Household Essentials 974406-1 Extra Wide Top 4-Leg Large Board | Natural Cotton Cover and Iron Holder Stand | Bronze, Beige

When I bought this ironing board, it was to use along side my existing ironing board to place a large rotary cutter board to cut material on top of! It was the right height, the right width, and length, certainly the right price!! I just wanted a moveable work place and came up with this idea after looking for a cutting table and the high cost of such a item!The ironing board shipped very fast and was in a sturdy box, no damage as other people had experienced with purchasing this board! Happy dance for that reason for sure!!Okay, all is well until I cannot open the board like my old trusty board, the handle to open was on the opposite side of the board, like backwards, I like to iron with my right hand and the narrow end to my left, in that position the handle was on the other side, I could not reach across the top of the board to open or close this board! Try as I may this board was a lefty board.Long story short, my hubby was able to unscrew the undercarriage and help me turn it around the opposite way, it now matches up perfectly with my older board and works like a charm! One extra change we did was to remove the clunky attachment that was for the iron to rest on, to big and made moving and storing hard to handle. I did order a quality pad and also a better cover, as most boards do not come with the best of covers, so I expected to do that anyway!What a neat cutting table setup and don't have to find a place to store one of the huge priced cutting tables when they are not in use. My first project with this set up was a very wide valance 30 feet, the width of the two ironing boards together allowed me to pin and cut large areas of fabric at a time and not on the floor!! Hope this helps someone to decide on this board!!

My wife hates to iron and while I don't enjoy it either, I can't stand clothes that look like I slept in them. And frankly, with our old flimsy ironing board, I hesitated to get it out as well. First, it was small, second it had a broken, squeaky, finger-nails-clawing-chalkboard mechanical function to open and close it.No more. This board is big but not obscene. The iron holder is firm and permanent - the board closes up with it without it dragging the floor. I haven't researched it enough to trust putting a hot iron on the pads, but I will.I bought with the Household Essentials Wide-Top Ironing Board Pad and Cover, Natural Cotton Canvas which fit perfectly and added durability to it.The BEST though, is the closing/opening catch mechanism. This is more of a spring-loaded, saw-tooth release mechanism. When pressed, it moves completely out of the way of the moving board to open/close easily. You could close it without squeezing it, but it takes little effort to squeeze it on close too and avoid any 'sawing' back over the teeth.Best ironing board I've used and again, I'm not a big "ironer" per se, but I want to be able to knock it out when needed. This fits the bill perfectly especially with the added cover I listed above.

Nice ironing boards are one of those things that go underappreciated - the only time you really notice it is when it falls short. If it does its job, you really don't think about it. I think that pretty much sums up this ironing board. I iron my work clothes 6 days a week and now that I think about it, I love this ironing board. Its quality is exemplified by the fact that I honestly have no complaints about it. It's a large, stable, high quality ironing board that does its job without teetering, creaking, or flexing. It has a built in iron stand and hanger rack, which is a nice touch. It's rather heavy too, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, if you have to move it regularly.Other people have complained that the packaging is poor. This is true. Mine was literally wrapped in cardboard (not in a box) and shipped out. Fortunately, it was in perfect working order when I received it, but I can completely understand why people received broken units.If you iron a lot, I would highly recommend this board. I know it's about 3 times the price of lesser boards, but if you iron regularly, this ironing board is absolutely worth it.

If you've read through the reviews of this board or other Household Essentials ironing boards, you'll see a few with reported damage. Mine is no exception. The quality of the board is fantastic. I take away one star because of the packaging. This is not Amazon's fault. Merely a measure of the manufacturer to save a few bucks on packaging. The box it came in is exactly the size of the board, with no room for padding. There were two quarter length pieces of cardboard attached to the sides of the board for protection. I was sleeping when this was delivered and was awakened by the carrier throwing the box out of the truck onto my driveway. Yes, there are gigantic, fluorescent FRAGILE labels on the box, but that didn't matter.I opened the box and found pieces of the board falling out. One of the legs was bent and the pieces were from the tip of the board. The leg straightened out fairly easily and the broken piece didn't affect the function or flatness of the board.The board is wonderful. It adjusts to a variety of heights. I'm 6'4" and it adjusted to a comfortable height for me. Pressing on the board with all four legs, finally, on the ground, it seems sturdy enough for anything.Find one local if you can. Amazon will make good on any package or item you deem damaged, so you're safe in that way if you decide to order. If you need a large sized, great quality board, you'll love this one.