The holes are from nailing ironing board covers on. People often used old sheets or other recycled materials to cover the ironing board. They would turn the ironing board over and nailed the cover to secure. When worn out a new recycled cover was nailed on. I have seen my grandmother and mother do this many times. I enjoy your videos Mary. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
ginacrusco you can say that again and again and again....I honestly cannot think of one thing Mary has touched that I did not LOVE....God has blessed her with so many beautiful gifts one of true inspiration teaching....and that is just starting out.....
“Crummy shop”???? You have a huge beautiful property, tools, space, and a world full of luxuries many cannot even begin to comprehend. A messy shop is a gift.
My southern Granny's wood ironing board is hanging on the wall just a few feet from my computer desk. It's from the 1920s, patchy dark discoloration and warped boards. She was a dressmaker and didn't replace it till the 1950s. There was always a glass Coke bottle filled with lavender water sitting on the end of her board, with a little metal sprinkle stopper in it. My dad says the board was wrapped in several layers of old sheets and the coke bottle sat on a chipped saucer.
I have my grandmothers wood ironing board. She also was a dress maker. I am sure the holes in the ironing board are from the many covers that were tact to the board. I remember as a little girl my grandma had a glass bottle ( I think it was a Pepsi bottle) with the metal shaker on the end. The bottle was always filled with liquid. I assume it was mixed with starch.
I agree with those who suggested the holes in the ironing board are from different covers being nailed on over the years. The table you made from it is simply wonderful-wouldn’t fault you for keeping it!
I was thinking bugs too because holes weren’t just on the sides to hold cover. Had those in old wall boards in our house before. Could still be in there if it had any fresh sawdust around it.
Yes it is from wood boring beetles, common to find in antiques. It’s important to make sure the piece has been treated so they don’t spread to other pieces. It’s a known thing in the antique industry. Furniture that is made to look old will sometimes have faux holes like this
I agree that the holes in the edges and around the underside are from many years of attaching and replacing covers for the ironing board. Having had several boards in my now senior life I know the covers need replacing every so often and that means more holes each time. The older the board the more holes. 😊
Everything was really nice, was my antique loving heart kind of broke when you took the old ironing board apart and repurposed parts of it. As always you do impeccable work.
I rarely think that wood doesn't look good repainted, but I think that the natural wood with the worm holes and the old iron burn on this old ironing board was amazing. However, the recycle will look very in your home. Thanks for sharing!
The holes in the ironing board are from old fashioned tacks. You would tack an old folded blanket for padding, then tack a cover over it. You changed these when they were scorched (at least the cover). This was before the drawstring covers and metal boards. It was in the days when you sprinkled ironing with a corked bottle with holes in the top.
The ironing board would have been covered first the a natural cotton batting, then material over that and then the materialwas tacked to the underside, and along the sides to underside and also along the sides. Over time the fabric and batting would be replaced due to scorching and stains from sprinkling garments and linens in order to damp iron to get wrinkles out.
I own my great,great grandmothers antique ironing board and will pass it on down to one of my grandkids with the importance of its history...imagine a piece the grandchild will own that 150yrs prior their great,great,great,great grandmother also used in life,tooo....cant get any better than that
Mary, you are something else! I can’t believe how you take things apart and make them into 2 or 3 new items! You are such an inspiration and the QUEEN of repurposing. I loved this video. Thank you for all your hard work of making excellent content for us. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas! We’ll see you in the New Year.
I have decorated with old ironing boards for over 40 years. They make great stands for lamps and decor behind a couch or in front of the windows as a plant stand.
Nail holes for attaching old fabric or what my grandma used, was old sheets, holes from many times recovering when the fabric got too scorched from the iron, back in the day there wasn't pretty ironing board covers to buy!
I watched my mother many times nail heavy fabric on her wooden ironing board. Usually they just put another layer right on top of the old one resulting in more nail holes. I have her wooden ironing board and use it to stack quilts
My mom always put a new homemade cover on her ironing board when the old one got ugly. She'd use thumbtacks on the underside to hold the cover in place!
