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

Please could you view it @goldpendant if only to ask the vendors WTF it is.

@MrsPelligrinoPetrichor

Does it actually say in the details it's an ironing island ? To me it just looks like a bit of an unusual island

Yeah, an unusual island in the shape of an ironing board, including the metal bit to rest your iron on ...

Honestly that’s. Lovely house but that iron board would put me right off. It screams a woman’s place is in the kitchen getting the ironing done. Not for me.
What a peculiar interpretation that says more about your viewpoint of women, ironing and kitchens than the house does. Nothing about an ironing board in a kitchen is female. Unless I missed a sign on this one that said “women only”?

It's a lovely house. Really lovely. If only I had 1.25 million spare...

Pity they can't spell the location properly - it's the Wylye (pronounced Wily) Valley, not Wyle.

I am looking for a new house in that area for a similar budget.. I love it! However, as part of the sale I would ask for it to be removed and the floor made good (or knock off the price of doing it). It is AWFUL.. It "might" be ok as a pull down option in a utility room, but slap bang in the middle of that lovely kitchen is just criminal in my opinion..

[quote Wroxie]@summersolstice43 not sure if you're being sarcastic or not but when this ironing board was used as such and not as little serving island, the iron(s) would have been heated on the Aga. You would have had two (at least) so you could use one and heat one at all times. Plus probably a few differently shaped ones for frills and collars and pocket corners.[/quote]
No not being sarcastic at all. Surely over the past 40+ years since irons have been electric this cant have just stood there? You'd think someone would have either removed it or fitted a socket so it could be used.

What a beautiful house.

The 'ironing island' is just a work bench thing. It's not an ironing board. It's someone's idea of fun !

Never mind the ironing island, what the heck is this in the ensuite?

@CatherineCawood. A mobile shade?

Gorgeous house but I would be looking to get rid of that! I don't even iron though unless for a very special occasion so wouldn't be worth the space!

Looks like a standard lamp.

It's not for ironing through. It's an old vintage board repurposed as a kitchen island. Hideous.

@Wroxie

Based on the artwork, the red walls, and the clitoris lamps, the owner of this house is obviously some kind of feminist femme fatale sexy sex person and the ironing board island is ironic and used to serve oysters and champagne when her lovers are visiting.

Nah, it's a sex table

@CatherineCawood Think it's an antique fire screen of some kind - to prevent the heat from the open fire redenning or making blotchy a ladies fine complexion.

It (the weird bathroom thing) looks flat though, not like a standard lamp unless is it a flat light shade that has the blub directly behind it? Can't see a cable or electrical lead coming from the base though.

[quote Rookie93]@CatherineCawood Think it's an antique fire screen of some kind - to prevent the heat from the open fire redenning or making blotchy a ladies fine complexion.[/quote]
Aha! That would make sense! Thanks 😊

Isn't it left over from when they would the actual iron irons on the aga to do the ironing? I like it would make a good work surface.

I don't even own an iron.

I think it's fairly obvious that at some point the owner has been on their arse financially and wisely adopted the Mumsnet recommendation of "taking in ironing" to make ends meet, and have made their millions.

🤣🤣🤣
There is still a lot they could sell on ebay as well if needed.

@CatherineCawood yes, what it it?
Not a lamp it is flat, and also in a bathroom.

I could put up with the island to live there. It's gorgeous.

I think the think in the en suite is to hang your clothes on. Your outfit for the morning?

I am thinking about stealing the idea for my (probably pie in the sky) plans for a craft room - having a permanent ironing station would be really useful for sewing!! The only problem is that DD needs to move out permanently, and accept that her room becomes a craft room and she can use the spare bedroom when she comes back.....and persuading DH that this is the best use of the room....

It's actually a good idea, there's not enough room for a full sized island/work surface, but there is a hot plate place to pop hot pans and room to put your plates you're dishing up to.
Quite like it.

My minute kitchen has a tiny built in cupboard for things like brooms and buckets, when the door is open you pull the ironing board down from it's place on the door, it's attached by a hinge to the door, and swing the legs out to support it. There's a socket in the cupboard so plug in the iron and away you go....
This is in my dreams still!

but what is the black & gold thing on the purple chaise longue in pic 14?

@StaplesCorner

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.

'deck of death' and 'hazards having a direct connection to amount velvet' made me proper 🤣

Absolutely stunning house. -
Apart from the weird ironing thing. ETF is that about?!