Show me your wall mounted pot racks or warming shelves
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16 years agoI looked hard at doing something like that but ended up going with a utensil rail off to the side instead. I may have a smallish shelf made out of a granite scrap to put directly above the range despite some impracticalities (hard to clean in case of spatters, heat will mess up spices stored up there, etc).
I understand that it's relatively inexpensive for a sheet metal worker to fabricate something, but one of the reasons cowards like me end up buying the Official Mfr Approved Version Shelf is the mfr's warranty, which can be voided if something unapproved gets too close to the range. (I have the low trim kit, which you can't see in this pic.) I also found a couple of pot racks only websites -- potracksgalore and potracksource, IIRC.
I tried a Pottery Barn metal shelf but couldn't install it -- NOT recommended.
Anyway, here's a pic of my Thermador and $20 All Clad utensil rail.
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I bought a stainless steel shelf from IKEA for around $15 and mounted it to the wall under my hood. I grooved out the sheetrock a bit so the brackets will be flush with the sheetrock and will be under the back splash tile. The finished look will be nice! And since it's stainless, the heat from the cooktop and heat lamps in the hood won't hurt it a bit. IKEA sells hooks that go on it so you can hang stuff from it. Sorry I don't have a better picture of it.
Here is a link that might be useful: IKEA shelf
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Cindy~ I hope you are still out there..Finally got the shelf mounted!! Look closely and you will see they mounted the bracket upside down!!...But it is working. The one time when I left...
Still waitng to paint and decide on backsplash. How is your work coming?? You are the one who led me the the bagain Ikea shelf. I love it~ There is a LONG story about the exposed upper shelves on both side of the range. I have grown to love them..still looking for final things to put in them. I will bump this if you don't see it.
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That looks wonderful! I am so glad it worked out for you! Here's a picture of mine all tiled up, but without the grout. It is grouted now and looks even better. I am so glad I did this.
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I did the CCoombs treatment with the IKEA Grundtal shelf as well. 36” commercial range and hood with heat lamps from KitchenAid. It’s 11” drop (20” above range) but I think 7” or 8” would keep a little warmer. Food is warm enough to eat at 11” but I think could be warmer. No warming lights are going to keep food as good as just-prepared. Who knows, maybe at 7” the food would dry out. 11” is aesthetically better (rule of thirds) but provides way too much room - few things you want to keep warm are 11” tall. So maybe 8” or 9”! Note the specific shelf height should be guided by grout lines.
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