Organize your laundry room and your life with this easy DIY wall mounted ironing board hanger project. In less than an hour you can add style and character to your space.
For those of us that live in an old house, or maybe even a smaller house, having the luxury of a large laundry room seems like a far off dream. When you are short on laundry room space, you often have to get creative with storage and one of my favorite tricks is always to use vertical space.
This post was updated February 10, 2022.
When we first moved into this house, we were lucky to have a laundry space given the age of the house but this glorified closet was also our pantry for our kitchen so space was tight. After falling over our ironing board several times, I decided the best option was to hang it on the wall. This would get it up off the floor while remaining easy to access when I need it.
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It would have been inexpensive to purchase a pre-made ironing board wall hanger but I really wanted to come up with something that was functional of course, but that looked good too. Our laundry room / pantry is a room I have been wanting to make some updates in, but I felt like before I got too far into that, I needed to come up with some clever storage solutions. A pretty room is great, but if it isn’t functional, it doesn’t really do much good and I believe that life begins at home so it has to make you happy!
Materials for my DIY Ironing Board Holder
- Piece of wood. Approximately 4-6 inches high and 12 – 16 inches wide. (I used a scrap of wood from our garage) cut to a length just larger than your ironing board feet. The length I chose for mine gave me about 1 inch on either side beyond the feet of my ironing board.
- 2 Coat Hooks: Amazon
- screws for mounting onto wall
- drill with drill bit and screwdriver
- optional: chop saw
How to Make Hanger for Wall Mounted Ironing Board
The project is really simply enough that I doubt you need instructions. For the newbie DIYers out there, I’ll walk you through the steps as best I can.
I started by finding some great coat hooks. (Mine are from Amazon) They cost just a few dollars and have a worn, rustic look to them that I really liked. Our older colonial isn’t super formal so the simple, weathered look that has an antique feeling fit perfectly.
The best part about this project is that you can make these no matter what your style is! Simply swap out the hooks for something that fits your style and choose wood and stain or paint to fit your home’s decor! I really love these for a more modern look!
My next mission was to find a piece of rustic wood. I was prepared to hit up our favorite salvage yard outside town but B saved me a trip by sending me to our garage instead. I guess it pays to have lots of scraps from past home projects.
I found a piece of wood that I liked in B’s scrap pile and cut it down to size. The color of the wood was good already so I didn’t even bother to stain or paint it.
With my board cut to size, I simply mounted my hooks onto the wood and then mounted the wood onto the back of the door to the laundry / pantry room.
To get the spacing right, you can either use a tape measure to measure the feet of your ironing board or you can use your ironing board to mark your board with a pencil where you want your hooks to go. Either will work just fine.
Once the hooks are mounted onto your board, it’s time to hang your ironing board hook to the wall. Because B has all.the.tools, I used a stud finder to anchor mine to the wall. If you don’t have stud finder and if you don’t know where the studs are in your wall, you can use drywall anchors and screws which will do just as well. These are rated for 75 pounds which is WAY more than you’d need to just hang your ironing board on the wall.
That’s it! My super simple, DIY ironing board hook for the wall.
The project took less than 30 minutes from start to finish and my total cost was less than $10. If you buy a piece of wood and or stain or paint your project may cost a little bit more but the pleasure of knowing you created this one-of-a-kind ironing board wall hanger is priceless!
Now if only I had a better looking ironing board.
Need a new cover? I found some great ones here, here and here. I think one of these lovelies is in my future.
Like DIY? See some of my other fun DIY projects here:
- DIY Coastal Rope Mirror
- DIY Thrift Store Lamp Makeover
- Easy DIY Faux Oak Leaf Wreath
- Easy DIY Roman Shades done Two Ways
- DIY Mini Holiday Wreath with Cuttings from my Yard
- My DIY Custom Built Mini Garden Shed
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