The Brabantia ironing board is excellent quality.  I would have preferred this ironing board in a 15 inch wide model, and I had ordered that size earlier, but the quality of the 15 inch is no where as good as this larger one.  The one feature I don't quite like is the iron rest.  I would prefer a stand with a pull up/down iron support.  I'll have to see if the design of this model is ok in the long run.