Turns out I don't hate ironing after all! Who knew! This Ironing Board is a game changer. Not many people would give much thought to something as basic as an ironing board that is almost always tucked away in the closet but we all should, especially that it is such an integral part of our lives.
For me, the whole experience of taking the board (traditional one) from the closet, setting it up before proceeding to ironing, and when done ironing, carrying it all the way back to the closet, only to find out that it doesn't fit in the exact same spot it came from anymore, is enough to deter me from undertaking the chore altogether.
Now thanks to this setup, it takes less than 5 seconds to set the board up and in no time, we're ready to start ironing, even way before the iron itself is ready!
Now let's get to the obvious:
Is this board as good as a traditional board? The simple answer is no. It is small and a bit unsteady but in terms of convenience, it scores 9/10 whereas a traditional board 1/10 (trust me, I had a good premium quality Rowenta Board, very wide and perfectly stable.) The ironing experience itself was unparalleled with my old board. Ironing pants was rather easy and pants don't even fit on this foldable board table. I need to iron the upper half then proceed to the lower half. Despite that, I would rather do it in halves, than having to go back to using my old board.
This piece of furniture is also very discreet. Unless one has seen one of these before, one would never be able to tell that a full-fledged ironing board is housed inside this compact 'accent' furniture.
So much said, is the price of this thing justifiable? Hell no! This board costs an arm and a leg. I was myself very reluctant to spend that kind of money on that but I am happy I did because it has really simplified my life. One thing I wish the designer of this table had put some thought on would be to include a folded arm or something, on which to place the iron as we iron. As it can be seen in the last picture, there is no real room to place the iron as we iron.
Regardless, I like this thing so much that I seriously think that all houses, especially condos, should come retrofitted with one of these!