Even though I recommended pot racks in these ten improvements for rental kitchens, I have to admit that I don't personally like pot racks very much. I'm rather short, and an overhead pot rack seems like an exercise in frustration for my little arms. I keep things down low, where I can reach them. But then I saw this wall-mounted rack in a really lovely kitchen, and it made me think that a pot rack may be in my future after all!
Read on to see more of the kitchen and this custom pot rack.
This custom pot rack was built near the cooktop, keeping pots and pans easily within reach. Subway tiles behind them are easy to clean.
I love so much about this kitchen: the natural light, the huge island, the clean and friendly colors, the light fixtures. And yes, the pot rack too! It also feels modestly spacious without being enormous; it's refreshing in the face of the usual oversized kitchens you see in magazines these days.
The pot rack seems like an easy and relatively inexpensive DIY project, too, if you have the wallspace. Here's one adaptable idea for using copper tubing to build a pot rack.
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Related: Good Question: Where Should I Hang My Pot Rack?
(Images: Michael Luppino for This Old House)
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I like it. And I LOVE that kitchen. The placement seems a bit odd, since the big pot in the upper left seems like it'd be impossible to get to without climbing on top of the counter (and I'm 6'1").
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Placement is odd. I like how the lids can be placed in this one. Pots I have no problem storing, but lids...
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We have a galley shaped kitchen with no logical spot for a ceiling mounted rack. So a few years ago for Christmas, my husband surprised me with pot racks that are mounted to a wall. We have a large, walk in pantry in our kitchen with an empty wall so it was perfect for the the racks placement. I love it-one of the best gifts ever.
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I used a pegboard panel from IKEA for my vertical pot rack, and I love it for my little kitchen. The pots won't ding the drywall behind it, and I can really make use of the space since I'm not limited to hanging just where the bars are. If I had a bigger kitchen and more wall space, though, I'd go for something like this!
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I feel the same way about overhead pot racks. I also don't trust the walls or ceiling to hold one. I ended up putting a rod in a window frame (so it could be screwed into wood). The window looks out to an air shaft, so it doesn't block any sort of view, and I placed it at a height that's easy for me to reach.
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i have a tiny kitchen with almost no storage space and got the Ikea Grundtal rail and put it over my kitchen window. it holds the 5 pots i use most often and is right beside the stove.
i LOVE it!!!
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i have an extremely small/old rental, and the kitchen is ridiculous (cabinets that do not close, that don't open due to the ceiling caving downward in front of them, etc.). my boyfriend and i built a pot rack on the wall, and it saved our LIVES since we cook so much.
we got the hooks for free from some butcher shops in buenos aires while visiting his family (don't worry, we cleaned them thoroughly), used a wide bamboo rod from the bamboo forest near our house, and hung the rod to the wall with curtain rod holders. simple!
works like a charm... cost $0.
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