We have a very small two up two down house with no storage cupboards apart from shoe cupboard under the stairs. Both bedrooms need to be in use. We have had to be very creative with space and won’t be moving for the foreseeable due to rates
DH is insistent we need an ironing board, we have a tumble dryer and we’ve managed for a year without an iron through hanging stuff up to dry immediately after a wash / making use of tumble dryer. I think because of our lack of space we should at least trial an ironing mat on the kitchen work top (a couple of well known brands do one reasonably priced) before going out and getting an ironing board. I don’t know where we would keep one. DH says it’s a non issue and can go behind the door or possibly under the bed and is adamant it’s no big deal and very normal to have one….. I would agree if we had the space but I think it’s an extra bit of clutter for an item not in every day use! To add my DM has offered us to go round to hers which is 10 mins away to use her ironing board when we need to do a load of ironing. DH says this is impractical and isn’t budging on this
Usually we see eye to eye but this pesky ironing board debate we cannot get past!
YABU - buy a full size ironing board, it’s reasonable to have one and it can go behind a door
YANBU - ironing mat is fine or borrow DMs