Your cabinets are full, your drawers are overflowing, and your kitchen island is completely stuffed. Maybe there's no storage space left at all in your small kitchen, or maybe you just need to look up.
When you install hanging pot racks, the ceiling becomes the perfect extension of your kitchen storage. Selena Gomez's hanging copper pots are proof.
As spotted on her Instagram, the singer has installed a three-bar hanging rack on the ceiling of her kitchen, directly over the island. It both makes use of the dead air in the space, and it looks stylish.
Part of what experts love about Selena's technique is that it makes your kitchen even more functional. Rather than hiding the items you use most away, it positions them at perpetual arm's length.
Thus, the hanging pot rack helps to subvert a common kitchen storage mistake.
Ntola Obazee, design expert at Kutchenhaus, states: 'It's easy to maximize cupboard space but forget about how often you'll bend, reach or walk. Keep everyday items where you naturally need them, not just wherever there's room. The right layout ensures storage is practical, with everyday essentials close to where they're needed, rather than simply fitting in as many cupboards as possible.'
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Recreate Selena's Look at Home
Putting copper cookware on display using a ceiling-hung pot rack is all you need to replicate Selena's look. Here are our editors' picks.
4pc Stainless Steel Measuring Cup
It's hard to resist these charming copper measuring cups. With four sizes for all your baking needs, they're both stylish and practical, not to mention, they will provide an instant hit of rustic charm.
Enclume Handcrafted Three Bar Ceiling Pot Rack
Convert dead space in your kitchen into storage the Selena way with this functional and stylish hanger. The metal bars work perfectly with any kitchen island.
Pudding molds, much like this style from Ruffoni instantly give your kitchen a rustic and lived-in feel. Intricately carved, this charming accessory is more than pretty; it's the ultimate farmhouse accessory.
Gotham Steel Hammered Copper Pan
No farmhouse kitchen is complete without a collection of copper pans. While some vintage styles can be expensive, the Gotham hammered pan is just as stylish and far more affordable.
30 Pack 2.4 Inches Heavy Duty S Hooks for Hanging
These chrome hooks are the prettiest way to hang your copper pots and pans. They are stunning and easy to use.
Coppermill Kitchen Embossed Measuring Cups
Have you ever seen anything as elevated as these pretty copper measuring cups? They are ideal if you want to get the look for less.
Part of what designers love about Selena's hanging storage is also her use of copper pots as decor. They instantly give a room a rustic, aged feeling because of their raw material. Whether you use hanging storage or just open shelves, this look is easy to recreate at home.
'The word to look for when you’re buying furniture is unlacquered,' advises Chloe Barrow, Head of Creative Interiors at Laura James.
'Lacquered brass has a clear coating over the top, so it never actually ages and instead chips after a few years. Materials like unlacquered brass and copper tend to darken around the edges where hands touch them most, and that’s what gives it that time-capsule look and feel. Whether that’s swapping in brass handles on a kitchen sideboard or displaying copper cookware on a marbled countertop, these materials do the work for you over time.'
Before you install vertical storage in your kitchen, it's essential to think about how you actually use the space. Ntola advises: 'Many people renovate once and hope they've got it right. Without really analyzing their daily habits, it's easy to overlook small frustrations that become daily irritations. The best layouts allow you to move naturally between the fridge, sink, prep space and hob, making everyday tasks quicker and more efficient.'
Using vertical storage to display copper pots is one of the best ways to maximize the space in your kitchen.
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