That or short old fashioned furniture tacks used back in the day..nothing like modern tacks....to hold material on the ironing board to keep it in place....i have my great,great grandmothers ironing board and it looks like hers....pin holes and tack holes in same areas
Love these makeovers! The ironing board was manufactured between the late 1800s and early 1900s. The company also made sleds and other household furniture. Interesting history here! I live about an hour from West Paris. 😃
Exactly as stated below. They upholstered their ironing boards with old sheets and bits of old blankets and changed the pieces ever year or two as they fell to bits then recycled other bits of fabric that came along. I enjoy every thing you share, thank you and stay safe.
Fortunately, I still have my mother’s ironing board she set up housekeeping with when my parents married. It still has every ironing board cover on it. I still use it in my work room. ❤️
Me and my granddaughter loved your Xmas soap!!..I told her it came hand made by Mary then I showed her your video(my girl is 11)..showing her early what really matters in life..thank u wholeheartedly for everything you do!!❤god bless you and yours
Mary has a beautiful mother, who has done well raising and teaching her girl......when I think of a perfect example of what a mother, wife daughter, aunt etc looks like there is a huge picture of Mary in my mind with her mother standing right there next to her!
Yes, you would put padding, then a cover on with upholstery nails on the sides, then styles changed and you would cover all the way around and nail on the bottom. Then in the 50's an 60's you could buy fitted covers with a drawstring that you didn't have to nail any more. We used to do a LOT of ironing and burn up a lot of covers!
I just love the old frame turned into Christmas decor!! May you and all your family have a blessed Christmas! And Merry Christmas too to all your viewers! 🎄🎄
I used my antique ironing board as a sofa table and bar. Just the right size and height. Also handy in an apartment as it is easily stored, has multiple uses and takes up almost no room. Really liked your frame, think I' d antique the paper a little, but what a door decoration it would be.
The holes are from changing batting and ironing board covers. Longevity depended on amount of use, so the older ones were frequently changed. Back in the 60s, we had drawstring covers but had to change batting at least 1/year. Then, came the metal boards and padded covers! Hurray! These days, I don't need to change the cover. The board gets so little use and I use a towel as a press cloth.
She is a master at what she does!! Each piece is more beautiful than the other! Thanks for sharing, now I'm looking around the house to see what furniture piece I can improve!!
I think the holes are from wood worms. Some nail holes would seem right from covers, but not that many. Love these transfers! I love the bench you made for your mom!
I taken the covering off of an old one like that and there were several layers and even found what looked to be old cotton quilt batting underneath there, they just left the prior covers on and put new ones over the old so a whole new bunch of wholes were added each time, also seen cotton string to to help stretch things tight would run underneath like lacing up a shoe.s
Everything looks great you made over. It looks like the ironing board was left outside, and the woodpeckers got to it but that only has a lot of character.
The tiny holes are from metal claw clamps that held padding & cover on making ironing easier. There was a spring stretching between the claw like clamps that held the padding & cover on.
What a treat to see the mfg stamp on your ironing board! I live in a small town about 30 miles from where that was made, and have many lovely old pieces of furniture made from Paris Mfg that belonged to my grandmother. She would've loved what you did to the ironing board!
Lovely❤. I think what you have there is a door to a small hanging cabinet door not a frame. We had a small cabinet like that hanging in kitchen. I am 75years young and collected the clear knobs all my life. I have the ironing board. My Grandma purchased it in 1949.....the year iz printed on it. ❤❤❤
I have an antique wood ironing board with a metal base. My mom bought it for me in a garage sale for $3 in maybe 1981. I still use it as it was intended. Love it, even though it is heavy. Hope my kids keep it when I’m gone 😊…who knows? Love your creativity!
You have a great day too whenever you happen to read this. The projects turned out great as usual. My favorite was the table. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄❤️🙏☃️
The nail holes on the sides are from the fabric being tacked on. The holes on the back side might be wood worm damage. The latter being pretty common in old wood pieces especially if stored outside or in sheds/barns.
