You’re Ignoring This Hidden Kitchen Spot — It Could Double Your Storage

Pots have to be one of the most annoying kitchen items to store in cabinets. They’re somewhat large, have handles that jut out, and are something we’re always in need of. Of course, you can always store pots on available wall space, but what if you have none? I was intrigued when I saw Tamiko Hargrove’s clever storage trick in the small kitchen of her glam New Jersey apartment.

Hargrove, the founder of A Wanderlust Home, has lived in her apartment, which is featured in the video above, for 14 years. Throughout that time, she’s found ways to make up for her lack of storage. “I wish I could use my oven to store my winter clothes as Carrie Bradshaw did with her oven,” she said at the time of her house tour. “I love to cook, so that would be pretty annoying removing my clothes in exchange for the roasted chicken.” 

While Tamiko’s apartment lacks closets and abundant storage, it’s also a rental, so she can’t make permanent structural changes. That didn’t stop her from coming up with a clever and fabulous storage solution for her pots, though. She has some dangling above her stove, which I’ve seen in other homes and is such a functional idea. But what really caught my attention was the pot rack hanging in front of the kitchen window. 

Even though Hargrove’s windows welcome an abundance of natural light, they also look out onto another building (like mine). Hanging the pots in the window makes them accessible while cooking, provides a little privacy by blocking the view into her kitchen, and is a wonderful way to display her gorgeous copper steel pots. (It looks like the rod matches her pots, too!) 

Seeing Hargrove’s clever window pot display made me want to replicate something like that in my small kitchen. I’ve got my eye on this pot rack from Amazon, which is similar to what she used in her space. 

Hargrove was raised around cooks, and I bet her kitchen is full of delightful recipes and beautiful memories. “You will find me in my kitchen most of the time,” she said at the time of her tour. “I’m always cooking, prepping to cook, or feeding Oliver, my cat.” 

To see more of this glamorous New Jersey apartment, check out the full House Tour. 

There are many more clever tricks to discover than just this pot storage. Check out all the House Tours featured in this post’s video roundup.

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