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Easy DIY Pot Rack

This SIY easy pot rack is something I’ve been so excited to share with you! This is in my son and daughter-in-law’s kitchen of their first house. It was a charming turn of the century craftsman bungalow. Most of the house was in beautiful original condition with gorgeous quarter-sawn woodwork throughout.

However, the kitchen had been re-done in the 1980’s. Unfortunately that re-do stripped out all the original charm of the room.

The set of very shallow cabinets with lights, and glass doors was on one wall of the kitchen. We can’t figure out what the previous owners would have stored in them… they’re only about 4” deep… perfect for a soup can, but that’s a lot of soup cans, and would you really want them on display like that? Honestly, to me it sort of looked like something in a doctor’s office. Whatever its intended use was, it wasn’t working so well for our couple.

The cabinets were built to be only 4″ deep because they were right next to the glass door and sidelight… it just felt like a lot of glass… and with all white cabinets, along with the navy blue strip details and navy blue floor, this room seemed really cold.

So they built an easy DIY pot rack, and it was the perfect use for this shallow space!

Here is how they did it.

First, they took off all the doors of the existing cabinet, but left the frames in place.

Next, after a trip HERE to get all their supplies, they filled the holes from the door hinges and then primed and painted them.

They then lined the backs of the now empty cabinet spaces with wood beadboard paneling and painted it a shade of grey.

Now, time for the pan and lid hanging hardware.

For the pans, just simple single hooks, (making sure the hooks were small enough for the pan handle holes to fit through).

And see the clever way they hang the pot lids from?

For that, they used just standard plumbing fixtures: copper piping and fixtures. I had some chemical tarnish liquid that I had bought 15 or 20 years ago, they tried it on the copper pieces and after rubbing it on for a while, it still worked and darkened it beautifully to match the hooks.

Here you can see the simple plumbing fittings and not only how great they look, but how great they work for this purpose!

My son sweated the joints on the ends to hold caps in place, but you could simply glue them on if you didn’t want to actually ‘sweat a joint’. He really liked the authentic look of the little bead of solder.

Even the baking pans and colanders with handles are stored here. This turned out to be a huge space saver and perfect use for this shallow space.

This is one of my favorite pot rack displays I’ve ever seen! I love that it looks so absolutely wonderful, but how great that it actually adds to the function of the room, it’s just perfect.

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  2. Julia Forshee says

    I am amazed at the transformation. It took that wall from drab to fab!! We are starting a link up party on Thursdays (today:), and we would love for you to join us with this post and/or any others you would like to include. We are at allthingswithpurpose.com. Hope to see you there!!

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  5. Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says

    Super clever, fun and pretty. Wish I had a wall. Thanks for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty

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  13. Paula says

    This is super organized and a wonderful way to display fabulous cookware. I would love it if you would share this inspirational post at our WIW Linky party. I hope you can join us!

    Paula
    ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

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  14. Brooke says

    This is gorgeous! I would just need to go buy all new beautiful pots and pans. What a fun idea! I love using fuctional items for decor. Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful day!

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  18. M. Smith says

    Love it! What a clever idea for an awkward space. Well to say the least it is no longer awkward. The pop of red with the colanders is wonderful.

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