I saw someone years ago, take a wooden ironing board and they cut 3 holes on the top towards the front, and they put terra cotta pots in them. It would have been cute like that with plants. Maybe on a patio. But they put colored burlap and flowered napkins in the pots and filled with veggies and on the back part they put a cutting board and had fruit and a bowl of dip for veggies and they used it first a Mother’s Day party. It looked so beautiful. I have searched for a wood ironing board since and have never found one. Id love to see you make something like that❤
I always thought the holes in the ironing board or the wood itself was worm wood. I can't really tell. The others in the comments are probably correct. Love your work and you are the gift that keeps giving. Awesome talent!
I always come away from your program with a peaceful feeling. Thank you. I see we all had the same thought on the ironing board holes. Yes, my mom attached covers this way with tacks.
❤ Sorry Mary, I was saddened by the dismantling of the awesome vintage ironing board! I have SO many memories…and to me these old ironing boards are a piece of beauty and much character! 😢
Merry Christmas, Mary! Blessings to you and your family! Your projects are just lovely!! Thank you for sharing your insights, talents , and creativity! You are inspiring!❤️
Mary......I FOUND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION!!! YAY!:)just so you know it came from google, I googled it and before I completed the question it completed it for me and gave me options to click on with the answer!! The top of an ironing board is important to consider, too. The cover should have a taut surface, so an iron can glide across it, and the holes on the board's metal skeleton should be wide enough that they let steam pass through easily, so water doesn't build up.
The holes are from nailing ironing board covers on. People often used old sheets or other recycled materials to cover the ironing board. They would turn the ironing board over and nailed the cover to secure. When worn out a new recycled cover was nailed on. I have seen my grandmother and mother do this many times. I enjoy your videos Mary. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
Yep, that’s how they did it back then. Ironing board covers wasn’t around back when our grandma’s n mother used these type of boards.♥️😊👍
I agree! I believe it’s from nailing on a new Cover.
I agree, I was coming to say the same thing.
Yep!
That is what I was thinking as well.
My husband said those are wood worms and no longer in the wood as it is old lumber. Gives it character!
You have the gift of making everything you touch into a thing of beauty.
ginacrusco you can say that again and again and again....I honestly cannot think of one thing Mary has touched that I did not LOVE....God has blessed her with so many beautiful gifts one of true inspiration teaching....and that is just starting out.....
“Crummy shop”???? You have a huge beautiful property, tools, space, and a world full of luxuries many cannot even begin to comprehend. A messy shop is a gift.
Exactly!!!
My southern Granny's wood ironing board is hanging on the wall just a few feet from my computer desk. It's from the 1920s, patchy dark discoloration and warped boards. She was a dressmaker and didn't replace it till the 1950s. There was always a glass Coke bottle filled with lavender water sitting on the end of her board, with a little metal sprinkle stopper in it. My dad says the board was wrapped in several layers of old sheets and the coke bottle sat on a chipped saucer.
I have my grandmothers wood ironing board. She also was a dress maker. I am sure the holes in the ironing board are from the many covers that were tact to the board. I remember as a little girl my grandma had a glass bottle ( I think it was a Pepsi bottle) with the metal shaker on the end. The bottle was always filled with liquid. I assume it was mixed with starch.
I agree with those who suggested the holes in the ironing board are from different covers being nailed on over the years. The table you made from it is simply wonderful-wouldn’t fault you for keeping it!
Those holes look like woodworm damage. Thanks for another lovely video, Mary. Sending love to you and all the family for a blessed Christmas.
That's what I was thinking too or nail holes?
That’s what I think.
My very first thought was worms… It just seems like way too many holes all over the wood to be tacks…
I was thinking bugs too because holes weren’t just on the sides to hold cover.
Had those in old wall boards in our house before.
Could still be in there if it had any fresh sawdust around it.
Yes it is from wood boring beetles, common to find in antiques. It’s important to make sure the piece has been treated so they don’t spread to other pieces. It’s a known thing in the antique industry. Furniture that is made to look old will sometimes have faux holes like this
The holes looks like woodworms. You can treat it easily. Love what you do. So talented.
They put on new covers and tacked them on. Sometimes they left the old ones on for padding. Nice transformation.
Maybe they made the covers and nail it.
That's what my mother did with old sheets.
That’s what I was thinking😊
Years and years of replacement covers, my Mother had one like it.
