Look! Tray For Magnets Over Stove

Look at this clever, pretty idea we just picked up from one of the entries in the Fall Colors Contest...

This is from the second Midwest entry:

• Rachel's Bungalow of Bright Ideas (click to see all the photos from Rachel's entry)

Rachel hung a vintage metal tray over her stove; we love how it not only beautifies her kitchen but also serves a practical purpose. She can clip recipes and notes on with magnets, and the tray comes down easily for cleaning. This is a lovely and practical backsplash; we're thinking about something similar now in our own kitchen.

Do you use something removable and washable as a backsplash behind your stove?

Related: DIY Backsplash Inspiration

Comments (7)

Adorable!

posted by maryeats on October 2nd 2008 at 7:43am
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*slapping forehead* Perfect!

Useful, pretty, individual, simple to use . . . Falls under "why didn't *you* think of that?" (Brini Maxwell)

Well done, Rachel!

posted by anntlope on October 2nd 2008 at 9:30am
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i love it

posted by javagrrrl on October 2nd 2008 at 10:09am
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I think this may have just solved my backsplash dilemma (I have a huge unsafe electrical outlet right where a backsplash should go above the stove). Thank you, Rachel!

posted by Cassis on October 2nd 2008 at 12:06pm
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fantastic idea!
.... and i love that tea pot! where is it from?

posted by rachelmoon on October 2nd 2008 at 4:33pm
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I love the tray, how is it hung so that it comes off easily for cleaning?

posted by JigsawJones on October 2nd 2008 at 4:39pm
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The teapot is Martha Stewart from Macy's.

I just nailed through the tray and pre-drilled the holes in the wall. They are long enough nails and small enough holes that they fit snugly but it would be easy to pull the tray with the nails off for cleaning.

~ Rachel

posted by racheloncegentry on October 2nd 2008 at 8:13pm
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