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Pot racks

December 12th, 2010 | design, kitchen, kitchen island, lighting, steel

Pot racks are used to be part of every kitchen. Do they have a place in a modern one?

There’s something unusual about pot racks in a kitchen. They probably went out of fashion quite a while ago (at least regarding ‘mainstream’ kitchens) However, many modern kitchens I see in catalogs often seem sterile and you’d never know whether anyone did ever cook anything there. But whenever I see a kitchen with a pot rack, it suggests to me that this is a real kitchen…where people cook, eat, gather. It makes the kitchen space feel used, living, sizzling with fresh food. Pot racks are a beautiful way to showcase your cookware, especially if you have a beautiful collection or perhaps those commercial hamburger press. And besides being a decorative element, pot racks are also quite functional.

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Just notice that all of the pans and pots look worn. Using a pot rack just for decoration does not make so much sense, as your pots will just hang around there collecting dust. Pot racks should be both decorative and functional.

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This kitchen has a large pot rack hanging over one of the most beautiful kitchen islands I’ve ever seen. Did you know that accessing your pots from a pot rack is much more ergonomically correct? It’s much better for your back to reach upward than having to bend down to reach them from lower cabinets. If you have a large collection of pots, place the most used ones on your pot rack.

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To be frank, pot racks are most ‘at home’ in more rustic settings. However, one of the major issues with those kitchens is the usual lack of upper cabinets and so storage: a very practical benefit of pot racks is their space-saving abilities, however – one more reason they are perfect there.

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In this kitchen, the pot rack is integrated into a modern light fixture, suspended above a traditional island. One thing about pot racks to consider is height. You’ll want to make sure your pot rack is hung at a level where you can easily access your pots comfortably without having to strain.

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The pot rack here complements the modern feel of the kitchen. Take a look at how a few pieces of bright orange enameled cast iron cookware are included among the stainless steel pots which provides an unexpected yet welcome punch of color.

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    • 13 comments ↓

    #1 A Palace Called – Aunt Julies Kitchen » The Growing Trend Of Modern Kitchen Cabinets on 12.12.10 at 6:57 pm

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    #2 crea on 12.16.10 at 2:03 pm

    wow! i love how you put up the pot racks! very amazing! it simply blends in the kitchen’s conceptual design! 😀

    #3 admin on 12.20.10 at 9:14 am

    Hey, thanks, and thanks for visiting!

    #4 The Well Stocked Kitchen on 12.20.10 at 3:42 am

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    #5 Ottawa Kitchens on 12.23.10 at 10:14 am

    I’m so much impressed on how you blend the pot racks as part of the kitchen design without putting to much effort on it. Very modern! Nice! Keep it up! 😀

    Btw, I went ahead and bookmarked your post 😉

    #6 admin on 12.23.10 at 12:37 pm

    Thanks, I’m always looking for new ideas – pot racks actually are an older one but looks like they get more popular again.

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    #8 Ottawa Kitchens on 01.12.11 at 12:47 am

    Ahh I see. Thanks for that! Did you design these all?

    #9 Wanda J Patterson on 01.05.12 at 3:18 pm

    I’m very interested in the pot rack in the first picture above. We have a 12ft island in our kitchen and all pot racks I’ve found so far are too small. Is this a custom or commercial pot rack.

    Thanks,
    Wanda

    #10 paolo serpagli on 02.29.12 at 10:46 am

    I’m interested in the pot rack in the first (and third) picture starting from the top of the page. The model with the 2 white lamps. I’ve found it somewhere else in the internet (also different sizes) but I wasn’t able to find the Company which manufacture or sell that model. Can somebody help me?
    Thanks
    Paolo

    #11 peter on 03.15.12 at 3:48 pm

    Hello Paolo,

    probably it’s not the very same, but if you are in the US, Howard Kaplan has some very similar pot racks:
    http://www.howardkaplandesigns.com/#!pot-racks/vstc4=%05%15%12eur1

    #12 Wanda J Patterson on 08.14.12 at 7:46 am

    I’m still searching for the industrial pot rack in the 1st & 3rd picture. I have seen several pictures of the exact same pot rack in different kitchens, but have been unable to track down the maker.

    Do you have any suggestions as to where I could find any information? I have several people searching with no luck!

    I have visited the howard kaplan design website, but it doesn’t offer this design.

    Help?

    Thanks,
    Wanda

    #13 Rigmor on 07.09.21 at 10:46 pm

    Hangin’ too high. “You don’t want to get out the stepladder to reach your pots and pans!” says Tamari, a frequent guest on HGTV’s Kitchen Designs. “Instead, you should be able to reach the pans without stretching too much, without running any risk of getting hit in the head with a pot.”

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