Better to store you with, my dear

Remodelista has a great writeup of the options out there for storing kitchen utensils on open rail systems. Rail systems are a good alternative to storing utensils and cookware either on the counter or taking up cabinet and drawer space.

If there is a blank wall available that is away from the actual cooking surfaces, it keeps everything visibly organized and out of splatter range. For our kitchen, we plan to tile a whole wall and mount the rail system on it so we can hang things up to drip dry without damaging the wall finish.

And the winner is…

For the modern look, good design and price, Ikea’s rail systems are very hard to beat. A lot of opinion is out there on Ikea, both good and bad. We’ve been doing our own research on their products and will be reporting shortly on our findings.

Cheaper, more efficient storage than cabinets

A rail system takes up less space than cabinets, and doesn’t take floor space at all. They can also be cheaper than the equal amount of cabinet storage volume.

Plus, it makes wannabe cooks look like the real deal. Heh.