Wow. Ironing Island! Rightmove link

[goldpendant]

I LOVE this house, love it so much I'm trying to convince DH to view.

However, in my many many years of Rightmoving, I've never ever seen an ironing island. Not sure if it's genius or a bit bonkers! It's clearly a sturdy installation.

Was this a thing in years gone by?

Stoford, Salisbury, Wiltshire
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/114809135

It's a lovely house, regardless of ironing island!

I think it looks horrible and I know for certain I would walk into it way too often.

It's even made it unto the diagram on the floor plan

I'm going with walk into it all the time as well, and I bet anything you put on it gets knocked over instantly. And is that the only kitchen? Stupid money and thats it? And there's a health and safety hazard in the middle of it? Fucking liberty.

You'd walk into it if you'd survived getting in and out of the bath on its deck of death.

I feel all these hazards are in some way directly connected to the amount of velvet in the house too. And it looks haunted. Bit corridory.

🤣Maybe it is a Gin Fin!😂

If I had £1.25m to spend on a house, I really wouldn't want an ironing board in the kitchen, ever!
My Gran used to clear the breakfast bar work surface though and put a load of sheets down to do her ironing on there, that'a as close as I'd get!!

I love that house - we’ve lived on that same road and it can be hard to sell a house on it , but I haven’t seen how far off the road this one is. I must have passed it often! I love its character.

I'm wondering if it's a vault horse originally used to help one enter the raised deathtrap bath that they've re-purposed?

If there was a massive utility room, I could be convinced that it’s a clever idea. But in the middle of the kitchen? Nope. Weird

Apparently it's a Thing!
*Insomnia also

https://www.decoist.com/2015-06-18/vintage-ironing-board-repurposed-decor/?ios=1&safari=1

Definitely needs to be a sherry plinth or gin fin. Chuck a floor-length tablecloth on it, tray of glasses, decanter, maybe a bowl of nibbles. Change up the offering seasonally or for special occasions.

Very old fashioned, most people don't iron nowadays

@nocoolnamesleft

Do you mean the dedicated cat perch?

Wtf is that? And why have they put it in the busiest bit of the kitchen??

@chesirecat99

I think it is a vintage industrial ironing board (possibly from when the house would have had a housekeeper/maid) repurposed as an island. I suspect it is more likely the current owners use it as a sherry plinth like *@SpangoDweller*, or something along those lines, rather than as an ironing board.

Exactly what I thought

@Derbee

If there was a massive utility room, I could be convinced that it’s a clever idea. But in the middle of the kitchen? Nope. Weird

This. I wouldn't mind it if l had a big utility room but it's very strange in the kitchen. I would remove it immediately. I love the garden though.

It's very close to the range which gives me the impression that they use one of those range heated irons. It would be a no from me, I can already feel the bruises I would get from constantly walking into the sharp edges.
Going against the grain, I don't think the house is fab at all. It's all very meh.

If we lived there the ironing board would end up being the 'takeaway flyers and random tat from the kids pockets' stand.

And I would spend half my life nagging everyone to hide their grubby old hats in a drawer and only display the never worn fabulous ones.

I would have to be removed and something else put over the space like a mat, or change the floor, very annoying.

I just cannot for the life of me imagine that anyone ever thought that would be a good idea. And what would it be like to be the one half of a couple who thought it was bonkers but got worn down and had to live with it forever more?

I agree OP - I browse on house selling sites a lot and this is one of the most terrible "features" I've ever seen.

I wouldn't be walking into it, but I can see myself being frustrated that it doesn't quite fit the plates I want to lay out for serving up, or DS keeps trying to climb it and knocks things off. It's definitely a surface where I'd put the olive oil down and then turn around a moment later and send it flying.

Love the house but the ironing island is weird.... Fine if it was in a big utility room but it's not. Who would want to iron next to a baking hot Aga or meat splattering cooking and the clothes would then smell

It's very clearly a home counties homage to the Starship Enterprise.

Live long and vespers 😇

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