Laundry appliance having an ironing assembly

A laundry appliance defining a mutually-orthogonal vertical, lateral, and transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:

• a cabinet extending along the vertical direction between a top portion and a bottom portion, the cabinet defining a laundry chamber for the receipt of articles therein;
• and
• an ironing assembly mounted to the cabinet at the top portion thereof, the ironing assembly comprising
• a casing positioned above the laundry chamber,
• an insulated mat selectively received within the casing, and
• a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) switch mounted within the casing.

An ironing assembly positionable on a laundry appliance, the ironing assembly comprising:

• a casing received on the laundry appliance, the casing comprising a platform positioned at a top end of the casing to receive an ironing press on the platform, the casing defining an internal cavity below the platform;
• a winding spool mounted within the internal cavity;
• and
• an insulated mat selectively wound about the winding spool, the insulated mat being movable between a storage position and a use position, the storage position comprising the insulated mat received within the internal cavity about the winding spool, the use position comprising at least a portion of insulated mat removed from internal cavity to receive and contact the ironing press.