Comments on: 50s housewives would have approved of this Nutone Deluxe Ironing Center http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cathy http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-40278 cathy Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:56:53 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-40278 Hi, Pam, thanks for the welcome and the link. I do like that board, but I have the empty cabinet in my kitchen wall that I want to fill. The newer ones are a different size. I'm considering hiring a carpenter to replicate the old one - - - if I could find a good picture for him to copy. Have a great day! Hi, Pam, thanks for the welcome and the link. I do like that board, but I have the empty cabinet in my kitchen wall that I want to fill. The newer ones are a different size. I’m considering hiring a carpenter to replicate the old one – - – if I could find a good picture for him to copy. Have a great day!

]]> By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-40186 pam kueber Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:26:03 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-40186 Hi Cathy and welcome, I did a post on the deluxe Nutone ironing center still available - maybe you can buy just this part from them (if you can do without true vintage): http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/ Hi Cathy and welcome, I did a post on the deluxe Nutone ironing center still available – maybe you can buy just this part from them (if you can do without true vintage): http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/

]]> By: cathy http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-40183 cathy Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:23:57 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-40183 Hi, Just found this site. I am desperately looking for a built-in ironing board to put in my 1926 bungalow. I have the cabinet and door, but no board inside. If anyone else has one they would part with, please let me know! Thanks so much... Hi,
Just found this site. I am desperately looking for a built-in ironing board to put in my 1926 bungalow. I have the cabinet and door, but no board inside. If anyone else has one they would part with, please let me know! Thanks so much…

]]> By: PugFreek http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-33757 PugFreek Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:21:26 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-33757 That makes me want to iron! That makes me want to iron!

]]> By: Robert http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-33600 Robert Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:38:37 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-33600 A) I find this impractical for me. When I iron I drape like shirts to iron the backs or t-shirts—yes I iron my white under shirts----I drape those on that big end. So with this—how do you use and have access to that big flat end? Perhaps the referenced swivel would free up that free end. B) I bought my house in 1997 and in my back room was a tag by the seller’s agent stating –Built in Feature—and it was one of these types of boards. Never used it for the reason above. Mine did not have a swivel feature. But I kept that tag on until this past summer when room was gutted. My friends and I referred to that tag and board often stating that my fixer upper “had a built in feature” meaning that I have such a wonderful home—LOL. That tag always was whimsical and brought me back to the day and time period of my home purchase. I now regret that I pitched that little note card tag. Memories!!! The board went straight into the dumpster. Robert A) I find this impractical for me. When I iron I drape like shirts to iron the backs or t-shirts—yes I iron my white under shirts—-I drape those on that big end. So with this—how do you use and have access to that big flat end?

Perhaps the referenced swivel would free up that free end.

B) I bought my house in 1997 and in my back room was a tag by the seller’s agent stating –Built in Feature—and it was one of these types of boards. Never used it for the reason above. Mine did not have a swivel feature. But I kept that tag on until this past summer when room was gutted. My friends and I referred to that tag and board often stating that my fixer upper “had a built in feature” meaning that I have such a wonderful home—LOL. That tag always was whimsical and brought me back to the day and time period of my home purchase. I now regret that I pitched that little note card tag. Memories!!!

The board went straight into the dumpster.

Robert

]]> By: Pam Kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-33597 Pam Kueber Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:24:19 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-33597 Hi Thom. That's very amusing. Hi Thom. That’s very amusing.

]]> By: Thom http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-33596 Thom Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:01:48 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-33596 Heh, I was just telling Jeff about this and he showed me that the one we have already <em>does</em> swivel. I didn't even know it, but was wrestling with the table every time I ironed. Heh, I was just telling Jeff about this and he showed me that the one we have already does swivel. I didn’t even know it, but was wrestling with the table every time I ironed.

]]> By: Thom http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-33595 Thom Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:34:59 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-33595 We have a foldaway ironing board in the kitchen of our Doelger home in Daly City, as do most of the Doelgers. The kitchens here also each sport a small mirrored cabinet which we're told were so the housewives of that era could store and touch up their makeup right in the kitchen when the doorbell rang, etc. Gee, one could cook, iron and stay beautiful without ever having to leave the kitchen. Some neighbors have removed the ironing board and put in shelves in order to use the cabinet as a spice rack. I love the swivel --our current board is hard to use because the kitchen table gets in the way-- and built-in outlet and light of the NuTone, though; maybe I should just replace our original unit with one of those. We have a foldaway ironing board in the kitchen of our Doelger home in Daly City, as do most of the Doelgers. The kitchens here also each sport a small mirrored cabinet which we’re told were so the housewives of that era could store and touch up their makeup right in the kitchen when the doorbell rang, etc. Gee, one could cook, iron and stay beautiful without ever having to leave the kitchen.

Some neighbors have removed the ironing board and put in shelves in order to use the cabinet as a spice rack.

I love the swivel –our current board is hard to use because the kitchen table gets in the way– and built-in outlet and light of the NuTone, though; maybe I should just replace our original unit with one of those.

]]> By: anita http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-33582 anita Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:27:22 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-33582 Wonderful idea, always wanted one, and I also don't know why they ever went away, but am glad they are back on the market! Wonderful idea, always wanted one, and I also don’t know why they ever went away, but am glad they are back on the market!

]]> By: Elvis http://retrorenovation.com/2009/02/04/50s-housewives-would-have-approved-of-this-recessed-ironing-board-from-nutone/comment-page-1/#comment-33578 Elvis Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:24:08 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=10447#comment-33578 I loved the foldaway ironing board in my bungalow. Now I see we could have one in our 50s ranch! I would be SO much more likely to iron if it wasn't such a production to get everything out.... I loved the foldaway ironing board in my bungalow. Now I see we could have one in our 50s ranch! I would be SO much more likely to iron if it wasn’t such a production to get everything out….

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