Look!: Magnetic Knife Rack for the Fridge

We moved into a different apartment August 1st. Since our new kitchen is tiled, there's no way to mount the knife rack we took with us. As renters, drilling's not an option, but we didn’t want to get rid of it since it’s a great storage solution. Plus, we’d probably end up purchasing another in a few years.

We thought it was destined for disposal until we saw this idea of how to mount it to the fridge…

We’ve been trying to responsibly get rid of extra furniture and kitchen items, (stay tuned on our upcoming stoop sale) but disposing of something that worked so well seemed superfluous. We like how the knife rack saves space, and hated the thought of spending money and time in the future. Plus, then we'd be creating additional packaging waste.

What to do? I searched online for solutions. I checked out this green knife and pot rack we featured recently at AT. Gorgeous, green, and affordable, but unfortunately, all wall-mounted.

Next, I checked out Ikea Hacker where I spotted this knife rack mounted to the side of the fridge. The top half of ours is totally unused, and it hadn't occurred to me that it was a viable space. Readers Adam and Melissa glued two Ikea Grundtal knife racks to each other, then stuck it on the fridge.

I actually have some magnet strips purchased from a craft store, so I'm going to glue them to the back of my existing knife rack. It was another lesson in how a little ingenuity and the idea of reuse can help us be more green.

Photos: Via Ikeahacker

Comments (3)

The craft store magnet strips might not be quite as powerful as you want. I'd get some rare-earth (or neodymium) magnets, so you don't pull the strip off each time you remove a knife.

Something like this: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13515

I think this looks cool, but would be worried about the safety issue--that the opening and closing of the door would dislodge a knife. I have pets, so that would make me a little nervous... (I imagine people with kids would feel the same way...)

I use it the same way - the magnets in it are actually strong enough that I only have to use one (not back to back) and it doesn't come off at all. You have to pry it from the fridge when I go to clean it.