Handmade Pot Rack

Pot Rack Uses

• Reasons for installing a pot rack are obvious: to free up storage space so it can be used for other kitchen items and to make your pots and pans more accessible. Pot racks are also good for displaying your carefully chosen and well-used cooking tools. Hanging nonstick pans, instead of stacking them in a cupboard or drawer, protects the lining material from dings and scratches. Large utensils such as whisks, serving spoons and spatulas that tend to crowd drawers may also be hung from a pot rack.

Wall Rack versus Ceiling Rack

• The decision to use a wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted rack is a matter of preference and convenience. If your kitchen has free wall space, you may decide that a wall-mounted rack works best for you. Kitchens without free wall space may require a ceiling-mounted rack. Ceiling-mounted racks also work well if you are trying to keep your pots and utensils away from children.

Easy Handmade Wall Rack

• One of the simplest ways to make a wall-mounted pot rack is to install a towel rack on the wall. Towel racks that protrude 3 to 4 inches from the wall provide plenty of room to hang most pots, pans and skillets. The towel rack must be securely screwed to the framing studs to prevent the rack from falling. Fortunately, towel racks with mounting hardware 16 and 32 inches apart (the same distance as typical spacing between wall studs) are available and are easy to install. After you install the rack, you can hang pots on it with S-hooks.

Simple Ceiling-Mounted Rack

• You can make a simple and inexpensive ceiling-mounted pot rack using a closet dowel rod or heavy-duty curtain rod, two lengths of chain and ceiling hooks. The horizontal rod is suspended from the ceiling, using the chain and ceiling hooks that are fastened into the ceiling joists. Large S-hooks, hung from the rod, support the pots, pans and utensils.