11 Better Ways to Organize Your Pots and Pans

Wrangle these awkward pieces of cookware once and for all.

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Use a Pegboard
A bare, blank wall gets a stylish (and functional!) upgrade with a black pegboard. Hang your pots and pans from hooks and outline them in chalk so you never forget where each item lives.

Get the tutorial at A Beautiful Mess »

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Try a Towel Bar
Don't let the side of your cabinet go to waste: Install a short rail to magically turn the empty space into storage. Since the bar probably won't hold your entire collection, opt to hang the items you use most often — or the prettiest ones (like these copper beauties).

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Divide a Deep Drawer
Add 1/4-inch pieces of plywood to your deepest drawer to create cubbies for all of your pots and pans — and avoid epic stacking fails.




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Reclaim Corner Cabinets
Replace the lazy Susan that usually lives in your corner with this savvy solution instead — it's bigger than your average cabinet so you can keep your entire collection in one place.

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Hang a Vintage Ladder
Who knew you could find your MVP of kitchen organizers at an antique shop? This ladder gets a new life when it's coated with bright paint and hung from the ceiling as a pot rack.

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Install a Roll-Out Organizer
Since each shelf gets shorter as this organizer gets taller, you never have to dig under the top of a cabinet to find what you're looking for. Sauce pans go on top, while bigger pieces go below.

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Decorate Your Backsplash
If you have a tall backsplash, affix a pegboard to hang pots and pans above your counter. This way, they'll be easy to reach, and if you have a colorful collection (like this blue one) it'll double as art.

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Hang 'Em In Your Pantry
If you have a walk-in pantry (lucky you), make the most of the back wall by hanging your bulky kitchen accessories on it — now items are quick to find, use, and store.

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Embrace an Open Wire Rack
These oversized shelves are stylish, too. Pots live on the bottom, and — since now you don't have to deal with doors or sides of cabinets — you can pull out your go-to scrambled eggs pan without any obstacles.

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Use a Nifty Rail (Or Two)
The wall next to your stove doesn't have to stay blank: Use two rails and S-hooks to hang pots and pans, and store lids safely between the rails and the walls.

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Buy a Super Duper Organizer
This wire rack holder for your cabinet gives every item a designated place: Lids go on top, pans go in the back, and pots go up front. Oh and did we mention it can fits snuggly under a standalone stovetop? How convenient.

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