Decorative organizer Pat Moore demonstrates how to use space and ingenuity to make your kitchen more practical and attractive. Instead of hiding pots and pans in a cupboard, hang them, and make them part of the decor. Make a simple pot rack by hanging a wooden closet rod from metal rod brackets installed in the wall. Finish the ends of the rod with decorative knobs, and add a shelf to the top of the unit if desired. Materials:
Wooden closet rod and brackets
Drill
Two double-ended screws
Two screw-on knobs
Paint or stain and appropriate tools
Optional: shelf to top pot rack
S hooks
- Insert a double-ended screw in each end of the rod, and attach a knob to each end (figure A).
- Paint or stain the rod and knobs as desired.
- Install the rod brackets on the wall, making sure to screw them into wall studs to support the weight of the items that will hang from the rod.
- Hang pots from the rod with S hooks (figure B).
- Attach a shelf to the top of the unit if desired.
To hang a pot-rack rod from the ceiling instead of wall brackets, screw eyebolts into the rod, attach a length of chain to each screw eye, and hang from eyebolts installed in the ceiling joists.
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