I agree that the holes in the edges and around the underside are from many years of attaching and replacing covers for the ironing board. Having had several boards in my now senior life I know the covers need replacing every so often and that means more holes each time. The older the board the more holes. 😊
I think all crafters know how to climb over the stash. I Love It.
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I believe Mary could build a whole house all by herself!😊
She could and she reminds me of Nichole Curtis from Rehab Addict..TV show
Yep, wearing a skirt and sandals, too
Agreed! Very skilled, the Jane of all trades!👍🏼😊❤
Everything was really nice, was my antique loving heart kind of broke when you took the old ironing board apart and repurposed parts of it. As always you do impeccable work.
New covers were added over the years, well worn board!
I think the old frame was my favorite! They are all beautiful as always!
I love your Trash to Treasure videos, keeps me thinking outside the box. Merry Christmas to you & your family. ❤
I rarely think that wood doesn't look good repainted, but I think that the natural wood with the worm holes and the old iron burn on this old ironing board was amazing. However, the recycle will look very in your home. Thanks for sharing!
After the frame, I liked the little bench, all pieces are great.❤💜
The holes in the ironing board are from old fashioned tacks. You would tack an old folded blanket for padding, then tack a cover over it. You changed these when they were scorched (at least the cover). This was before the drawstring covers and metal boards. It was in the days when you sprinkled ironing with a corked bottle with holes in the top.
The ironing board would have been covered first the a natural cotton batting, then material over that and then the materialwas tacked to the underside, and along the sides to underside and also along the sides. Over time the fabric and batting would be replaced due to scorching and stains from sprinkling garments and linens in order to damp iron to get wrinkles out.
You had alot of wood worm in that piece. Everything was beautiful
If it was woodworm there would also be holes in the top. I think it is from tacking new covers on over many years.
All items turned out terrific, 💯👍 but my favorite is the frame, 🖼️ 🪟 and the
It is unreal what beautiful things you can make out of "junk". You are really a talented gal.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE WOOD WORM THE SMALL HOLES ❤
I own my great,great grandmothers antique ironing board and will pass it on down to one of my grandkids with the importance of its history...imagine a piece the grandchild will own that 150yrs prior their great,great,great,great grandmother also used in life,tooo....cant get any better than that
Mary, you are something else! I can’t believe how you take things apart and make them into 2 or 3 new items! You are such an inspiration and the QUEEN of repurposing. I loved this video. Thank you for all your hard work of making excellent content for us. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas! We’ll see you in the New Year.
That is one very old ironing board judging by the number of holes - that would indicate the number of times it has been recovered - wow, I love that!!
You couldn’t go wrong with either transfer. They’re both pretty.
I have decorated with old ironing boards for over 40 years. They make great stands for lamps and decor behind a couch or in front of the windows as a plant stand.
Nail holes for attaching old fabric or what my grandma used, was old sheets, holes from many times recovering when the fabric got too scorched from the iron, back in the day there wasn't pretty ironing board covers to buy!
I watched my mother many times nail heavy fabric on her wooden ironing board. Usually they just put another layer right on top of the old one resulting in more nail holes. I have her wooden ironing board and use it to stack quilts
My mom always put a new homemade cover on her ironing board when the old one got ugly. She'd use thumbtacks on the underside to hold the cover in place!
That or short old fashioned furniture tacks used back in the day..nothing like modern tacks....to hold material on the ironing board to keep it in place....i have my great,great grandmothers ironing board and it looks like hers....pin holes and tack holes in same areas
Love how the frame with musics and wreath came out. Everything else too! Merry Christmas Mary to you and your family. 🎄
The hole are definitely from tacking down the board covers. My Mom and Grandma both did this.
Love these makeovers! The ironing board was manufactured between the late 1800s and early 1900s. The company also made sleds and other household furniture. Interesting history here! I live about an hour from West Paris. 😃
Exactly as stated below. They upholstered their ironing boards with old sheets and bits of old blankets and changed the pieces ever year or two as they fell to bits then recycled other bits of fabric that came along. I enjoy every thing you share, thank you and stay safe.
As always,everything looks beautiful,love to watch you turn old into new,Merry Christmas!
