tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post4186289155787519530..comments2024-03-13T04:40:03.184-07:00Comments on I'm Retired -- Adventures of a Simpler Life: Peculiarities of Older Houses Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-11863156073049185542016-09-19T13:40:55.724-07:002016-09-19T13:40:55.724-07:00What a great idea, I have never heard of an ironin...What a great idea, I have never heard of an ironing board cupboard but come to think about it when my ironing board falls out of the cupboard it brings with it a paraphernalia of mops and the like… it does look very smart now as a secret pantry… It would be where I'd keep my chocolate :) Beautiful wood surrounding the cupboard!<br />Wren x<br />Little Wandering Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461692611319918593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-42091938813155714122016-09-16T20:21:39.438-07:002016-09-16T20:21:39.438-07:00I cannot sit and iron even when I was on crutches ...I cannot sit and iron even when I was on crutches I could not sit and iron and that was back when I had to do Uniforms with heavy starch..yuck. I like permanent press just fine, I have a couple of things I need to press so I put a towel on the counter:) You made great use of the space in that cupboard! Love the knotty pine!! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-74278442813430516302016-09-16T13:10:00.967-07:002016-09-16T13:10:00.967-07:00Great reuse of wasted space. I perch when I iron, ...Great reuse of wasted space. I perch when I iron, and always when there's something on tv to watch - it's one of the few times I'll watch television. And it doesn't happen often - I save up until I have a pile.Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-76827857511799573842016-09-16T05:15:00.218-07:002016-09-16T05:15:00.218-07:00I stand when I iron. Love what you did with the sp...I stand when I iron. Love what you did with the space! Perfect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-35844812030148393632016-09-16T02:37:34.309-07:002016-09-16T02:37:34.309-07:00This made me laugh, I have never seen a built-in i...This made me laugh, I have never seen a built-in ironing board! You made a very clever change of the strange cupboard.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-55710879043987205852016-09-15T23:45:48.085-07:002016-09-15T23:45:48.085-07:00It's always interesting to see the oddities in...It's always interesting to see the oddities in houses. I guess the previous owners were afraid of possible fires. I like what you did with the former ironing board space. I do sit from time to time when I iron. But these days I iron so very little and I stand. Have a great weekend.Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-23488195157146665732016-09-15T23:28:57.929-07:002016-09-15T23:28:57.929-07:00That made me smile, a great use of space and so ea...That made me smile, a great use of space and so easy to see what's in there. mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-1578647183434862932016-09-15T22:45:18.204-07:002016-09-15T22:45:18.204-07:00I LOVE OLDER HOUSESI LOVE OLDER HOUSESGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-78215297614198928362016-09-15T19:30:00.595-07:002016-09-15T19:30:00.595-07:00I love it! I love it! That's absolutely perfec...I love it! I love it! That's absolutely perfect! I think I iron something maybe once a month. I purposely buy clothes that don't need ironing.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-25426714456475503952016-09-15T17:48:47.249-07:002016-09-15T17:48:47.249-07:00Great idea! Great idea! Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177803470331591655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-10154396663739911432016-09-15T17:48:42.782-07:002016-09-15T17:48:42.782-07:00Great idea! Great idea! Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177803470331591655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-24054015366027648722016-09-15T14:44:49.262-07:002016-09-15T14:44:49.262-07:00How do you iron standing up? Neat recycling of the...How do you iron standing up? Neat recycling of the cupboard. Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-29414665374030890202016-09-15T14:23:55.267-07:002016-09-15T14:23:55.267-07:00Hmm!! the grate way to repurpose...:) nice idea.....Hmm!! the grate way to repurpose...:) nice idea.. I was also wandering, who could iron sitting on a chair.. ? :)krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415543228464576537noreply@blogger.com