Kitchen Hanging Racks That Will Have You Hooked
It’s time to revive one of the oldest and best ways to save on space and keep utensils to hand
Chefs don’t mess about with opening drawers and hiding pots and pans away in hard-to-reach cupboards. Follow their lead and fit a versatile and practical kitchen storage rack. They range from large constructions that can hold an entire cupboard’s worth – along with lighting – to more subtle structures that still do the job and add interest, too.
Utilise a window
Tight on space? A simple rail hung at the same level as the window’s horizontal woodwork is a nifty place to hang a row of pans – in ascending order, of course. Coupled with ample open shelving for glasses and crockery, this kind of storage makes perfect sense – and means you don’t have to rummage in a low cupboard every time you cook.
Tight on space? A simple rail hung at the same level as the window’s horizontal woodwork is a nifty place to hang a row of pans – in ascending order, of course. Coupled with ample open shelving for glasses and crockery, this kind of storage makes perfect sense – and means you don’t have to rummage in a low cupboard every time you cook.
Add copper touches
Keep up with the copper trend by displaying your cookware in all its glory. An original fireplace is a good reason to keep your kitchen freestanding, treating the elements as pieces of furniture rather than a matchy-matchy set of identical units.
Check out more freestanding kitchen ideas
Keep up with the copper trend by displaying your cookware in all its glory. An original fireplace is a good reason to keep your kitchen freestanding, treating the elements as pieces of furniture rather than a matchy-matchy set of identical units.
Check out more freestanding kitchen ideas
Keep it simple
Going for hanging kitchen storage doesn’t necessarily mean going big and bulky. Keep things neat and on a small scale with a row of spoons hung over the cooker. It means you still get the added visual interest of kitchenalia on display, but without getting too carried away.
Going for hanging kitchen storage doesn’t necessarily mean going big and bulky. Keep things neat and on a small scale with a row of spoons hung over the cooker. It means you still get the added visual interest of kitchenalia on display, but without getting too carried away.
Rock the rustic look
A proper range cooker demands equally authentic storage, and this industrial-meets-rustic rack is just the way to do it. Investing in one or two sets of matching pans is also worthwhile, as hanging storage means the benefits are visual as well as practical.
A proper range cooker demands equally authentic storage, and this industrial-meets-rustic rack is just the way to do it. Investing in one or two sets of matching pans is also worthwhile, as hanging storage means the benefits are visual as well as practical.
Delve into below-stairs style
A traditional laundry airer, which runs on a pulley system, is a fine addition to a scullery, laundry room or compact kitchen. While it was designed for drying clothes, it’s equally useful for hanging pots, pans and even pet essentials, such as towels, leads and rugs.
A traditional laundry airer, which runs on a pulley system, is a fine addition to a scullery, laundry room or compact kitchen. While it was designed for drying clothes, it’s equally useful for hanging pots, pans and even pet essentials, such as towels, leads and rugs.
Include metallics
Industrial style gets a timely revival with this welded rack, which can be adorned with chrome, steel and aluminium utensils. The material fits right in with the zinc cooker hood, factory-style lighting, marble surfaces and white-toned painted woodwork.
Explore ways to work the industrial kitchen look
Industrial style gets a timely revival with this welded rack, which can be adorned with chrome, steel and aluminium utensils. The material fits right in with the zinc cooker hood, factory-style lighting, marble surfaces and white-toned painted woodwork.
Explore ways to work the industrial kitchen look
Incorporate lighting
A large central island means the area above can go unused. So keeping all your tools of the kitchen trade up and out of the way, but easy accessible, is a great use of the space. This one has downlights incorporated to illuminate the prep area.
A large central island means the area above can go unused. So keeping all your tools of the kitchen trade up and out of the way, but easy accessible, is a great use of the space. This one has downlights incorporated to illuminate the prep area.
Make like a chef
Arrange a row of professional-looking pots and pans along one rail for a look that’s every inch the creative chef. Make sure you hang the rail and larger pots at a height that works for all the cooks in the household, otherwise you run the risk of bumped heads – and a celebrity chef-style tantrum.
Arrange a row of professional-looking pots and pans along one rail for a look that’s every inch the creative chef. Make sure you hang the rail and larger pots at a height that works for all the cooks in the household, otherwise you run the risk of bumped heads – and a celebrity chef-style tantrum.
Echo a kitchen’s curves
This curved storage rack subtly mirrors the curves of the island unit, adding up to a thought-through space. You can follow this design technique with materials and colours, too – just ensure there are some elements that ‘speak’ to each other for a cohesive look.
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This curved storage rack subtly mirrors the curves of the island unit, adding up to a thought-through space. You can follow this design technique with materials and colours, too – just ensure there are some elements that ‘speak’ to each other for a cohesive look.
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Would you go for hanging storage in a kitchen? Share your thoughts in the Comments below.
This bleached and weatherworn branch has been put to excellent use as a way to hang kitchen essentials, adding a Nordic touch – and all for minimal outlay. Go-to items are close to hand, and the combination of good planning and a lucky natural find keep the mood comfortably casual.