Dear Mary and family, Merry Christmas. May you all enjoy His richest blessings this holiday season. ✝️🎄✝️
Fortunately, I still have my mother’s ironing board she set up housekeeping with when my parents married. It still has every ironing board cover on it. I still use it in my work room. ❤️
Me and my granddaughter loved your Xmas soap!!..I told her it came hand made by Mary then I showed her your video(my girl is 11)..showing her early what really matters in life..thank u wholeheartedly for everything you do!!❤god bless you and yours
Mary I love everything!❤ BUT I absolutely LOVE the picture frame with the musical notes!! O my goodness❤❤❤❤❤🥰
Blessings to you Mary and your family!
I agree about the holes coming from different sized covers used over the years
The stool makeover for your mom is such a sweet idea and so pretty! Happy Birthday to her and Merry Christmas! 🎄
Mary has a beautiful mother, who has done well raising and teaching her girl......when I think of a perfect example of what a mother, wife daughter, aunt etc looks like there is a huge picture of Mary in my mind with her mother standing right there next to her!
Holes are from tacking raw cotton padding and cover .
I like how your mind floats to find purpose with many different things 😊
Yes, you would put padding, then a cover on with upholstery nails on the sides, then styles changed and you would cover all the way around and nail on the bottom. Then in the 50's an 60's you could buy fitted covers with a drawstring that you didn't have to nail any more. We used to do a LOT of ironing and burn up a lot of covers!
I just love the old frame turned into Christmas decor!! May you and all your family have a blessed Christmas! And Merry Christmas too to all your viewers! 🎄🎄
Merry Christmas! Thank you so much for showing your talent and ideas . Because of you I’m refurbishing furniture. I enjoy it.
Always a joy and a pleasure to spend time with you, Mary! Great video and I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas!!! 🌲🌲🌲
I used my antique ironing board as a sofa table and bar. Just the right size and height. Also handy in an apartment as it is easily stored, has multiple uses and takes up almost no room. Really liked your frame, think I' d antique the paper a little, but what a door decoration it would be.
The holes are from changing batting and ironing board covers. Longevity depended on amount of use, so the older ones were frequently changed. Back in the 60s, we had drawstring covers but had to change batting at least 1/year. Then, came the metal boards and padded covers! Hurray! These days, I don't need to change the cover. The board gets so little use and I use a towel as a press cloth.
Yes, all the holes is where they tacked the batting and material that went over the ironing board
She is a master at what she does!! Each piece is more beautiful than the other! Thanks for sharing, now I'm looking around the house to see what furniture piece I can improve!!
Love the ironing board wall hook project! Beautiful ❤️❤️
Beautiful use of found objects❤❤❤
I think the holes are from wood worms. Some nail holes would seem right from covers, but not that many. Love these transfers!
I love the bench you made for your mom!
Beautiful. Especially creative and interesting is the antique ironing board top used on the wall with hooks for hanging. So attractive.
wonderful trash to treasure video!!! loved how the 3 items turned out. Thank you Mary!!
My dad made me a shadow box years ago out of worm wood it's beautiful. 😊
Merry Christmas! Love your channel!
I love the little cabinet door/frame-it’s my favorite! The blue transfers were the right choice. Love the little birds-perfect!
I taken the covering off of an old one like that and there were several layers and even found what looked to be old cotton quilt batting underneath there, they just left the prior covers on and put new ones over the old so a whole new bunch of wholes were added each time, also seen cotton string to to help stretch things tight would run underneath like lacing up a shoe.s
Everything looks great you made over. It looks like the ironing board was left outside, and the woodpeckers got to it but that only has a lot of character.
Prayers for your family in the New Year. Psalm 91 over all believers.
As. Always Mary you are so incredible to see how things can be with a little love and care. Ann from Va.
I love that table wonderful use of those legs. And I agree love it plain.
The holes are where the owner recovered it many many times 🥰 they all turned out great Mary, love to John x x
The tiny holes are from metal claw clamps that held padding & cover on making ironing easier. There was a spring stretching between the claw like clamps that held the padding & cover on.
