Howard Kaplan Designs makes gorgeous pot racks, and perhaps their "Europa" model may even be the one that Mike De Giulio used. You should at least check them out - maybe it's not out of your price range. The price must depend on what size you get, whether you include lights or not, etc. so it's worth checking. I'll link below. Also check out the pot racks by Enclume. They are sold at Sur La Table, and other stores, and online. They will be more reasonably priced than Howard Kaplan, especially if you shop on the 'net. I wanted a pot rack, but the glamorous Mike De Giulio look in my mind and the reality didn't jibe. You need to have tall ceilings, otherwise you'll have have to peer through hanging pots. Also, my pots are much-used and can look gnarly, and I wouldn't have the gorgeous gleaming look of my dreams. Just wanted to give you a head's up in case you hadn't thought about those points. Another idea is a wall-mounted pot rack rather than hanging from the ceiling. I'll provide a link for that too. Howard Kaplan Pot Racks Enclume Pot Racks Thread about Wall-Mounted Pot Rack

Love the mockup! I like the single bar look. You are in good company.. Our kitchen remodel was part of our whole house rebuild and I spent way more time for the kitchen than the rest of the house. I mocked up each of the layout iterations with empty packing cartons and had a written script of use cases (morning breakfast rush, evening dinner with family, party with friends who like to help, family get togethers with family who does not help but likes to hover closeby, jam making session, summer outdoor party to test traffic from kitchen to courtyard, etc.) to test the layout. My DD loved it! DH was in awe at this side of me (he has never seen me in professional capacity) and occasionally thought I was nuts like when I measured 45deg angles to figure out if the ergonomic countertop height was 33 or 34 in. And when I did arm measurements for the main users of the kitchen to figure out the "mise en place". There was minor rebellion when I sought to measure the inverted V for ventilation(Kaseki is to blame)... from all 5 burners. We had props that we "borrowed" from real kitchen (cereal boxes, old knifes, dishes, furniture, printed labels). It came home to me when I was grocery shopping with a friend and the guy in the produce come over very excited and spoke to me in rapid Spanish and was pointing to the back. The assistant manager walked over and explained that he had saved empty cartons for me in the back alley :) oh and when the cabinets arrived, DD ran over excitedly announcing that the men are bringing the "real kitchen" :) If we are TKO in a public forum, then at home, you can only imagine..phew.. It was good to get this off the chest:)

This is a conversation about them. And more photos. Love them!!! Make sure you put blocking behind the space for anchoring. http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3595018/same-old-question-blue-star-or-wolf-from-real-owners-please-reply Stevep - thank you again. As an update for anyone who stumbles onto this information. Faxon no longer sells these parts. But, they kindly provided me with the CNP sales number. Amazingly, the prices are the same as 10 years ago. Great service. Warming shelf rack - #10028, MSRP = $36.40 ea Upper clip - #10089 (one per shelf), MSRP=$5.80 ea Lower clip - #10089 (two per shelf), MSRP= $5.80 ea Shipping cost is additional (was around $11 for me) Wind Crest CNP Industries, Inc. - 1-877-387-6721 Question - I have a 54" space. Should I have ordered 3 shelves?

I don’t like the typical crowded, “ inspo” type pot rack photos- both from clutter and practical, as for me there would be lots “ out” that I’m not using every couple of days, and I thing would get dust/ grease. I could easily see hanging 1 or 2 that I use nearly every day or at least twice a week. But I prefer using my range warming drawer for 2-3 skillets, and a drawer form 4 most used smallish pots. The thing I think is important is to MEASURE your cookware and think how best to use different storage options. Skillet with handle may be near 20”. If on a wall above counter, will it hang low and impede counter use of cleaning? And how much linear wall space, which maybe cone used otherwise? If keeping wall above counter free of cabinets, do pots confound the look? I could see that being ok because pots & pans are shallower depth. Or maybe you have a strip of open full height wall that is a good target , again because generally floor space is still open and cookware may be pretty shallow so doesn’t crowd a walking zone. Or is there an ok cabinet storage place for large skillets, but you’d like a few small pots handy? Do you plan to keep utensils out on the counter? So, just be noodling on your options for open vs closed storage, priority of use, or balancing ease of access with enough “ pretty” and openness . Not for a “ show kitchen”, but for what makes you feel inspired and happy to be working in your kitchen.