My Pottery Barn Inspired Pot Rack

Edited Post ~ April, 2011.  Original Post from March of 2010.


No, I don't live under a rock, but sure felt like I did when I first discovered the world of

blogging just a few short weeks ago.  I had heard of Pottery Barn, Ballard Designs, and Anthropologie, I just had never seen Pottery Barn, Ballard Designs, or Anthropologie.  Can you imagine?  I am sure catching up and quickly.  Wow, a whole new world!

Mr. Norm and I have been designing, planning,constructing and completing our new farm house kitchen for 3 years now.  During that time we have been on the search for a pot rack, one that  would fill many requirements ~ function, style, versatility and $$$ense. 

I have many pots and pans of many shapes and sizes.  See the extreme size differences in these two.  The red one is my standard home stock pot.  The shiny one is one of my smaller commercial stock pots.  I have much larger ones still in storage, waiting to be put to use.  The red one fits nicely in my pan drawers.  The shiny one not so nice.  I need a place for easy access to each and every one of them. 

We decided that this wall would be the place to showcase the larger pots that are not used on a daily basis.

There it was, the inspiration I had been searching for over at ww.potterybarn.com, click on the props and you'll see it too.  Do you have any idea how long it took me to figure out what PB stood for? My inspiration is the feature photo on the banner of the prop page. They sell the ladder for $179.00.  Imagine my delight, when I realized that I had seen that very ladder, earlier that day.  I had it in my hands, ready to bring home, but put it back.  Anyone else like that?  Pick something up, put it back down, pick it up again.  Decide not to get it and then end up going back.  I have a hard time parting with money. 

 Would it still be there? YEAH! and it was marked 65% off.  $9.37 after tax.

Commercial S-Hooks are expensive.  They range from $6.99-$12.99 per hook and I found them too small to fit around the rungs of the ladder.  The solution: birdhouse hooks, 2 for $1.67. 

They are perfect!

With plenty of room for my big beauties waiting in storage.

See that plant hanging?  It is sitting on a wonderful little rusty white patina bench,  Grammie T. gave it to me.  It was a bench used in the old claw-foot tubs.  Works great as a plant shelf.  See more photos on my blog.   My farm house is a work in progress. The fire suppression guys are scheduled in this week to complete the hood and ansil system installation. 

 You can see, I've changed my mind with my kitchen gadget board.  Update coming soon at

  Welcome to The Turner Farm.