Mary, its an ironing board, the holes are where the batting covered in fabric was attached on to the top side to give a soft surface to iron on.
What a treat to see the mfg stamp on your ironing board! I live in a small town about 30 miles from where that was made, and have many lovely old pieces of furniture made from Paris Mfg that belonged to my grandmother. She would've loved what you did to the ironing board!
Lovely❤. I think what you have there is a door to a small hanging cabinet door not a frame. We had a small cabinet like that hanging in kitchen. I am 75years young and collected the clear knobs all my life. I have the ironing board. My Grandma purchased it in 1949.....the year iz printed on it. ❤❤❤
I have an antique wood ironing board with a metal base. My mom bought it for me in a garage sale for $3 in maybe 1981. I still use it as it was intended. Love it, even though it is heavy. Hope my kids keep it when I’m gone 😊…who knows? Love your creativity!
You have a great day too whenever you happen to read this. The projects turned out great as usual. My favorite was the table. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄❤️🙏☃️
May you and your entire family have a BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON 🙏💜🎄🎉
The nail holes on the sides are from the fabric being tacked on. The holes on the back side might be wood worm damage. The latter being pretty common in old wood pieces especially if stored outside or in sheds/barns.
I saw someone years ago, take a wooden ironing board and they cut 3 holes on the top towards the front, and they put terra cotta pots in them. It would have been cute like that with plants. Maybe on a patio. But they put colored burlap and flowered napkins in the pots and filled with veggies and on the back part they put a cutting board and had fruit and a bowl of dip for veggies and they used it first a Mother’s Day party. It looked so beautiful. I have searched for a wood ironing board since and have never found one. Id love to see you make something like that❤
I always thought the holes in the ironing board or the wood itself was worm wood. I can't really tell. The others in the comments are probably correct. Love your work and you are the gift that keeps giving. Awesome talent!
Love your choice of Christmas carol in the beginning. My favorite one. 😊
Love your DYI s. My favorite is the door frame with wreath. Everything is very pretty.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Would love to see the bench you made for your mom in her bathroom ❤
This is the reason I started watching your videos! Love the diys and inspiration!
Thank you Mary for another wonderful video!
Great projects. The frame turned out beautifully with the addition of the wreath and ribbon. Thank you so much for sharing.
Wow!! You are so creative at transforming ordinary pieces into treasures!! Have a blessed and peaceful Christmas.
I always come away from your program with a peaceful feeling. Thank you. I see we all had the same thought on the ironing board holes. Yes, my mom attached covers this way with tacks.
That antique ironing board was really cool.
The holes are from the nails used to put all the fresh covers on it over the years.
Love the trash to treasure videos. Thank you merry Christmas
When you showed the door with the nob. I saw it as the nob as something to use as a hanger. Loved all your projects.
❤ Sorry Mary, I was saddened by the dismantling of the awesome vintage ironing board! I have SO many memories…and to me these old ironing boards are a piece of beauty and much character! 😢
Love the framed sheet music . You turn anything into something special. Love the new bench cover too. God Bless your beautiful family.
Merry Christmas, Mary! Blessings to you and your family! Your projects are just lovely!! Thank you for sharing your insights, talents , and creativity! You are inspiring!❤️
The trash to treasure videos are my favorites!
Powder dust beetles
It's always a Merry Mary Christmas every day. Thank you for your support of goodness in our lives. 🤗❤️🌈🙏🕊️
Now I know what to do with the antique wooden ironing board that was handed down to my mother-in-law, then to me.😊
Love your idea Mary! Happy, Happy👍
A very Merry Christmas to you and your family - especially your beautiful kitty!
I have one of these from my late mom. It must have 30 or more sheets of fabric nailed on it over the years!
Nice! Your trash to treasure vids are always my favorite ones. Blessings and Merry Christmas!
Mary......I FOUND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION!!! YAY!:)just so you know it came from google, I googled it and before I completed the question it completed it for me and gave me options to click on with the answer!!
The top of an ironing board is important to consider, too. The cover should have a taut surface, so an iron can glide across it, and the holes on the board's metal skeleton should be wide enough that they let steam pass through easily, so water doesn't build up.