How to: Turn a Baking Rack Into a Modern Grid Organizer

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

After the hustle and bustle of the season, I find myself going into this weird funk. Our home felt like it was going to burst at the seams with all the stuff we had accumulated. The last couple weeks I’ve been on major purge mode to help get things feeling peaceful once more. Plus it doesn’t hurt to be more organized!  This simple project is all about making life easier when it comes to rearranging the home. And all it takes is breathing a little imagination into something you might already have kicking around!

MATERIALS

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer
  • Baking rack
  • Drill
  • Eye hooks
  • Anchors
  • Hammer
  • Measuring Tape
  • Level

Step 1

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

Start by measuring your cooling rack to see how it will best fit the wall. You can hang it any orientation you desire.

Step 2

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

Measure the wall to find the center where the rack is going to hang based on the length of the rack. Create pencil marks as a reference. 

Step 3

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

Use a level to double check the marks before drilling any holes in your wall to allow your rack to hang perfectly straight. Adjust accordingly. 

Step 4

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

Pre-drill two holes for your hooks. 

Step 5

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

Gently hammer the anchors into the pre-drilled holes. 

Step 6

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

Twist your eye hooks into the wall in whichever direction they need to be in order to hook onto your rack. 

Step 7

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

Hang your rack onto the hooks securely. 

Step 8

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

Voila! A grid organizer. Simply use s-hooks to hang scissors, twine or whatever you desire. 

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

No more searching needlessly for those hard-to-find items. Yay for being more organized! 

How-to: Turn a Cooling Rack Into a Grid Organizer

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