KonMari 2017 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Slinky

I agree, Mr Slinky couldn't get away without having his work shirts ironed - even the supposedly non-iron ones need doing. I do them, but I'd rather iron his shirts than wash my car or mow the grass so it's a trade in jobs we do.

Our ironing board is permanently up in a spare bedroom. I'm going to have to find somewhere to hide it when we eventually come to sell this house as it doesn't have an actual 'home'.

greent

My iron and ironing board are permanently set up - I iron most days to keep on top of it (plus things like easy-iron/ non-iron shirts are not what they say!) - I like things to be crease free and wouldn't dream of not ironing virtually everything - but I also don't judge others for not ironing. Plus I have OH's work shirts and 2 sets of school shirts at a minimum which need ironing (plus bedding, tea towels.... all of these are (imo ) improved by ironing! I even choose my ironing board covers now to match the d!cor of the room! :rotfl:

Fen1

Unfortunately, I cannot hide things behind doors for 2 reasons.
1. All my doors open flush to a wall with barely enough space for the handle, let alone a stonking great extra tall ironing board. The doors open 90 degrees, no more, so curtailing that would be very awkward.
2. I have one door in my living area which remains closed to stop the cats wandering, whilst the other doors are bedrooms and bathroom, all of which need to close.

Packing and unpacking and packing it away again every day just wouldn't happen anyway!

daisy_1571

EssexHebridean wrote: »

this may work for "easycare" type shirts, but I can assure you the 100% cotton ones worn by MrEH can be removed straight from the machine, shaken well, and hung up right away, and they will STILL need an iron before he wears them to work. I don't care though - he does his own and usually any oddments of mind that need doing too - which suits me a treat!

ps - to the person who said they had nowhere to store their ironing board - try behind an open door - ours lives behind the spare room door in just this way at weekends. the iron, however, has no fixed abode and lives on the dining table...

It works in this house :beer: as we only tend to be in fairly natural materials and his shirt is definitely pure cotton. Nowadays he only uses it for funerals and interviews (hence why I can count the number of shirts he owns on the fingers of one eeeehm, finger) so it's not out often but when it does get worn it really is nice and flat so ironing it wouldn't achieve much more :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I agree behind door, or get one of those clever things that hang it over the door if it will take the weight. Under the bed or behind the couch would work too. Or maybe there is a bookcase that could be left a few inches away from being in the corner of a room leaving a nice space to stand it in ?

D xx

daisy_1571

Karmacat wrote: »

I like that I think I can certainly get rid of the board, but I'd keep the iron, in case I *did* want to iron on the table. I do have some things that would look better ironed, and I want to keep them.


I love the first statement! Though to be honest, buying a new ironing board would mean an online shop and a home delivery, as I have no car.


Hmmm! I'm just about to inherit a sewing machine from my mum, my sister's bringing it on Saturday. I've never sewed, but as this one has become available, I want to see if I *can*. I can see the board being better for long cloth than the floor, but I could still see ironing curtain length cloth on a table. Or my desk, come to that! Or am I missing something, Daisy? I really don't know, its a foreign area to me.

That's it, the ironing board gets the chop

Save

You got it kc, you only need to buy the iron as you can substitute the board fir floor, table, bunker etc.

However its probably just me but my table is formica type and I'd be so nervous I'd have about a dozen towels to absorb the heat hence leaving me with the option of the floor which my knees wouldn't thank me for lol so my board stays. Your table/desk idea would work perfectly well though. I've sometimes considered a tiny ironing board that they sell for sewing type people that has wee legs to keep it up off the table - so much easier to store and does the job as well. Good luck with the new machine :T

maryb

First the collar, then the cuff
Then the front and that's enough
:rotfl:

Lottie_loves

Hi everyone. Mind if I join you? I read MK a while ago and loved it. I am on a journey of simplicity and decluttering. I've been reading all your posts and you all seem like a lovely bunch, on my wavelength:-) hope it's ok to join in....
So today I've kondoed a huge pile of paperwork. I'd been putting off doing the filing and paperwork so it had built up but I'm all organised and streamlined now. Very satisfying.

Interesting talk about ironing. I'm firmly in the life-is-too-short-to-iron camp (unless it's a work shirt), and iron as little as possible. We all look ok I think!

Siebrie

Welcome, Lottie!

Our ironing board lives in a tiny width between the built-in fridge and the wall; in an earlier house it lived behind the living room curtains, which were floor to ceiling. I'm not too keen on ironing and have been known to get out the extension cord and do the ironing outside in the sunshine

minnie2

Welcome lottie love.i have never ironed!! Bought the iron i have about 16years ago.no idea where it is but hubby does use it occasionally.we do have a board too in our conservatory that is a laundry room but i may discuss with him ditching it.we have a hoover we dont use too.we have laminate now so i sweep and then wipe with baby wipes maybe that could go.....

I manage to take handful of stuff to the tip today :-) & the boys bookcase is so very nearly complete which will equal his room has been kondoed completely yay!!! Currently sitting in it admiring my good work!!

camelot1001

I still iron some things although most of my work tops and trousers are fine if they are hung straight from the machine.

When I had a new kitchen put in last year I bought a proper ironing board hanger, it takes the iron too. I suppose I'm lucky in that I have quite a big cupboard I can put it in but it makes such a difference - used to hate walking past it wondering if it would open on its own and bonk me on the head!

I've kondoe'd 2 plug adaptors for the electric toothbrush, both stopped working after DS2 had plugged in his laptop through them (he lives in NL). Just sorry I didn't realise it was the plugs as I thought the toothbrush had stopped working and bought a new one!