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DIY Hanging Utensil Rack

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When I worked in professional kitchens, there were very, very few–if any–utensils that went into a drawer or a utensil holder on the counter top. They–just like the pots and pans–were all hung up from racks dangling from the ceiling.

Well, in my kitchen, I don’t exactly have the room for a bunch of dangling racks, neither do I have the kind of utensils that can easily be hung from such racks. But I did have an empty space above my stove where a rack could go.

I tried browsing Amazon and various other local and online stores for hanging racks such as I wanted, but to little avail. The racks available held too few utensils, cost way too much for all they were, were kinda ugly, or wouldn’t fit properly in the space I was working with.

So I DIY’d it.

At first, I used a wooden dowel rod. But it was too flimsy. With all the utensils, it would sag in the middle. So, if you’re doing this project, don’t use a wooden dowel rod (unless it’s like really thick or you put up some center support).

Next, I got a metal dowel rod at our local True Value hardware store. And it has been working great!

To hang the rod, my hubby drilled holes in the sides of the cabinets on either side of our stove. The holes are little too big for the metal dowel rod because they were originally drilled for the wooden one. But, they still work!
To hang the rod, my hubby drilled holes in the sides of the cabinets on either side of our stove. The holes are little too big for the metal dowel rod because they were originally drilled for the wooden one. But, they still work!
To hold the dowel rod in place, we wrapped rubber bands around each end. If you're doing this project, just make the holes so the dowel barely fits then hopefully it'll be in tight enough you won't need to red neck it with rubber bands like we did! Or, instead of rubber brands, you could use brackets to hold the ends in place.
To hold the dowel rod in place {for now}, we wrapped rubber bands around each end. If you’re doing this project, just make the holes so the dowel barely fits then hopefully it’ll be in tight enough you won’t need to redneck it with rubber bands like we did! Or, instead of rubber bands, you could use brackets to hold the ends in place.
For hanging the utensils, we purchased some S hooks then the Mister put his muscles to action and, along with a pair of pliers, bent one end so it was a loop. If you're doing this, be sure to bring along your thickest utensil with the hole that's furthest from the tip of the handle to try different S hooks to see which one fits (first set of S hooks we got were too small).
For hanging the utensils, we purchased some S hooks then the Mister put his muscles to action and, along with a pair of pliers, bent one end so it was a loop. If you’re doing this, be sure to bring along your thickest utensil with the hole that’s furthest from the tip of the handle to try different S hooks to see which one fits (first set of S hooks we got were too small).

I slid all the bent S hooks onto the rod then slid one end far into the hole in one cabinet, then partially through the hole in the other cabinet.

DIY hanging utensil rack

Voila! An easy, awesome, sharp-looking, uber convenient DIY hanging utensil rack! Plus, it clears off some counter space and empties some drawer space!

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  2. What a cool idea! We have so many cooking utensils it’s ridiculous. It would be neat to have the most used ones so handy!

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  4. I love this! What a fantastic idea! I also love your rubber bands. That is something we would do. 😉

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  8. This is a great idea. I did the same thing except I used a 1/2 inch 4 foot rebar rod. It is a very strong metal rod. I bought this at Lowe’s along with 6 packs of ” s ” hooks ( 3 per pack ). My cabinets above my sink are 3 feet 6 inches apart. This worked perfect. P. S. I painted the rod gloss black.
    Total cost:
    Rod – $2.35
    S-hooks – $1.24 per pack = $ 7.44
    Spray paint – $ .99
    Total cost – $ 10.78 plus tax.

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