I love in Cupboard Pot Racks. I do not like how much they cost though. I found a tutorial on Pinterest on how to install one and thought it was a great tutorial. I just don’t have the money to spend about $50.00 (total price after it would be installed w/all the hardware and such) on a rack that wouldn’t be coming with me when we are finally able to sell this house. The price didn’t stop me though. My husband and I figured we could just do what we did when we made our girls play kitchen, and use a rail from Ikea as our pot rack. Here’s how it turned out. It’s not super fancy, but it’s functional.
Below are the steps I took to install it… just in case anyone is wondering.
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| I started by tracing the bars screw holes onto a piece of parchment paper (what I had on hand but any paper should work). |
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| Then decided where I wanted the rack, and taped the paper into place. I used these marks to know where to drill my pilot holes for the anchors. |
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The anchors pushed right in… I thought I’d need to hammer them in but it just took my thumb. Then I partially screwed in each screw to make sure it was just right and then tightened them all the way. This rack was 2 bucks at Ikea (link here, also available in a longer length) but it does NOT come with screws, so make sure to get some that will anchor to the top of the cabinet. They are going to be bearing a lot of weight so it needs to be anchored…at least I think so. |
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| Then I added the hooks, (also purchased at Ikea, they were a buck, here’s the link for them) I crimped the top part partially shut so that they won’t come off when I’m trying to get a pot down. I just made sure that I crimped them loose enough so that they can still move across the bar without any problems. |
Here they are all crimped on there. The package comes with ten hooks, obviously if you don’t need that many, don’t put them on, but I figured I’d probably use them all.
Here is the finished product. I’m really excited to not have to dig through a cupboard to get to what I need… it’ll be so much less of a hassle. I know it’s not quite as nice-looking as the rack that I wanted, but it saved about $45.00 (after hardware and such) so I’ll be happy with it.
*I found my lid rack for a buck at a thrift store(it’s a little too narrow, but it’ll work), there is a better version of it available here.*
