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Wall Pot Racks - Just The Thing To Add More Storage Space

You've been wanting a little more space in your kitchen, but you don't want more shelves to make the room seem like it's nothing but storage options. What if we told you of a way to clear at least one whole shelf? It's something many professional kitchens have, pot racks.

Now you may be thinking of the racks that hang from the ceiling and floating over a kitchen island. But what if you don't have an island? That doesn't mean you are out of the running. There are wall pot racks you can install instead.

These pot racks serve the same great purpose of getting all of your pots out of the drawers and off the shelves but don't require you to hang them from the ceiling.

It seems the culinary furnishing world understands that there are a great number of styles and shapes to kitchens these days, and have created furniture to match. That is likely how wall pot racks came about.

When you begin your shopping for wall pot racks, keep your kitchen style in mind as well as the number of pots you need to put away. If you only do a little cooking, you may only have a few pots that need to have a place to hang. But if you have entire collections of cookware you need to find wall pot racks that have enough hooks to hold them all.

You've found a great pair of wall pot racks. Now what? These are not just something you can toss up on the wall like a photo or poster, they need a lot more thought. While the pot racks themselves may not be amazingly heavy, once you start hanging a bunch of pots on them, they will weigh a ton. Imagine standing day after day, holding all the pots in your pantry. Not a fun image, is it? This is what you are asking your walls to do. The only fair way to make this request is to make sure your wall is properly prepared to handle this weight. If you don't, you could well end up with holes in your wall, and pots and pans all over the ground.

First, you need to find a place in your wall that you can attach the pot racks to wall studs. Here's what to do if you have a typical stick built house. There's no way dry wall is going to be enough to hold a set of full pot racks in place. Once you have located the studs, you need to make sure you have the appropriate bolts to hold them in place. You should look for lag bolts (ask the folks in the hardware store, they'll point you in the right direction) You may be able to find a set that blend with your current décor or the pot racks, so they are not tacky bolts coming out of your kitchen wall. If you have brick or other material in your walls, you will need to talk to a professional about a way to put the pot racks in place.

Author Jennifer Akre is an owner of a wide variety of online specialty shops that offer both products and information on how you can easily furnish and decorate your space. Whether it's your living, bedroom, or even your deck or patio, there are many tips you can use to make your space both functional and beautiful. Today, she shares her insight on how to create a clean and spacious kitchen area with fabulous bakers racks, grand pot racks, and plush bar stools.