It is going to serve it's purpose, but my first impression is the board doesn't have enough support when in the down position and it wobbles a little. The pad is very thin. I took a regular ironing board cover and adapted it to this one's shorter length. Also, the height of the board from floor when attached to a standard size door, is a little too low. I wish it were about 2 inches higher to prevent having to lean down to iron.