of a closet door. Any suggestions?

posted by afs on April 24th 2008 at 2:05pm
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If you live in SF or across the bay, the salvage yards always have a few of them. The vintage kind require 3-4" of depth and are inserted into a wall. They sit behind a wooden door - kind of like a medicine cabinet, only you open the door and the ironing board is in there, and folds down for use.

Though there are more modern over-the-door versions you can get at, um, target, maybe? BBB? That would probably work just as well for you.

posted by brenjay on April 24th 2008 at 2:41pm
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The kitchenaid extender thing would drive me nuts. Having to have the door to the cabinet open like that would result in me bumping into it incessantly while baking.

We had the pull down iron in my house growing up.

posted by sciencegeek on April 24th 2008 at 3:55pm
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We have that drop front on the sink and it has never worked right on top of being a great place to grow mildew if you actually use it. It's only good for storing a tube of hand lotion. I need one of the corner lazy susan things stuff gets back there and never sees the light of day again.

I don't iron so I don't need the pull out, but if I did it seems better than the ironing board my mother in law always has in her kitchen / dinette. UGH! Or the option of raising and lowering it with that horrible screech to put it away each time.

posted by Carol K on April 25th 2008 at 4:21am
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Oh and that kitchenaid thing would bug me too, sciencegeek! Also, nothing could be stored in the cabinet with it AND I bet it wouldn't hold up to dough kneading which is what I use mine for most often.

posted by Carol K on April 25th 2008 at 4:22am
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here's an excellent referral for the appliance lift, and for most anything else kitchen-related.

posted by loislane on April 25th 2008 at 6:03am
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we have a pull down ironing board (house was built in 1937). It's cool, but you'e regulated to ironing in that spot.

posted by laddibugg on April 25th 2008 at 8:20am
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Here's that cutting board door rack.

posted by Jeri Dansky on April 25th 2008 at 2:45pm
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Oops, wrong link.

Here's the cutting board door rack, really!

posted by Jeri Dansky on April 25th 2008 at 2:49pm
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Wow, that didn't work. Once more:
http://www.kraftmaid.com/storage/index.cfm?navigationid=43X00a&harmonyid=205

posted by Jeri Dansky on April 25th 2008 at 2:49pm
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And here's the ironing board: http://www.kraftmaid.com/storage/index.cfm?navigationid=48X00a&harmonyid=262