Their sleek glass and porcelain rods long gone, enameled, ceramic, and metal towel-bar supports often turn up at flea markets. Attractive -- but what can you do with them? Show off the hardware in another room. Coordinate a pair of the supports with your kitchen's color scheme or style, and suspend copper pipe from which to hang pots and pans.
Kitchen Rack How-To
The rack needs to be sturdy enough to hold heavy pots and pans. For stability, the pipe should be no more than 4 feet long; have it cut at a hardware store. The supports' openings should be only slightly larger than the diameter of the pipe they will support. Hang the rack from a stud, if possible, or use anchors.
1. Measure and mark the desired height of the bar, then measure and mark the placement of the support for one end.
2. Attach support to the wall with the appropriate screws or bolts. Then, insert pipe securely into opening.
3. Insert pipe securely into second piece of towel-bar support, and slide it into place. Attach to wall with appropriate screws or bolts.
4. Paint the heads of screws or bolts to match support, if desired. Add S hooks to hang kitchenware.
I use the same idea with my kitchen utensils..long handled spoons, tongs, ladels, and whisks..I used a towel bar and hooks and hung the bar near my stovetop..no more searching thru drawers.
WHAT A FABULOUS IDEA!!!...AND MY HUSBAND BEING A PLUMBER, I HAVE PLENTY OF COPPER PIPE SITTING AROUND, WAITING TO BE RESCUED!! THANKS!!
I have a large cubbard that holds my pots. Some large and some small. I seldom use the large ones and I am thinking this would work well for the smaller often used pots. Larger ones in the shlf below or in utility closet and smaller ones, the skillet I use most often could be hanging in the top cabinet. It is under a wall oven so very deep and would allow enough space. I will investigate this possibility.
Of course if you have a decorative copper or stainless backsplash, no dings...
Martha, this looks pretty, but wouldn't the pots scratch the wall?
This would be wonderful for a small kitchen. I think I will plan to free up some cupboard space and do this. Thank you MS.
Romona,
Publisher, kitchencarts360
I should add I have a closet for a kitchen and this freed up valuable storage elsewhere.
I saw this browsing the site a couple months ago. Mine is hung on the drop ceilling above the sink. It's great as they can air dry right into the sink.
I hang pots and utensils directly from decorative curtain rods over the windows. I have wrought iron rods. Pans and some utensils hang from 's' hooks, others hook directly over rod. I have no problem with them hitting the wall or window.
This idea would work well for organizing craft supplies above a craft table . Hang sissors etc. from s-hooks
How about using it to hang potholders from?
How about using it to hang potholders from?
Better yet, suspend the copper pipe from the ceiling....ergo NO
wall dings. Also use brackets that extend from the wall...
maybe 4 to 6 inches... strong brackets of course and fastened
to studs.
it looks nice, but i see lots of damage to the wall behind the pots happening. little metal scrapes and dings from being so close to the wall.