If I can give up my ceiling fan, then that would work wonders for me too.

great idea. wish I had thought of it BEFORE buying a pot rack, esp since yours has much more shelf space on the top

What was that you used?

did the grocery store give it to you or did you find it in their trash container?...awesome idea, wish I had a bigger kitchen with ceiling space ;)

Creative I guess,but to cluttered for me

Clever! Good for you Diane H!

I don't see what you used.

I am just now in the process of removing accoustical tile from my drop celing added by a previous owner. I have hated it since I got the house. Now I am wonding if I should keep the railing that the tiles were placed on? NO, I hate those also! lol. I am somewhat claustrophobic so I am wanting something less cluttered to use myself. I would only put the Martha Stewart pans I use daily up there. Any ideas that I can use that are CHEAP?

do you have cupboards on each side of your window over your sink?? Seen on Martha Stewart years ago. I took a shower curtain road and mounted it above the sink, each end secured to the cupboard. You can buy hooks in various legnths... Makes a GREAT pot rack. I also hang my MS cutting boards, colander, etc. It can be used for all widths of windows.

Yes, Linda C, I do have cabinets on either side of my sink. I have already decided to span that space with some kind of thin plywood or boarding of some such. I am still deciding on crown molding or if it will be too much of a lip on top of the cabinets. Plus harder and more expense. Instead, I am now toying with the idea of adding some quarter round to the bottom of the board I use to span that space. I think that will be my easiest, closest match to the trim at the top of my crappy ...»

What's the old saying...necessity is the mother of invention? Great idea! I wish my ceiling in my kitchen were high enough to accommodate a pot rack. Good for you!

I too have little cabinet space in my small apartment so I used 2 plant hangers an a fancy curtain rod with some S hooks works great

I echo the other sentiments, WTG2! I wish I had a pot rack, but with vaulted ceilings it would hang down too far and not look good. You obviously do a lot of cooking. Your family must be well fed. I saw a pot rack made from an old wood ladder, the kind with round rungs.

Clever idea, great way to save space.

Your island is cute too. Very functional welcoming kitchen :)

I would like these too!

to much junk makes the kitchen look BAD and unkept

Kinda scary having that much junk hanging above your head. And why would you want to display that anyway??

Diane, I have seen hanging pots in a couple of design magazines, and have seen them in stores where you could hang them from a ceiling or wall. They weren't cheap either, so I am glad you could get yours at such a great price.

Yeah, when you have a small space, you have to find ways to utilize it any way you can.

Clever idea. Given my tendencies, I would probably bang my head and stab myself with some of the utensils.